tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37728426860851539622024-02-19T18:29:23.633-08:00SherinaSherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-63288634203329097932010-02-07T06:04:00.000-08:002010-02-07T06:30:15.422-08:00Orphan Babies, Clinic Babies....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM1LoHRqpGn9d_M0zg9YBwtU9M9-y_i5o_j_tYXeSzHNJf0hP5qcCi-tJ-Z1LmyFrgfiuPNHbuZd52uM8csuDQTxy2Z1QC00aS6qthOopKVMFX45nh2rcdrj0LXesAGGE_SOE0CSXPK4/s1600-h/SDC12445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM1LoHRqpGn9d_M0zg9YBwtU9M9-y_i5o_j_tYXeSzHNJf0hP5qcCi-tJ-Z1LmyFrgfiuPNHbuZd52uM8csuDQTxy2Z1QC00aS6qthOopKVMFX45nh2rcdrj0LXesAGGE_SOE0CSXPK4/s320/SDC12445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435507526224467426" /></a>Santino and Lyka are brother and sister. I'd adopt them both if I could!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4MZtf3NMgs8NFO6Bt5p1Uut-54n2LqQ9TtYjPaA3_TXV80A95jmLlCHXI9wwEdSubAKH74b8qpICz6fs-pw1JBeEsMfyV_yhTPMjJM23VUsJUxSKfgS9Df7VWkkeIu3oUf1uaMO3agA/s1600-h/IMG_6627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4MZtf3NMgs8NFO6Bt5p1Uut-54n2LqQ9TtYjPaA3_TXV80A95jmLlCHXI9wwEdSubAKH74b8qpICz6fs-pw1JBeEsMfyV_yhTPMjJM23VUsJUxSKfgS9Df7VWkkeIu3oUf1uaMO3agA/s320/IMG_6627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435507516570922466" /></a>Jasper and Santino.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpF4MBRJTNOi4k6O95kVnt6ZPil-UWAKKXa4-6ybL9UX6R2OSUkYzjv5zbdLHfJ_lb-mHmlLUGn0qHZUz2rcan82nWzd6HcOcAZCcz1Vll-_RZT1E-PdSWQ9ilRYywUHkW26-7Smsui4/s1600-h/SDC12416.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpF4MBRJTNOi4k6O95kVnt6ZPil-UWAKKXa4-6ybL9UX6R2OSUkYzjv5zbdLHfJ_lb-mHmlLUGn0qHZUz2rcan82nWzd6HcOcAZCcz1Vll-_RZT1E-PdSWQ9ilRYywUHkW26-7Smsui4/s320/SDC12416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435507512415172946" /></a>Young mother with her first baby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXM1wNJDrhRRSAy4iUljuNTHALR4DdeS5NaYTTKyTIcs9Gny5Sptdcq36Cn2T_87msIJFWAvLOy12KhBRe46q0oislNZ-i95LriS7Vz1ob_ltvHMk9DTUKMNFRhOBLYNpIuiFV4vUbgA/s1600-h/SDC12413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXM1wNJDrhRRSAy4iUljuNTHALR4DdeS5NaYTTKyTIcs9Gny5Sptdcq36Cn2T_87msIJFWAvLOy12KhBRe46q0oislNZ-i95LriS7Vz1ob_ltvHMk9DTUKMNFRhOBLYNpIuiFV4vUbgA/s320/SDC12413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435507504938240114" /></a>More babies with cute hats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfoS6V5Rhoap1s8ufwMwJNVmQFC8IGsf9jBuIJXOnjhFbqdEHZDZxnYWRJgEWP_LL0tqE0o72mBS4LMjjkdudXZ0AQkHk3iDgm0RTABjYnzH7Gkr8_3TeEXEhSaX3iOiSXPZl_9OXKGo/s1600-h/IMG_2605.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfoS6V5Rhoap1s8ufwMwJNVmQFC8IGsf9jBuIJXOnjhFbqdEHZDZxnYWRJgEWP_LL0tqE0o72mBS4LMjjkdudXZ0AQkHk3iDgm0RTABjYnzH7Gkr8_3TeEXEhSaX3iOiSXPZl_9OXKGo/s320/IMG_2605.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435507493065107218" /></a>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-62296860140043754282010-02-07T05:45:00.000-08:002010-02-07T06:03:29.970-08:00Moms and Babies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrh-Tp_rx_dEZ81T59KJEOUyjY9_96y6lMEvf6tLyVEAsF6tRmoVacFHqA23gUtohMuXiPLnX-fPHd3b2uOxNiNU0KTt0A_O-KmH9AHc8ptGMInrb-lZkTRXvngvZcM6r5h2UkS6wLcU/s1600-h/IMG_6625.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrh-Tp_rx_dEZ81T59KJEOUyjY9_96y6lMEvf6tLyVEAsF6tRmoVacFHqA23gUtohMuXiPLnX-fPHd3b2uOxNiNU0KTt0A_O-KmH9AHc8ptGMInrb-lZkTRXvngvZcM6r5h2UkS6wLcU/s320/IMG_6625.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435500904383475042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnx1cl83AjBhH-Kc3N0K0vPqgOc7eo9cfIvGQT5T0byolh59ZXwWhaPRQyODfWxhavyXA9k9gmyO0WDD4kwSCCiNfJIPAY4bzliTtD39S1xxpxeSIGyV3CxS8SCvg1fx1Wu1c4oL3UlY/s1600-h/IMG_6615.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnx1cl83AjBhH-Kc3N0K0vPqgOc7eo9cfIvGQT5T0byolh59ZXwWhaPRQyODfWxhavyXA9k9gmyO0WDD4kwSCCiNfJIPAY4bzliTtD39S1xxpxeSIGyV3CxS8SCvg1fx1Wu1c4oL3UlY/s320/IMG_6615.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435500896300488754" /></a>Baby hat knitted by my mom's friend Christine! Thank you so much!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwTyvAVCk91jLWRziDmCBakLb4Jwgk8UrZfMKSRVIPrF7oq5nTIqx4MWUA02160MvL8Fak7sov-VOb4WgbqjvbJvcijgH7UbQhfvysIh9EnDq8BRESEWNQ7-YoyYH70zsIjinlgxv3PM/s1600-h/IMG_2507.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwTyvAVCk91jLWRziDmCBakLb4Jwgk8UrZfMKSRVIPrF7oq5nTIqx4MWUA02160MvL8Fak7sov-VOb4WgbqjvbJvcijgH7UbQhfvysIh9EnDq8BRESEWNQ7-YoyYH70zsIjinlgxv3PM/s320/IMG_2507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435500889424924146" /></a>This big baby girl weighed over 10lbs and was a shoulder dystocia!! Stuck for about 5 mins!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cU-xtTdpbOQxGVRXDxsZjf0reD-KlmbAb8cxKfxiFYTp7JcO-TGZ51AwO27tQ9ox7MR_L6LGeDv4u4pS37jAwerV9E5u2O7fId03IQNAhOzuXaeveG_D60ZqZF3Vymi8VRuDmv76Qx4/s1600-h/IMG_6590.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cU-xtTdpbOQxGVRXDxsZjf0reD-KlmbAb8cxKfxiFYTp7JcO-TGZ51AwO27tQ9ox7MR_L6LGeDv4u4pS37jAwerV9E5u2O7fId03IQNAhOzuXaeveG_D60ZqZF3Vymi8VRuDmv76Qx4/s320/IMG_6590.