The Story of the Tulip
“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.” -Marianne Williamson
Small Habits that Helped with my Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) Pregnancies
There are no definitive causes that the medical field can link to Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) but these were the things I did to address mine.
Goodbye, Uterus.
I stare blankly at the ceiling, feeling the painful (but bearable) twitches of the four holes in my abdomen. The past few days had been unnerving, leading to the day of my hysterectomy. I grieved early, going through silent panic attacks of losing a part of my body — that most important part that housed […]
Lessons from Mr. Lim Pengkhun, our Tourist Driver from Cambodia
It was definitely destiny that brought us this man, Mr. Lim Pengkhun, that late night in Cambodia when we were looking for a ride to our hotel. Our hotel was not able to send us our pickup service (totally my fault because I was not able to give them the exact time of our arrival) […]
Lost But Found
Several years back, publishing a book was only a dream I kept dear in my heart. I always wanted to do it as I felt that it is the ultimate validation of being a writer. But seriously, I did not know really want to write about. I did not feel much resonance to talk […]
Publishing My First Book – Lost But Found
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader. – Robert Frost I wrote my third article in Smart Parenting Philippines as June is APAS Awareness Month. In the article, I expressed my biggest dream of wanting to put up a foundation in the future that would: Raise funds to organize lay forums across […]