Memory-Making Matters

In medical school, we were always told that Medicine is an Art which I couldn't grasp fully by heart back then until I got involved in palliative care. "Treating the person and not the disease" was also one cliché we used to hear during residency training. That time, we knew it by heart but probably …

The Bane is Pain

Pain is how the brain interprets the information and it is the fifth vital sign. The inability to communicate does not mean there is no pain. Photo captured from Dr. Allan Basbaum's presentation. In my setting, the common things we used to say about pain during procedures: "Baby pa naman sya, di nya pa yan …

What’s in for today?

Today, I'm coming back to blogging as if I was not away for a very long time. But really, today, I exceedingly had a sense of longing to travel again, especially after knowing that tomorrow, October 11, 2021, the British Embassy will declare that United Kingdom will remove Philippines from their "Travel Red List" (Philippine …

Birthday Cycle

This could be a continuation of my happiest and extraordinary birthday celebration last year which could also become what I call a birthday cycle for the rest of my life. Well I hope and pray for that. In February 6, 2020, I celebrated my birthday in Kerala, India where I was surprised by my batchmates …

Gratitude. Connection. Friendship. Self Care

I feel like it's just an ordinary day today BUT I'm so facinated how a simple word puzzle post would make a difference and jolted me into writing. Browsing over my Facebook, which I have not been able to do for the last three days, I came across this image and I did what it …

Have I really said “Goodbye”?

As I begin this journey where I am having growing passion about - Palliative Care - each day teaches me brand new lessons and unbelievable experiences that unfold before my eyes and most of the striking ones for me are moments in the dying process. If this topic is disturbing for you, you may stop …

My Journey to the World of Palliative Care

Hello! Welcome to my blog. Now that you have discovered my site I want to share my life and my world in Palliative Care. It is of great importance to me to share my experiences in this field so I can bring awareness to people especially in my country about compassionate and empathic care for …

My Lover

Nobody Loves Me Like You Chris Tomlin Morning, I see You in the sunrise every morning It's like a picture that You've painted for me A love letter in the sky Story, I could've had a really different story But You came down from heaven to restore me Forever saved my life Nobody loves me …

Less of Me

Costa Marina, Samal Island, Davao City | November 18, 2017   Browsing through my gallery today, I found this and it is almost a year ago. The days of seeking and reaching to God telling Him how I sorrowfully missed Him. I went to a place very close to my heart with two valuable people …

Jehovah Melek

Chief magistrate|ruler|lord|captain|prince Isaiah 66 : 1 & 2 This is what the Lord says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the …