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435500882631688786" /></a>Posterior baby! Born face up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Bw3Xz-Ma3DCszBtylaoPkg38Yw-9Em3sRLyAhf3AJsXUsWXNLV38lsx7FFXSbaSGtiGbdVWq1gWioDNnjiSLJ7fxUH3FWOcGmueVpLzFIrou-DlJVjnbZfmmCHI5yZw19khG9kA4Xt8/s1600-h/IMG_2443.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Bw3Xz-Ma3DCszBtylaoPkg38Yw-9Em3sRLyAhf3AJsXUsWXNLV38lsx7FFXSbaSGtiGbdVWq1gWioDNnjiSLJ7fxUH3FWOcGmueVpLzFIrou-DlJVjnbZfmmCHI5yZw19khG9kA4Xt8/s320/IMG_2443.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435500871188470610" /></a>Young mom and her baby.Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-37013758385883432922010-02-07T04:56:00.000-08:002010-02-07T05:31:02.188-08:00International Beauty Contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE_YMvWibK6D3EWguy6WlYQdS_tsjaysyfw80AxeZMbel0Jc3ow1WeXZQqTxpzzyolg0XdST_KJr1qXU5flxhTuM7Yn6NKwrsaugXzjavvzEmJgFxdDHRd6Px_JLPthHm9vO5UqWZhcE/s1600-h/IMG_6968.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE_YMvWibK6D3EWguy6WlYQdS_tsjaysyfw80AxeZMbel0Jc3ow1WeXZQqTxpzzyolg0XdST_KJr1qXU5flxhTuM7Yn6NKwrsaugXzjavvzEmJgFxdDHRd6Px_JLPthHm9vO5UqWZhcE/s320/IMG_6968.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435491904536989138" /></a>I was asked to judge an International Beauty Contest. The contestants were quite <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">extravagant</span>, hard to judge!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9kSiNPAV7H28VHLlCdJhUG4Af2Sogv875ADmF-vzHgBAQqDESZPVykxIuBYG_0ZaL3Xqr3avCfKBwZZ-alrMay2jD6zpN_nnoN76_zy3fpgf5KCmauo-xrH9cPjOWPSAwDwhS2t8Ta0/s1600-h/IMG_6962.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9kSiNPAV7H28VHLlCdJhUG4Af2Sogv875ADmF-vzHgBAQqDESZPVykxIuBYG_0ZaL3Xqr3avCfKBwZZ-alrMay2jD6zpN_nnoN76_zy3fpgf5KCmauo-xrH9cPjOWPSAwDwhS2t8Ta0/s320/IMG_6962.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435491893212922850" /></a>The other judges were quite serious!! he he he<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTLcQvHDnd_01SE0a-8FVhK6BBQPbmEfvzQvboIZSIlGuuD2OqKoo3YzWMyRc_CsqATdJMfoi4Lm2xCFsbJmE5DOEjb9_WM2NBDk1q2MxMkqwuORhqah8TuZ51CQzzqpKVrp8u8-b_wo/s1600-h/IMG_4519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTLcQvHDnd_01SE0a-8FVhK6BBQPbmEfvzQvboIZSIlGuuD2OqKoo3YzWMyRc_CsqATdJMfoi4Lm2xCFsbJmE5DOEjb9_WM2NBDk1q2MxMkqwuORhqah8TuZ51CQzzqpKVrp8u8-b_wo/s320/IMG_4519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435491883090528706" /></a>Jenn and Karina came to see me there after!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAfjtOM7Ch6hoNr52Z6XY7iJg6ds1lvDoiBRN4yFUvYImx6O1wMZ-xifFbKllDafZWg0mYBwiBUPajzSqpS3QLEC6JnJd4_T_vnI4uMmjxWQv0TM6gH6yDoscPc7NoyJS0ZqbBc_1dMU/s1600-h/IMG_4559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAfjtOM7Ch6hoNr52Z6XY7iJg6ds1lvDoiBRN4yFUvYImx6O1wMZ-xifFbKllDafZWg0mYBwiBUPajzSqpS3QLEC6JnJd4_T_vnI4uMmjxWQv0TM6gH6yDoscPc7NoyJS0ZqbBc_1dMU/s320/IMG_4559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435491874343929042" /></a>Some of the judges, artists, and contestants of the contest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOLt4oDpFNGzdabnqSVG9zAxkE0PVwoAax-pGm97qP8hys644jX-fjyt_KmYFfoD-BaC4k7nhc_2mtg1hYG3hZ-p_J8uTdL-Ya-HDt26gaWOVp9fh01VCFmGuKA61PSr66-M2Wie6O_c/s1600-h/IMG_4597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOLt4oDpFNGzdabnqSVG9zAxkE0PVwoAax-pGm97qP8hys644jX-fjyt_KmYFfoD-BaC4k7nhc_2mtg1hYG3hZ-p_J8uTdL-Ya-HDt26gaWOVp9fh01VCFmGuKA61PSr66-M2Wie6O_c/s320/IMG_4597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435491865635765570" /></a>A poor 10 year old boy in the hospital. Jenn is sponsoring his leg surgery. (Notice how 'clean' the hospital is!!)Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-89431845265031508522010-02-05T03:24:00.000-08:002010-02-07T04:53:56.600-08:002010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP47k8C1XYSJYUap2f-RZqbTxCbYoacl5gfB5bLXeFp47KaY487MF_jblKG0OuL1TFxgK_oDui_qzZDHEZUAk0EWCweuQ-oSr62E1FyGThRjO99aNkNn28-5DhIjeCk3fX2DK6f0AZg0/s1600-h/IMG_4033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP47k8C1XYSJYUap2f-RZqbTxCbYoacl5gfB5bLXeFp47KaY487MF_jblKG0OuL1TFxgK_oDui_qzZDHEZUAk0EWCweuQ-oSr62E1FyGThRjO99aNkNn28-5DhIjeCk3fX2DK6f0AZg0/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434722445386944578" /></a>A Pastor's wife delivered on New Year's Eve. She had high blood pressure and the constant fire works going off didn't help to lower it! First baby of 2010 for us!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfGt91WkoQJ5ve7TRjeC4vo9JHQSN9zzlZnePnVAsa5R5mUmS135E5M8YcJ4CiQ5QjGsXPn132F3_hbagt6LOew0R3YW4BoHTLcgQ-PsZ0UcV4O0KUZkdkm_SHUx_IVo9Su8TQ_HLtFs/s1600-h/IMG_4679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfGt91WkoQJ5ve7TRjeC4vo9JHQSN9zzlZnePnVAsa5R5mUmS135E5M8YcJ4CiQ5QjGsXPn132F3_hbagt6LOew0R3YW4BoHTLcgQ-PsZ0UcV4O0KUZkdkm_SHUx_IVo9Su8TQ_HLtFs/s320/IMG_4679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434722440607833314" /></a>My recent trip to Manila to get our new students. We took a big ferry boat cuz it was the only boat going to Calapan that day! Jenn my ever safety conscious roomie, made us all wear life jackets!! This caused a lot of attention cuz no one else ever wears them! They were quite dusty when we put them on! It took 20 mins to figure out how to do them up! The crew was all watching and laughing. As there were 4 of us 'white' ladies, we were asked to visit the captains area and be in lots of pictures!