5 REASONS TO TRY ESSENTIAL OILS/AROMATHERAPY.

By: joni marie February 6, 2018February 13, 2018 motherhoodAromatherapy, Essential Oils, featured, motherhood, Young LivingLeave a Comment

You may have read a lot about essential oils and diffusers, and just shrugged it off. I was like you then. My friends may have talked about it but I just had no time but when I did, it’s actually worth it. I haven’t tried it for a year but I am pretty sure that…

Dana’s 2017: Trach-Vent Journey with a lot of Gratitude

By: joni marie January 3, 2018 Baby Dana, congenital scoliosis, Happiness, Parenting, Uncategorizedcongenital scoliosis, corticalvisionimpairment, featured, pulmonary hypertension, ventdependentchildLeave a Comment

Happy New Year everyone. For families with children having disabilities, every moment that our kids are healthy and well is happiness to us. I guess all parents are like that. But having a child with complex issues, being able sustain good health and actually start activities like other kids do is more…

Everyday Thanksgiving

By: joni marie November 25, 2017November 25, 2017 Love, Parenting, Uncategorizedfeatured, parenting, thanksgivingLeave a Comment

It’s nice having one day everyday to celebrate Thanksgiving where families come home and enjoy the day together. It’s that one day of the year where you celebrate all the blessings you have been thankful for. But really, everyday is Thanksgiving day because there are a lot to be thankful for each day. Like most…

How to Pass RN Medical-Surgical Certification Exam

By: joni marie October 19, 2017October 24, 2017 Healthcare, Nursing, womenfeatured, med-surg certification, nurse, nurses, Nursing, nursing career, Passing RN-BC Exam, RN-BC2 Comments

I just passed my RN Medical-Surgical certification exam yey!! For nurses, it is always good to take extra steps in our career like acquiring certification in areas that we practice. I am currently working in Surgical Specialty Floor so I intend to take the RN Med-Surg Certification (RN-BC). Acquiring this certification can…

Day 53: Tubes

By: joni marie May 27, 2015October 24, 2017 Baby DanafeaturedLeave a Comment

Update: She will be on tracheostomy tube and g-tube. We are thankful for all your prayers. We are thankful that God has kept baby Dana in his care. Her scoliosis has progressed as she is growing, and with this is her left lung being more restricted in doing it’s function. Next week she will be…

Giving Birth: I Had a Wonderful Experience

By: joni marie February 4, 2015October 24, 2017 Happiness, LoveC-section, featured, giving birth, happiness, happy living, pregnancy, tmfhsLeave a Comment

It has been almost 3 weeks since I delivered our beautiful baby Dana Gabrielle Canonigo. But I still remember that day clearly. For first time moms like me, it was a mixture of excitement and nervousness. My experience was more than wonderful because aside from the awe of having a daughter, the people who took…

Happy One year in US..Happy One year of New Life

By: joni marie November 7, 2014October 24, 2017 UncategorizedfeaturedLeave a Comment

November 5, 2013 was the date of departure in my airline ticket to the United States. After 7 long years of waiting, my patience has finally paid off. Now exactly a year after, I look back at this amazing journey. I met new friends that day. I met Len Peradilla, Joan Mateo and JB Reyes…

27 Weeks Preggy and Happy

By: joni marie October 30, 2014October 24, 2017 Happiness, Pregnancyfeatured, happiness, happy living, pregnancy, pregnant2 Comments

Wooohh!! It has been months!! Seriously, I got soo busy adjusting here in Texas, I never got the chance to blog. I am 27 weeks pregnant! Woot woot! My pregnancy app prompted me like it was as excited as me on my entering my 3rd Trimester. Baby girl (yup she will be a princess) is growing big.…

About Me

My name is Joni Marie. I am a nurse and a mother to beautiful baby named Dana Gabrielle. She was born on January 8, 2015 with severe congenital scoliosis which we found out even in utero. After 3 months that I gave birth to her, she developed pulmonary hypertension and had to be sent to the hospital.…

What is Congenital Scoliosis?

Congenital Scoliosis is a term used to describe deformity of the spine which resulted from malformation of vertebrae. Dana has currently 72 degrees curvature. Research shows that it happens early in development, about 5th or 6th weeks of formation. There has been no strong researches or evidences of it related to heredity either. Some are not…

The TRILOGY Portable Ventilator

Due to Dana’ severe spine curvature (she developed also a Restrictive Lung Disease. Her scoliosis resulted to her having left lung hypoplasia, which means her left lung has not grown . Thus, she needed a ventilator to breathe better. She is currently on a TRILOGY PORTABLE VENTILATOR 100 with the following settings:…

HOW SAFE ARE ESSENTIAL OILS FOR YOUR KIDS: THINGS TO KNOW

By: joni marie February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

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If you don’t have kids below 3, 6 or 10 years old then it’s ok to just join in the whole forum of essential oils and trying out what works for others. Also, unless your kids are not asthmatic or does not have seizure problems, then just grab any oil that smells good…