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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:…

Just Married

By: joni marie July 21, 2013October 24, 2017

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“One day, you will meet someone that will make you realize why it didn’t work with someone else.” I have read this a million times probably but not until Niel (my husband) were together again that I realized that it was true. We have loved each other much more than we realized. And even when…

Having Fun with Pre-Nup Pictorials

By: joni marie May 10, 2013May 10, 2013

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Our schedule has been really crazy lately but its more fun than we expected. I haven’t blogged for a while because we weren’t situated in one place for a long time until now. May 3 was our schedule for the PreNup photoshoot. This was one thing I have always been looking forward. We wanted a…

Grilled Birthday Celebration

By: joni marie March 7, 2013March 7, 2013

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It was a fiesta birthday for me, at least that seemed what me and my family had on my birthday. Before I went out and drank the night away, my parents and me had a feast at Delongtes Seafoods, Grill & Barbecue. This is one of the best places if you are craving for native…

REPOST FROM a BLOG: For Mrs. Cynthia Villar’s Demeaning Statement on Filipino Nurses

By: joni marie March 2, 2013March 2, 2013

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REPOST FROM A BLOG: In light of the recent degrading comments made by aspiring political candidate Cynthia Villar, the world of Pinoy Nurses turned red with rage. So here’s my letter to you, as a proud nurse of the Philippines. Read and reflect that you may find enlightenment. Dear Mrs. Villar, First of all, thank…

Coffee Dream evening

By: joni marie February 27, 2013February 27, 2013

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It was a quite night and I needed to study for a scheduled interview. I ended up browsing notes in Coffee Dream, one of the coffee shops in the metro who have branches in malls. It was a quite night tonight. As the mall closed, people also went home. Everyone probably had a long day…

Mandarin Tummy

By: joni marie February 25, 2013February 26, 2013

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My mom let me drove her to places she needed to finish some transactions. I got really hungry driving around but we were in Uyanguren and I didn’t want to eat anywhere there. Uyanguren is the city’s version of Chinatown where all goods are sold in really low prices. It’s jam packed with people and…