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVrnNJJxyUT21SSvR9ZjA3SlWUAKk-GymcUxA647wYpOKm_Bi7-WChh1mDQA6QinbsF78cE7v4bhaIS6ccPf2sct0RvL4BIKxtR0rgdlh9VGfg8FajlWaM3Pqw3SF_HXFKWWrtTKEXic/s1600-h/IMG_4689.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVrnNJJxyUT21SSvR9ZjA3SlWUAKk-GymcUxA647wYpOKm_Bi7-WChh1mDQA6QinbsF78cE7v4bhaIS6ccPf2sct0RvL4BIKxtR0rgdlh9VGfg8FajlWaM3Pqw3SF_HXFKWWrtTKEXic/s320/IMG_4689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434722431540051490" /></a>Me, Alexis, Christie and Jenn enjoying some sun on the boat deck (while being photographed many times!! he he he<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wrwiobcHnW_BNjXPLeX5onug7gvVaHdQ7AHShUA0TzVOJKMo5MC_OqxotVSNmoEQeKqdPQcGHAQZIELmCjnnsIgGDhZTyI3YLyn47DFkeUoFJi2RIl2RJJjuuKcAz1Z5bN-PECjQE3o/s1600-h/IMG_4627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wrwiobcHnW_BNjXPLeX5onug7gvVaHdQ7AHShUA0TzVOJKMo5MC_OqxotVSNmoEQeKqdPQcGHAQZIELmCjnnsIgGDhZTyI3YLyn47DFkeUoFJi2RIl2RJJjuuKcAz1Z5bN-PECjQE3o/s320/IMG_4627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434722424616408338" /></a>Finally being able to see my 'kids' from Manila!! Christian, Shaira, and Revy!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdVFs7KO_sqr8oNsCDL40WNQ39SBtUS6FL0SQP5A3TjTeEirGv6txEaBMyuuTcCW_TAew4Pl0KZZY7CN4qF_NsM_NK1z32_MdGfEib5ACEOH5wKdYtVzVydWlBvFPVwyY9nUOy4gyEs/s1600-h/IMG_7018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdVFs7KO_sqr8oNsCDL40WNQ39SBtUS6FL0SQP5A3TjTeEirGv6txEaBMyuuTcCW_TAew4Pl0KZZY7CN4qF_NsM_NK1z32_MdGfEib5ACEOH5wKdYtVzVydWlBvFPVwyY9nUOy4gyEs/s320/IMG_7018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434722417559664786" /></a>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-21977330638066586682010-01-24T21:26:00.000-08:002010-01-24T21:59:12.788-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoh2EKD4NwcPXGsV_2slqmhjwVksWEXvXdsGLloqnSOZnuNSCEX4wJKmFDRpklDd91Pea8LBZUyXYbCuVGyjKh8TKCPqRde1Xqxtr_K9q9x_qzMaW7IUwp4HnJvAw0Jxi_-AqlScimd8/s1600-h/IMG_6895.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoh2EKD4NwcPXGsV_2slqmhjwVksWEXvXdsGLloqnSOZnuNSCEX4wJKmFDRpklDd91Pea8LBZUyXYbCuVGyjKh8TKCPqRde1Xqxtr_K9q9x_qzMaW7IUwp4HnJvAw0Jxi_-AqlScimd8/s320/IMG_6895.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430548404953018642" /></a>This is Micha!! She is the 1 1/2 year old daughter of my friend Crisel. Crisel, Micha and her new baby, Joy, are living in my house. Crisel is a young widow. Her husband passed away in June 2009. I've known Crisel for almost a year now! She's like a sister to me! Just before baby Joy was born Crisel had come to talk to me about leaving her children at the Ruel orphanage as she had no where to live anymore and no job and no money!!! She was in tears and beside herself!! I couldn't even imagine being forced to give up my own children because there was no way to feed them and no one to help me!! I told her to come stay with me, have her baby and we would figure out what her options are. I love having them here! They are like family to me! But it is an added responsibility as I'm now providing for a family of 3!!! Still praying about their future!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZPeckct8125S0HK52TOAJr_WS71O_O7Vc7I7tu8Tf92bWXmmrWgKk2vI8dSlxEUWS-vOTybS8MIVBPqTd8kP0PO-HqPu8Qy8Hoy5Rs4b28DIWV4XKCTPcRnwRRke2c6c8EYqncQp7pE/s1600-h/IMG_6814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZPeckct8125S0HK52TOAJr_WS71O_O7Vc7I7tu8Tf92bWXmmrWgKk2vI8dSlxEUWS-vOTybS8MIVBPqTd8kP0PO-HqPu8Qy8Hoy5Rs4b28DIWV4XKCTPcRnwRRke2c6c8EYqncQp7pE/s320/IMG_6814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430548397390352418" /></a>This is Santino!! I love him to bits!! I'd adopt him if I could! He's one of the babies at the Ruel orphanage. He's now 6 months old!!! So sad that I don't get to see him as much as I'd like!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82mAI7F8Sz7OdHMrdJV5X_OTn7WolygCGOpjEV7iKOe-xHQ1oSpl8z0I_NRVyEXZZIikLL8uS5eC7P9_W1kLmeGQqT422bvRiyOHm5tfLjbt7X4MXHN_kTwwL3kDQGgL74Z_P5NeoWWY/s1600-h/IMG_6831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82mAI7F8Sz7OdHMrdJV5X_OTn7WolygCGOpjEV7iKOe-xHQ1oSpl8z0I_NRVyEXZZIikLL8uS5eC7P9_W1kLmeGQqT422bvRiyOHm5tfLjbt7X4MXHN_kTwwL3kDQGgL74Z_P5NeoWWY/s320/IMG_6831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430548383341736594" /></a>This is Crisel's baby Joy!! She's a darling!! How could we ever give her up!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu7D0ondVD21MwqmRc3GxNJBr7SaQ93wAGavDqv8RphJfmybahiP2MkFgbguqiE-gLEofir9QMTTRJRdPiwHSk9cfiG1-1f1uWklMmAb0rmS6zrY1f1XIpySyTohUhtOAKCOS8wanfI8/s1600-h/IMG_6734.