The past year has been a wonderful
journey for me. And now that 2012 is coming to an end, let me just enumerate
and acknowledge the blessings my family and I received over the year.
1.) Charms’ Graduation
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| Graduation held at the UP Film Theater, March 28, 2012 |
Just
last March, my cousin Charmaine finally graduated from College with a degree of
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
2.) Lolo’s First Death Anniversary
September
17, exactly a year after my grandfather’s death due to cancer, we remembered
his memory and prayed for his soul. And though we will never forget everything
about lolo, I still find it a blessing to find our family, especially lola, moving
on from losing a loved one.
3.) Mom’s discharge from the Hospital
It
was last December 15, when my mom started to have difficulty in swallowing
food. It went on until December 18 and that was the time she finally decided to
have herself checked up. She was diagnosed to have epiglottittis (is an inflammation of the epiglottis — the flap at
the base of the tongue that keeps food from going into the trachea (windpipe) –Wikipedia)
which is considered to be an emergency medical condition if not treated
immediately as it may block the airway. So, with the doctor’s advice, she sought
consult and had herself confined at Capitol Medical Center. After four (4) days
of medical intervention (with antibiotics), she was already able to ingest food
and feel better. On December 22, my mom got discharged from the hospital. It
was a blessing indeed that she was diagnosed and treated even before any
complication has occurred.
4.) Celebrations with friends
To meet
and have friends is fun; but to make a friendship work and last long is a
blessing. So for this year, I thought it is a blessing to find time to be with
my friends and share celebrations no matter how busy we were with work.
5.) Celebrations with family
Adding
another year in our lives is definitely a blessing and surely has to be
celebrated.
6.) Visit to Manaoag in Tagaytay
It was our
first to visit Our Lady of Manaoag in Tagaytay last January 8, 2012. Since it
was our first, we made sure to make a wish and pray for our intentions. There I
prayed that hopefully, in 2012, I would already land a job. I never thought my
prayer will be heard that fast which led me to, probably, the biggest blessing I
received in 2012.
7.) Employed as University Nurse
January 9,
2012, a day after visiting Our Lady of Manaoag, I applied for the University
Nurse position in AMA. With high hopes although not expecting much, I got
hired. I was like, finally, goodbye bum life! I already so thankful to be
employed; but to gain all the experiences I had, to learn more and meet new
friends is more than a blessing for me. There is actually a lot to talk about
being the University Nurse of AMA but I guess I have to reserve it on my next
post.
It seemed so fast but 2012 has been
quite a year. I remember last year I hoped to find a special someone in 2012,
but I think, saka na yon. J There’s just a lot to be thankful
for. And now that we are about to welcome 2013, I can only hope for another
blessed year not only for me and my family, but also to everyone who gets to
read this…
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