Category Archives: Nanay

Christmas in the Hospital

Posted on December 29, 2014

Because everyone was so busy and no one had time to prepare homemade dishes for Christmas, all of us decided to just have a simple family lunch at Max’s Restaurant in Dasmariñas, Cavite last December 25, plus we all agreed … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Christmas 2014, Christmas Get-together, Christmas Lunch, Hospital, Nanay | 4 Comments

How Mom Kicked Her Smoking Habit

Posted on April 13, 2012

My mother smoked cigarettes for more than 30 years. We grew up seeing and smelling her smoke. We, her children, never liked her to smoke, and we often reminded her (sometimes reprimanded her) for not listening to our pleas to … Continue reading →

Posted in Mother, Nanay, Quit Smoking Depression, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Withdrawal Symptoms | Leave a comment

An Answered Prayer

Posted on April 20, 2011

It was around this time last year that our family received very bad news regarding our mother’s health. After undergoing coronary angiogram, Nanay’s cardiologist informed us that she needed to have coronary artery bypass graft done the soonest possible time … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthday Blowout, Bypass Surgery, CABG, Coronary Angiogram, Coronary Artery Disease, Nanay, Philippine Heart Center | 7 Comments

Nanay’s First Follow-up Checkup after Surgery

Posted on June 20, 2010

Last Friday afternoon, exactly four days after Nanay was discharged from the Philippine Heart Center (PHC), we accompanied her to the clinic of her heart surgeon for her first follow-up checkup after her coronary artery bypass graft. This was to … Continue reading →

Posted in CABG, Followup Check-up, Heart Bypass Surgery, Nanay, Philippine Heart Center | 2 Comments

Finally Home from the Hospital!

Posted on June 15, 2010

Nanay was finally discharged from the Philippine Heart Center yesterday afternoon, one day after all her surgical drains and tubes were removed. She still needed assistance when sitting down and standing up, and she’s still getting dizzy. Her heart surgeon … Continue reading →

Posted in CABG, Heart Bypass Surgery, Nanay, Philippine Heart Center | 2 Comments