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu7D0ondVD21MwqmRc3GxNJBr7SaQ93wAGavDqv8RphJfmybahiP2MkFgbguqiE-gLEofir9QMTTRJRdPiwHSk9cfiG1-1f1uWklMmAb0rmS6zrY1f1XIpySyTohUhtOAKCOS8wanfI8/s320/IMG_6734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430548374678052018" /></a>This is a mom, Eleanor and her son Rodenson who delivered with us in Nov 2009. Eleanor lost her previous 2 babies at 1 month and 2 months of age to jaundice. Rodenson had an unusually high bilirubin count so we've been monitoring him for months and he's been in and out of hospital!! They have no money, so we've been paying all medical bills!! Just last week his bilirubin count went down to a normal level!!! Thank you Jesus!!! :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqkgcEHLCJpiEJwixd_qEGUTkEikemDMvTDAWScSvW_RGgyhNGoOGR6nWVHlU0UkQzH0yxSI2Q8EmqF-2qVgddWyzxlWEM6RBS6nw2ZfI-TwdvbwXZIFMCQpziLgZRnIU202u78jtqlo/s1600-h/IMG_3583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqkgcEHLCJpiEJwixd_qEGUTkEikemDMvTDAWScSvW_RGgyhNGoOGR6nWVHlU0UkQzH0yxSI2Q8EmqF-2qVgddWyzxlWEM6RBS6nw2ZfI-TwdvbwXZIFMCQpziLgZRnIU202u78jtqlo/s320/IMG_3583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430548363512104034" /></a>I don't know how to rotate the pic sorry!!! he he But I was SOOOO excited to receive a box of medical supplies from Doctor Janice as well as a few treats from my sis and family!!! The boxes are only about $100 to send and are quite large! My address is:</div><div>Sherina Tatum</div><div>c/o Ruel Foundation</div><div>Brgy Masipit</div><div>Calapan city</div><div>Oriental Mindoro</div><div>5200 Philippines</div><div>(he he he if anyone's interested!!!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-70477214530204422602009-09-26T21:55:00.000-07:002010-03-31T21:25:16.552-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu1enylvyKqYdfjBW58Y3QNwywcWr8lYyUAd3um1ZUDuQBHFrzDwCZpEGGOYlCoNxqpeeWoU3E-Ra1Vf-bkc3UnF-CNl7RJGpLlN_MmJqsQw2QdH3axKjfdTvF30B8eJsDUbkkwyR_v4/s1600-h/IMG_6453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu1enylvyKqYdfjBW58Y3QNwywcWr8lYyUAd3um1ZUDuQBHFrzDwCZpEGGOYlCoNxqpeeWoU3E-Ra1Vf-bkc3UnF-CNl7RJGpLlN_MmJqsQw2QdH3axKjfdTvF30B8eJsDUbkkwyR_v4/s320/IMG_6453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386009494700735186" /></a>Visiting a young mom and her baby at their home. The baby was super cute except for all the poo exploding from his diaper!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEm_3H0WkTi7FIkrIWkpbCxhtwYUR5HAAZDPapaYbrLl97hNio55i1u9Zg2Wth4BLcZ9Ltt4G6VKXFl-Oi4amQDzZPC0mVhtwrP5EDVhGSAs2vqfc4eu4rzSXiuh0enSQcYdc6Tn1UsI/s1600-h/IMG_6450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEm_3H0WkTi7FIkrIWkpbCxhtwYUR5HAAZDPapaYbrLl97hNio55i1u9Zg2Wth4BLcZ9Ltt4G6VKXFl-Oi4amQDzZPC0mVhtwrP5EDVhGSAs2vqfc4eu4rzSXiuh0enSQcYdc6Tn1UsI/s320/IMG_6450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386009480293488354" /></a>The baby was only 2500 grams. So tiny. The mom, had 2 other boys and also 2 miscarriages, and she's only 21!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13iybLd3vntK1x6k6_MHYpryLeZDoiSpjZuvbpbYhv7Anh_1N7KJg760sukl9b46Hu14LqjGcluwGbK8a_Q9a5L9leiAK6YXjIyVu-mo85-fACk9Z38WO5NC8o1K-W5aiWUJi7T60cw/s1600-h/IMG_6449.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN13iybLd3vntK1x6k6_MHYpryLeZDoiSpjZuvbpbYhv7Anh_1N7KJg760sukl9b46Hu14LqjGcluwGbK8a_Q9a5L9leiAK6YXjIyVu-mo85-fACk9Z38WO5NC8o1K-W5aiWUJi7T60cw/s320/IMG_6449.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386009472090057554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DiJ_qR1mJU9w76kEnDVkU_VsdnNXyajBVC4CPhkM6s-XxEx-m12X8g3B264reiw4QtmpLA34azUpEBYqqTjXr7CVDNvOeXJAGWcxeAaBNLZPlo6nnQUtwF5S2sWl9HbklJF_GuV7YRo/s1600-h/IMG_6419.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DiJ_qR1mJU9w76kEnDVkU_VsdnNXyajBVC4CPhkM6s-XxEx-m12X8g3B264reiw4QtmpLA34azUpEBYqqTjXr7CVDNvOeXJAGWcxeAaBNLZPlo6nnQUtwF5S2sWl9HbklJF_GuV7YRo/s320/IMG_6419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386009459641270002" /></a>This is Rose our newest Midwife. She's holding baby Otto! He's the baby who was stuck! His head was out for 8 minutes before we could get the body out!! This rarely happens but was our second shoulder dystocia this month!! I named Otto after my Grandpa who passed away the day Otto was born!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa20ZKzCLYUKhdGfrGXexytDAV0kQFlekguu8DXeNDWYhKLVqQ_UP-Ev6fzT6fgvCecOqmMYRFI7xj1Q3syfzEPoQo5AQI_F9D-s4hZvQ0uVGlejZpT9-tNK-1oJB3gUeilDS_7bz2XE/s1600-h/IMG_6392.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa20ZKzCLYUKhdGfrGXexytDAV0kQFlekguu8DXeNDWYhKLVqQ_UP-Ev6fzT6fgvCecOqmMYRFI7xj1Q3syfzEPoQo5AQI_F9D-s4hZvQ0uVGlejZpT9-tNK-1oJB3gUeilDS_7bz2XE/s320/IMG_6392.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386009451160357730" /></a>This is Nicole, one of the babies at the orphanage. She's just over a year! I love to go and cuddle with her any chance I get!!Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-45409276800761136022009-09-24T04:06:00.000-07:002009-09-24T04:41:38.159-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo0wuIXkqVT9zllUbYllQ-M0O2nips7sQz3y1-VvRLdqvYlbviAnDxXjtaON-ZCvV5_WvmIxjoB2HlcCALua2UOo2gOYdG8uajf0FCGEzpVf-tlyd7zKWw8JJ09fgmAYtl2Cx3zLM9qo/s1600-h/IMG_6383.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEo0wuIXkqVT9zllUbYllQ-M0O2nips7sQz3y1-VvRLdqvYlbviAnDxXjtaON-ZCvV5_WvmIxjoB2HlcCALua2UOo2gOYdG8uajf0FCGEzpVf-tlyd7zKWw8JJ09fgmAYtl2Cx3zLM9qo/s320/IMG_6383.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384993850833553410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWQ9vGTkEuanpNcxsT-qjLU06x65ED6BYuXccef1mA12ineswHkzq_HGD8da0CfY8XY2GzHc1wLnSjwHgpybXR9o14fsvW-YhvXk7z4042bR2u30F7Lh0aaptvlpCqNQA6ecZCSDH9hQ/s1600-h/IMG_2384.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyVHLAnyD0e_03N-Z9rK0RqOm1qAfF16b5wlWzmztsDI4Trs-6gxPhRMz0VXzoUYbc3DPZT_NSy2gXI1kndyZBx9I_WE9lelmdWvMvJrprLUM0YWY7XU918TsY5l3xMoHBIz59y7EmQI/s320/IMG_2308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384993817182130194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNMWuGK51Zh-Ft0Cw0Rh9fiWUTzGW5j_Rp2DYz2BtshVZpmfEXskRjeiKBFjCdFW7mmbAsyzHc4M9uYT1v_kPUayROJWJ_wvbAVQ77Z1CQ_epWBPbvNijSCQw97-0FdOV7_kN-aOv7m8/s1600-h/IMG_2306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNMWuGK51Zh-Ft0Cw0Rh9fiWUTzGW5j_Rp2DYz2BtshVZpmfEXskRjeiKBFjCdFW7mmbAsyzHc4M9uYT1v_kPUayROJWJ_wvbAVQ77Z1CQ_epWBPbvNijSCQw97-0FdOV7_kN-aOv7m8/s320/IMG_2306.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384993803286115442" /></a>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-74963998205091747672009-09-10T00:26:00.000-07:002010-03-31T21:25:30.988-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dsWG1TC5OHNQnTkbTV4rxuEomk093A4DxomPhOjZqsBr8JFLozkom8QRNjy_t7PpWEqVYSZDMJ4aS9ZUJQJz1oQ95dA8aXTPgQATsdnVkUP0lWQQRTLTLsjrqwVblIdd8-BZN_bTiJ4/s1600-h/IMG_6355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dsWG1TC5OHNQnTkbTV4rxuEomk093A4DxomPhOjZqsBr8JFLozkom8QRNjy_t7PpWEqVYSZDMJ4aS9ZUJQJz1oQ95dA8aXTPgQATsdnVkUP0lWQQRTLTLsjrqwVblIdd8-BZN_bTiJ4/s320/IMG_6355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379740514260949442" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dsWG1TC5OHNQnTkbTV4rxuEomk093A4DxomPhOjZqsBr8JFLozkom8QRNjy_t7PpWEqVYSZDMJ4aS9ZUJQJz1oQ95dA8aXTPgQATsdnVkUP0lWQQRTLTLsjrqwVblIdd8-BZN_bTiJ4/s1600-h/IMG_6355.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">This was the birth with shoulder dystocia where the babies head was out but not the body for over 11 mins!! Thank you Jesus this baby made it alive!</span></a><div>This mom is so very sweet and was so appreciative of me visiting her and praying with her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDgS6b7a5ynHcwG9Q8yvyO3tXW3Y2PxmZr-rSfyHeFUzgDl5F6-Tu4QaPocYaCilAf_jpWW8l9efiNmB_N8WHBjHXklPuwiq7UjVh44bS05GSqfD383eOo9LVwFAMX8VWPcjbZgqm6is/s1600-h/IMG_6348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDgS6b7a5ynHcwG9Q8yvyO3tXW3Y2PxmZr-rSfyHeFUzgDl5F6-Tu4QaPocYaCilAf_jpWW8l9efiNmB_N8WHBjHXklPuwiq7UjVh44bS05GSqfD383eOo9LVwFAMX8VWPcjbZgqm6is/s320/IMG_6348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379740500568770786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8tQQMMCgwYsmKOvTl5uPAWq4_IY8fy5WGsIyIiELRxcJq6QzRxF2gGaIqQOWSzBSr4Tn5-rci_vF7P1zN2H_2LPthlOnKQXX-iW02MaDnagUS5QY0JwEtUYaMZLU7pDGRMTFxA74t_Q/s1600-h/IMG_6342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8tQQMMCgwYsmKOvTl5uPAWq4_IY8fy5WGsIyIiELRxcJq6QzRxF2gGaIqQOWSzBSr4Tn5-rci_vF7P1zN2H_2LPthlOnKQXX-iW02MaDnagUS5QY0JwEtUYaMZLU7pDGRMTFxA74t_Q/s320/IMG_6342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379740490707919234" /></a>Jason, Theresa, and I took the midwives out for dinner. Jen's beside me, then Tabea, Grace, Myrna and Jen's husband, Joks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqQ_STomKWB9dzOtQ5s-eibnJkBd0CjMHZjwXAcFfmsBoY3T84rBOIJe0G2HMEwRDbhD2c7nfQiEUA28VacMmMgv4Fdgp8HKwzmtkm7SQ_TIh6WOTgv5bQFmwKtpjxJ9RO8D2R1p9QdI/s1600-h/IMG_6335.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqQ_STomKWB9dzOtQ5s-eibnJkBd0CjMHZjwXAcFfmsBoY3T84rBOIJe0G2HMEwRDbhD2c7nfQiEUA28VacMmMgv4Fdgp8HKwzmtkm7SQ_TIh6WOTgv5bQFmwKtpjxJ9RO8D2R1p9QdI/s320/IMG_6335.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379740477875453410" /></a>This is the cleft lip and palate baby. They are still deciding on a name for him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54XSCr2XGcr84_2uMrNripBexJeMJXteoOj0Ryhi7g6q1PeCNow3fLA-Ur2c82T5SC0BWW17nCHimHM5oavzDoQfYTxtFOpoKFSADkiylH-yviwyipxMyNk3PVTnp-IMRgsUzepb-rT0/s1600-h/IMG_6331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54XSCr2XGcr84_2uMrNripBexJeMJXteoOj0Ryhi7g6q1PeCNow3fLA-Ur2c82T5SC0BWW17nCHimHM5oavzDoQfYTxtFOpoKFSADkiylH-yviwyipxMyNk3PVTnp-IMRgsUzepb-rT0/s320/IMG_6331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379740466636486066" /></a>This is him also!! He's so cute!!</div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-86318059472480405062009-06-16T21:08:00.000-07:002010-02-07T05:44:38.678-08:00This and That<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9yTCqmxxxfkuc6xRfmmq0OmBRICLnJI5qflfEJWOBiCa5YDCHa6OtA_LVaKBCARJG1BaCZm4-abLOPtZiuI1_wPh3QqiWid5-llI-68GeV-GadImk-rixNq8STM7KlBRuivtj4R1eo/s1600-h/IMG_2438.