APAS Diaries: Waiting for the King
Rest and take a break if you must but you should still continue trying and fighting A couple who surpasses great challenges towards having their little bundle of joy – who go through unexplained infertility or recurrent miscarriages – is admirable. Not everyone is lucky and sometimes, not all of us get the support that […]
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
I have been inactive with my blog over the past few months. Things have been really busy since Covid happened. Juggling my businesses, moving forward with my coaching endeavor, and spending quality time with the kids have been tough to manage as professional and personal boundaries were challenged. But all is good. All is […]
APAS Diaries: They Come in Threes
“You don’t owe anyone an explanation of why you’re still not pregnant or keep experiencing loss. It doesn’t make us less of a wife/mother/woman if we still haven’t born a child.” And this touched my heart because this resonates with me all the more now. The worth of a woman is never measured by […]
Immunologic Tests for APAS and other Reproductive Immune Disorders
In 2013 when I joined Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) Facebook support group, it had barely a thousand members. Now, we are nearing 9,000 members. It’s is a double-edged sword because the increase means more moms are being diagnosed with APAS and other reproductive-immune disorders (RIDs). APAS is only one out of the five different RID categories […]
Dr. Guinto answers questions about APAS
In this interview, my obstetrician and perinatologist, Dr. Valerie Tiempo Guinto sheds light on APAS/APS.
Dr. Valerie Tiempo Guinto is the Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Section at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. She was also the President of Philippine Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine in 2017 and is the Head on the Task Force on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.
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