"Thank You 2021, I am ready 2022"

Life is full of challenges, surprises, dramas, and the most highlight of all is the lesson.

I'm not a perfect person who lived in a perfect world and is surrounded by perfect people. I faced many challenges especially in the year 2021 that give me some lessons that help and enlighten me to the reality of what is life.

I faced many challenges but I was also beyond blessed by our beloved creator Jesus Christ. Here are my bad days and good days in the year 2021.

1. He blessed me with our miracle beautiful baby girl.

• I was diagnosed with PCOS or also known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and I was under medication until my doctor advised me to rest and stop taking the medicine for a while so that my body will alleviate. But God is Good, he blessed me with a baby and we found out the gender of my baby by November and it is a baby girl. By January 27, 2021, I give birth to a beautiful baby girl and I and her father named her Vehn Aurea.

• The first name "Vehn" is a combination of my name Venus and the name of her father John. The Aurea is the combination of all the names of her grandparents.

• (A)urora

• Jes(u)s

• (R)egalado

• N(o)ra

• Virgini(a)

• I also searched the meaning of the name Aurea and the result is -

  Aurea is a Latin female name meaning "golden". Aurea may refer to Auria, queen of Pamplona in the 10th century.

• 1. I encountered the worst Obstetrician.

• During my last weekly check-up with my OB-GYN, I was scheduled to have my cesarean section by the first week of February 2021. By January 25, 2021, I can already feel the contractions and I thought it was just a normal contraction that every pregnant woman who is in their last trimester feels but not knowing I started with my labor. The next day, I feel relaxed but I have the feeling that anytime soon I will give birth due to the contractions I felt, and make myself more relaxed I ready all the things that we will bring to the hospital once the contractions become closer and stronger than usual.

• January 27, 2021, 5:30 I feel a strong contraction, and I frequently go to the toilet to pee. I'm tracking the contraction but the gap between the next contraction is not close enough to go to the hospital. That day, when we are about to eat our lunch my don't have any appetite to eat so I decided to eat fruits instead. I bring my food to our store and I eat there while waiting for customers. The contraction continues and now the contraction is within 5 mins gap between another contraction. So, I called my husband and we decided to go to the hospital.

• At the hospital, there is no attending OB-GYN because the attending OB-GYN attended an important meeting. I called up my OB-GYN but she is under quarantine due to covid positive result. There is no OB-GYN available at the moment and I was 3cm by 3:30 pm and I was not allowed to give birth via normal due to medical reasons. By 4:10 pm, we are about to go to another hospital in the nearby city when an OB-GYN called up the attending nurse that she will perform the cesarean section. She told the nurses to assist me and I undergo a swab test and antigen test before being ready for the operation.

• After I got my antigen-negative result my parents went home and forget to leave us cash. But I got my atm card with us. 7:30 when the doctor arrived and this time I was in the waiting area. I wonder that why nurses didn't even insert some dextrose on me, I asked the nurse and there is a nurse who approaches me and asked if why they didn't insert the dextrose for ready for operation so that at any moment I will be ready for the major operation. After that, they do what the doctors tell them to do.

• 8:00 pm when the operation started, it was a nerve-breaking and a near-death experience for me, while the doctor doing her job, my body is already shaken up and I can feel the shortness of breath and dizziness. The anesthesiologist told me that it is because of the anesthesia. But, after the baby got out from my tummy, I wonder why the doctor didn't perform the first skin-to-skin and the first latch of the baby. They bring the baby to the other room to dress up and get the weight. While the doctor is closing my tummy I can feel the pain already.

• 5 mins after the operation. The nurse is about to put me in the room where I recover when this OB-GYN entered the operation room and shouted at me saying this;

• " Where is the money? The 20 thousand pesos? You motherf•ck•r! You asshole, you are the b•tch scammer! I told you to ready the 20 thousand pesos because you will pay me cash to cash after the operation you b•tch. I just wish you to die at this very moment.

• I was shocked and my body is still shaking because of the anesthesia and it was just 5 mins after the operation. I explained and my husband called for help so that someone can withdraw some money from the ATM and luckily my mother-in-law to the rescue, she withdraws and give the money to my husband in the hospital.

• The doctor continued to curse me until she heard that we have the money. After that, I was trauma and got postpartum depression because of that doctor.

1. The Christening of our Baby Girl.

• After that traumatic experience, we are so blessed to overcome that kind of situation. By June 2021, we welcome our beautiful baby girl Vehn Aurea to the Christian faith.

1. We got married.

• August 18, 2021, when we got finally married after 6 years of being together.

1. The Super Typhoon Odette

• This is the major downfall of the year 2021. We can't forget how super typhoon Odette destroy everything and give trauma to everyone. But, we are still thankful that we are safe and alive.

1. D-Drive Operation for the Super Typhoon Odette.

• After days, when super typhoon Odette hits our land and the part of Southern Leyte. I initiated relief good giving operations for the victims of super typhoon Odette with the help of my family, friends, and colleagues.

1. The first Relief Operation.

1. Second Relief Operation.

1. The third relief operation.

• No matter how small or big that help, you can see how thankful they are that they received help from other people when the time that they needed us.

No matter how hard the situation is, how many problems in life will come, and how many blessings that God will shower you. Always remember that God will not give you a problem without any solution and God give you a blessing as a reward for your good doings. God is always with us, protecting and guiding us.

Be strong, be bold, be mature, be brave, and be who you are.

Forgive and move forward for the better and embrace the new year with a blast!

Thank you 2021 for the lessons and I am ready 2022 to face everything and receive more blessings.

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