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9yTCqmxxxfkuc6xRfmmq0OmBRICLnJI5qflfEJWOBiCa5YDCHa6OtA_LVaKBCARJG1BaCZm4-abLOPtZiuI1_wPh3QqiWid5-llI-68GeV-GadImk-rixNq8STM7KlBRuivtj4R1eo/s320/IMG_2438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435496281962400546" /></a>Weighing a baby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYF28u65kgOAj_-PnZ1I-FU3IG12wdaJmWPjnwV1i2fl2d0mGAHY-MPAw_kQzEDSHwCgZBHnJ-VcdLiVWwGaFUj-EmblEtvfGZMAMeDupkSsqr5lIpUwm-ZsIkCNXa4Wkr9w_pLPfQLQ/s1600-h/IMG_2424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYF28u65kgOAj_-PnZ1I-FU3IG12wdaJmWPjnwV1i2fl2d0mGAHY-MPAw_kQzEDSHwCgZBHnJ-VcdLiVWwGaFUj-EmblEtvfGZMAMeDupkSsqr5lIpUwm-ZsIkCNXa4Wkr9w_pLPfQLQ/s320/IMG_2424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435496269833062706" /></a>Doing the new born exam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TJ-QKcJ3GKmVXcsXaVDyS1hpGeSfFWWudK_ba_P7tBV8T6mD805rSIw_5SZFo-Va0c0X8oQNgwrWbLfH8gocT5MFL4P089MAXUc0gdcMEjJ_SCpcxKrr8kouSBN3m_HrFl_PFPL4DOE/s1600-h/IMG_6541.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TJ-QKcJ3GKmVXcsXaVDyS1hpGeSfFWWudK_ba_P7tBV8T6mD805rSIw_5SZFo-Va0c0X8oQNgwrWbLfH8gocT5MFL4P089MAXUc0gdcMEjJ_SCpcxKrr8kouSBN3m_HrFl_PFPL4DOE/s320/IMG_6541.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435496265943374674" /></a>Baby Louie was born Oct 24, 2008. He was born with a bilateral cleft lip. He was operated on Oct 2009 at Provincial Hospital.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefDfCC2YOjy99lISH6cM_kgR2jOszsFDF6AKLmK-14ZxWCbdeIxcycC5tp8v0fJtnGLv8AjD2OiHXvfXkHurUjyQuv-ph2kv5ycLX6FIw_bbjUnflwJ7vGl_dYSsSM-3wL0CeAQML_Zc/s1600-h/IMG_6474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefDfCC2YOjy99lISH6cM_kgR2jOszsFDF6AKLmK-14ZxWCbdeIxcycC5tp8v0fJtnGLv8AjD2OiHXvfXkHurUjyQuv-ph2kv5ycLX6FIw_bbjUnflwJ7vGl_dYSsSM-3wL0CeAQML_Zc/s320/IMG_6474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435496257428909970" /></a>Our midwife Myrna doing a home visit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiXuzisnjz4SpvG9r2dTtUCI592uleKIusfKdohGftVoNbCrT9-_3L8H20fA-2tx6HztIQOL2Yhk4rZGLmeFSv7E6QgiR8WTk89dWTtFcghAIIQwMiiMgObGfR3ybIOzzBL798VUA8u0/s1600-h/IMG_6472.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiXuzisnjz4SpvG9r2dTtUCI592uleKIusfKdohGftVoNbCrT9-_3L8H20fA-2tx6HztIQOL2Yhk4rZGLmeFSv7E6QgiR8WTk89dWTtFcghAIIQwMiiMgObGfR3ybIOzzBL798VUA8u0/s320/IMG_6472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435496248708245842" /></a>Checking the baby's skin color and cord. Skin looks a bit yellow. Thankfully there's lots of sunshine here for the babies to do natural phototherapy.Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-63265687899496511722009-06-16T19:58:00.000-07:002009-06-16T21:06:53.247-07:00Calapan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCZhSJti7tRO_zMGap89cs-ZUxZD8frRMRb6G2_FbsZ-fd7Tj-bkkKLlgPlUXBaLM772-m3ufgicmCQwOx-kyAJXS7DflZOC55qh9Bsv8BNosNxJEXwJKzFq0Ayyc8gZUPjFAXsf4mpg/s1600-h/101_0712.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCZhSJti7tRO_zMGap89cs-ZUxZD8frRMRb6G2_FbsZ-fd7Tj-bkkKLlgPlUXBaLM772-m3ufgicmCQwOx-kyAJXS7DflZOC55qh9Bsv8BNosNxJEXwJKzFq0Ayyc8gZUPjFAXsf4mpg/s320/101_0712.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348135232621660578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Birth Clinic here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Calapan</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSE8S4P5fX2TjIET-jeq3DWZyFkK3cLOWiNRkHbzJtJju3pTB_gax0A7wbf0K7WnC17n_6veQjF7fSO8Xbk46_HX99wjNYBl_apHTbzQj35vZDQFKdxchZS2XWo0XUmEiQdpd3Y1XTj8/s1600-h/101_0706.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSE8S4P5fX2TjIET-jeq3DWZyFkK3cLOWiNRkHbzJtJju3pTB_gax0A7wbf0K7WnC17n_6veQjF7fSO8Xbk46_HX99wjNYBl_apHTbzQj35vZDQFKdxchZS2XWo0XUmEiQdpd3Y1XTj8/s320/101_0706.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348135228024971522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Jen, one of the Filipino midwives. She's also due in Sept.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj67yiNldVFYG1OTRWipHXu49iyTdahoqBT_r50ABqobsAVf7mQB6lDjcNln7hi9Q72SpPYUTryCykk8BBeUqDHUvw9CB5fj5pwpbSWssCt8eQhfWd0WwQPhFyhyJGAT4Nw_Pdi5sXq8/s1600-h/101_0500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQj67yiNldVFYG1OTRWipHXu49iyTdahoqBT_r50ABqobsAVf7mQB6lDjcNln7hi9Q72SpPYUTryCykk8BBeUqDHUvw9CB5fj5pwpbSWssCt8eQhfWd0WwQPhFyhyJGAT4Nw_Pdi5sXq8/s320/101_0500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348135223305256274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My kitchen, except the cupboards are chocolate brown now thanks to Jen's husband!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRzaX5ul2cQQxDFzH0wdhP8XXbHeUh0dpaX3L57pm29yL_oME_zvSMzkwCbZcNPdnOdZY6fipOEOYQ_cc29A-w-xLNelrW9buavssD30C1Wqm3SSb0L6xs3fSCrA6L58oEtccE9QJzu8/s1600-h/101_0397.