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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:…

My Wedding Tale : Souvenirs

By: joni marie February 22, 2013February 22, 2013

Cool Stuff, Happiness, Marriage, womencrafts, Wedding, wedding souvenirs2 Comments

I have always liked crafts. I have always wanted a little spunk in any ordinary item to make it stand-out or to make it look like it’s really mine. And for our wedding, I have already placed in a box all the accents I wanted to include in whatever we will need like pack for…

Always Wifi

By: joni marie February 19, 2013February 19, 2013

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Since I don’t have anything to share in the meeting (my mind has been exhausted already), i just ended up taking snap shots of my internet survival gadgets. I carry a pocket-wifi and so does my friend don. It’s the internet-addict’s bestfriend. And since my iphone does not last all day (the battery life I…

Celebrating at The Coffee Bean

By: joni marie February 18, 2013February 18, 2013

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It was “Teachers Day” last Saturday, so my workplace prepared an activity for us. Me and my friends planned already to spend time together after that in a coffee shop. We headed to somewhere new (to some of us) and somewhere quiet. We went to The Coffee Bean in Abreeza Mall. Jo was treating…

The Coffee Bean on Teacher’s Day

By: joni marie February 16, 2013February 18, 2013

Cool Stuff, Davao City, Davao Doctors College, Emotions, Food, Friendships, Happiness, Uncategorizedabreeza, davao, friendship, The coffee bean davaoLeave a Comment

Bo’s Coffee for Valentine’s day Last Hurrah

By: joni marie February 15, 2013February 16, 2013

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It’s still post valentine’s day date night. We went to this place just outside SM City Ecoland. This is a more quiet place and the area is quite small though there are tables also outside of the shoppe where we can sit. We wanted to be in a cold place so we decided to stay…

Date after February 14

By: joni marie February 15, 2013February 16, 2013

Davao City, Emotions, Food, Friendships, Happiness, Mindanao, Relationshipsdavao, davao city, emotista, friends, valentines dayLeave a Comment

Dinner at Roadhaus Cafe for post valentine’s day affair. This was the place nearest to where all of us are situated, inside SM Ecoland mall. This is Vegetable Basket. The veggies are sauteed and spiced well. The basket is also edible as it is made of of veggies. This is one of their signature dishes.…