The kids will be going home today after five days of confinement. They are on their way to full recovery from dengue infection. My son and daughter’s platelet count as of this morning (Feb. 23) has increased to 220, a good sign that both are recovering well and have passed the critical stage of dengue…
Category Archives: Health
Worried Mom
My kids might be confined anytime today (depending on the result of another blood test at the FEU hospital) due to the possibility that they may have dengue fever. Last night, I called up their pedia and read to her the initial result of their complete blood count and actual platelet count (cbc and apc)….
Breastfeed Your Baby
Are you a new mom? Do you know the importance of nursing your young? Here are the basic advantages of breastfeeding to nursing moms: Gives a kind of natural immunization against several diseases. Baby will have less stomach trouble since mother’s milk is easy to digest and absorb. No problem in preparing breast milk. It…
GT: Health Goal for 2011
I’m making this goal list briefly. a. eat when necessary and not on a whim (read: temptation). I don’t want any more pounds added to 150-160 lbs. b. sleep early to avoid food cravings and trim down. I’m sure you’ve heard or read how lack of sleep may promote weight gain. c. last but not…
Still thankful
I just wrote a thank you post last week enumerating among other things the blessings we received this year including good health. But a few days after I wrote my thank you note, I accompany my husband to the hospital after he complained of heaviness in the chest and uneasiness due to high blood pressure….
Preggy look
With fellow bloggers (the one in brown top). Photo grab from Nora’s FB album. Photo taken during Sati’s first birthday celebration This is how I look now and I’m not happy about it. Proof that I was mistaken for being pregnant was the comment made by a lady market vendor. I was buying hotdogs from…
My motivational mantra
Remember this mantra I wrote last year? “I am aware that I’m stout. I will begin to exercise and watch my diet. I will do this for my health. I will do this for my family. And so it is!” So what happened nearly a year after I wrote this? Did I accomplish anything yet?…