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRzaX5ul2cQQxDFzH0wdhP8XXbHeUh0dpaX3L57pm29yL_oME_zvSMzkwCbZcNPdnOdZY6fipOEOYQ_cc29A-w-xLNelrW9buavssD30C1Wqm3SSb0L6xs3fSCrA6L58oEtccE9QJzu8/s320/101_0397.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348135213830205986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wow my place is a mess!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCHck_Jm07RJVvKp-0OijGTryD_WKe28bMx4CHXDdB4NXqU6RT8tfWfTMmd9VUELLvU1feV_TcsakEqN0dZA3NsyCx4Hezrq8WPu4yG6h6YUAEztfh8U4DPz8sU9achVIpMHNkjVeUAA/s1600-h/101_0380.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCHck_Jm07RJVvKp-0OijGTryD_WKe28bMx4CHXDdB4NXqU6RT8tfWfTMmd9VUELLvU1feV_TcsakEqN0dZA3NsyCx4Hezrq8WPu4yG6h6YUAEztfh8U4DPz8sU9achVIpMHNkjVeUAA/s320/101_0380.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348135212440669314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My house is the one with the red roof.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Wow its been a long time since I've updated this blog! So...... where to start...... I'm living in a new place now, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Calapan</span>, it's still on the island of Oriental Mindoro. It's about 2 hours from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Puerto</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Galera</span>, where I was before. Mercy In Action has started a new birth clinic here in partnership with an organization called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ruel</span> Foundation. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ruel</span> Foundation rescues abandoned children and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">malnourished</span> children. There are currently 10 children living at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Ruel</span> House. These kids need love so bad so whenever I have time I go and hold them. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ruel</span> also <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">coordinates</span> operations for children with deformities. Baby Louie, with the bilateral cleft lip, is waiting for surgery when the next team of people come here, hopefully this October. If you wanna know more about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ruel</span>, check out there site at: <div>www.ruelfoundation.com </div><div>So the clinic here is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Calapan</span> just officially opened a few weeks ago and we are starting to get really busy. In this area, 70% of the women deliver their babies at home because they cannot afford medical care. The doctors we've met here have all been very supportive of our clinic. One even said he would send us any poor women that he knows of! The Philippines has one of the worst maternal death rates and the government is getting flack for not doing more about it. <b>One woman dies here every 2 hours!!!! </b>It is so important to have good relationships with the other government health workers. One of the doctors stopped by Theresa's house last week and we had such a good chat with him. We were even able to talk to him about some of the new evidence based practices that we do and he was very amazed! </div><div>Theresa and Jason are running the clinic here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Calapan</span>. They are an amazing Canadian family. Theresa is in the same program as I am for midwifery. We're trying to help each other study, but so far we've been so busy with the clinic that we haven't had much time! We have a birth on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">average</span>, about every other day now. But I did hand in my first official assignment last night!! Most of my time has been spent training the Filipino midwives here and the 2 new students. When you teach, you just learn so much more! So its been good, I'm learning lots! Its just not the same as where I'm at in my studies! </div><div>I have my own little apartment here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Calapan</span>. I got my friend's husband to paint it for me. It was kinda ugly and stinky when I first moved in, but its getting better now. I have 2 bedrooms, so if anyone wants to come here for a visit!!! Hint hint hint!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">LOL</span> </div><div>But actually, I might be back for a bit soon. My grandpa has been diagnosed with cancer and I really want to see him before he dies! There's a few things that I am trying to work around. Jen, one of the midwives here is having a baby the beginning of September. Also Jason and Theresa will be going back to Canada for a few months at the end of September and it would be helpful if I was here to help with the clinic while they are gone. Its hard to be so far away from family and those you love, especially when you don't know how much time you might have left with them! </div><div>So, hopefully that gives you a bit of an idea of where I'm at right now. Thanks for the continued support and encouragements! Lots of Love!! <3><div><div>
