I’ve spent one whole week swimming in my bed. My cough has worsened and it keeps me and Edmund awake practically the whole night. I had occasional sinat, parang akong
Category: Health
Monday, August 17, 2015 The doctor’s secretary advised me to come in at around 2 pm so I didn’t have to wait in line. 2:20 pm my husband was checking
1. I can’t help but get affected whenever I see sick people at the hospital. I see tears, hugging, consoling, weeping, looks of uncertainty, profound sadness. E———“Ang hirap sa’yo pati
The surgeon suggested that I undergo MRI to determine where the pain on my left breast is coming from. I woke up at 6 am last Saturday and proceeded to
Edmund swears that avocado fruit is the best way to increase your good cholesterol thus lowering your bad cholesterol. A week before leaving for the US, he had a complete
There was a time when the world was in unison against the spread of AIDS. Massive media campaigns all over the world was evident. TV, radio, newspapers, magazines. There was
My Oh my buhay reader recommended Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar for a cure to my son’s problematic skin problem. Someone in her family is taking this with good results. He
Oyen had stomach flu last week. Edmund also complained na kumukulo daw tyan nya. It was my turn yesterday. I couldn’t identify where I got it but the last meal
I don’t even know what this place is called. Basta dinala kami dito. Magre-research pa ako. The bus dropped us off at the foot of this hill with a cross.
I went back to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig this afternoon at 4 to get the mammography and ultrasound results. Going for the actual scan and mammo was difficult.
Instead of going to Cardinal Santos Hospital again to wait for hours to have a breast ultrasound, my daughter suggested why not I go to St. Luke’s instead. She called
Doctors always remind us ladies to do self-examination. And this was how my relative found out that she has breast cancer. She was watching Pope Francis on tv and felt
The cold season is gone (in the Philippines) and I now could feel the summer heat. Even during summertime, people still get respiratory infections. Init at lamig. I am the
This is one of those days when I didn’t want to do something but I had no choice but to do it. It’s been four months yet I still feel
Edmund came home from Vietnam with bad colds and cough but he got well after two days. He told me he loaded himself with Vitamin C. From 500 mg, he
When we were all in college at UST, Lea Balignasay and her two younger sisters, Adel and Liza, lived with us in a rented house near UST in Sampaloc. Binangonan