<br /></div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-25966145300117282522009-04-03T22:50:00.000-07:002009-04-03T23:26:12.285-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgassXHXqXQEZw5STJLm1ZfOch1pk5KlMOkFCtpSOhnzwZD5qQCT_6MvDh1EqxBkOFPFP8Y5822QWIZx-SEJ9l8YJ-4ED_ZJdbQ2shlOrByi8KSpVnnb_rDXj01ysuSmomdYNZvx87zaz4/s1600-h/IMG_5668%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320718274217417826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgassXHXqXQEZw5STJLm1ZfOch1pk5KlMOkFCtpSOhnzwZD5qQCT_6MvDh1EqxBkOFPFP8Y5822QWIZx-SEJ9l8YJ-4ED_ZJdbQ2shlOrByi8KSpVnnb_rDXj01ysuSmomdYNZvx87zaz4/s320/IMG_5668%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7n-GLQ8oiCA8wry2kxb4sCdMgcuOJ76RkbmXT_-xavWzF9gnELZEPQUr960j-HPcTuI96m8X5aT-1SpzGWiFzZochvlU2Z3AokCx1T091j8HLCcDmu8sfwc77Q3nvHmSnPWBYpuNnjU/s1600-h/IMG_5643%5B2%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320718268992114338" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFv_kbov_bKh3o1-_M8-TiPcw6KRiPMaqK8Thpqnewk9jYQiLoTzfbd4FMJ9zRPLn2T_1rAEPtos2VkISZ-O54tXdIpIsHTrRZ06fAFQ5fMTOsYYbnYo6nds-gMsmqfazolpgZ-bTelE/s320/IMG_5544%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-25410684518743733902009-04-03T22:27:00.000-07:002010-03-31T21:25:43.685-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2ibu2GHGbwZ7rhyhPk5yHOn7OobpXMTgaOPxPx3I0hqYJq0BQey5RX_cfpqUvOhI8p-mAwbUehAcRoUlNpKOwWGuSHop2HMqJ3f8PPrUIapSeopAtJzzc7GFQv2sjyGgzAhRUJuAs3s/s1600-h/IMG_5568%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320706436117269538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2ibu2GHGbwZ7rhyhPk5yHOn7OobpXMTgaOPxPx3I0hqYJq0BQey5RX_cfpqUvOhI8p-mAwbUehAcRoUlNpKOwWGuSHop2HMqJ3f8PPrUIapSeopAtJzzc7GFQv2sjyGgzAhRUJuAs3s/s320/IMG_5568%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIRob1d3cHyGghVHVSy2C15EtKpvNxnoe1s9IQhVVbrFsQrdWALCpxB5bMvZH8cSDYD42g1Nu9P_ovVKSQkN3TCGTA9Y0aDYIfOldXfs-IJwh1W0aweqhRbytwQkRkC9anDk8K_kywcE/s1600-h/IMG_5540%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320706433855161266" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22qtx_HrxBsz51N6hGwCTKV1J-vkHed6qTvZp4LvSkM5AR7VG9uuwo5_J7HCW7OZBc-T4bqUkmBHINgCpkgSTNLCG1cLWbcGtDsD0jb5lx-ccQF6XvgGNznQNKoSxa7OfznMwA-P_WKI/s320/IMG_5531%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a><br />Baby Louie. He still needs to gain another 1 kilo by the end of this month so he can qualify for surgery!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigUCvG135l6k5JVmZd3nk7kgYE93-ieKBihlBJkgRzuu9iJ0wvCjhCOFeoVrGkpo6BwypcbSBQfyNqitcEFWsHaCAiaR-Z6EjnJGQzAG5VwLWSpphhrkGB_0-S_TwKRj66tZlrT5yNow/s1600-h/IMG_5507%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320706426648396978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigUCvG135l6k5JVmZd3nk7kgYE93-ieKBihlBJkgRzuu9iJ0wvCjhCOFeoVrGkpo6BwypcbSBQfyNqitcEFWsHaCAiaR-Z6EjnJGQzAG5VwLWSpphhrkGB_0-S_TwKRj66tZlrT5yNow/s320/IMG_5507%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a> Tammy, Ran Mae, her mom Mary, brothers Paul and Justin and me. She had a very hard time breastfeeding so we went to her house for an hour almost every day for 10 days!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-67539881981717987122009-04-01T22:30:00.000-07:002009-04-01T22:41:05.607-07:00Busiest Month Ever!!!I have been so busy this month but yet I have been so aware that many of you have been praying for me and my patients! Thank you so much!! Your prayers mean so much!! There are so many stories I could tell you about events that happened this month that I hardly know where to begin! I have learned so many valuables skills and there have been many intense moments! I would greatly appreciate your continued prayer for me, my health and the safety of my patients, especially the little babies! My back went out 6 days ago and I have been in and out of excruiating pain!! I finally broke down and took the reccomended pain medication available here at the clinic. My bed is not ideal for my back pain but I'm doing the best I can. Trying to sleep flat on my back with my legs bent. But I'm praying God heals me cuz its very difficult to properly care for patients with my back like this. The transportation also doesn't help on the small tricicles!! <br />I'm very excited that my parents will be coming to visit me April 21!!! I'm excited for them to get to see what I do here and visit some of my patients:) My parents are putting together some donations to bring me so if any of you feel so inclined to donate supplies or money, that would be awesome!! :) <br />May I will be starting my official academics for Midwifery!! I'm excited to keep learning. There is still so much I want to know! <br />I will try to upload some pictures but this connection isn't great so it might not work.Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-33071160357596000852009-02-28T00:14:00.000-08:002009-02-28T00:40:03.804-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F32a1UzuGKk6rLNG2UtqQts4rCDPhyphenhyphenUrZIn_vFS99TuR-hmEkKG6AFzW-psDlXApSM3KfYHnJN46F8zn1eXbrY9sWklOJzdsASFZ0O86Xcee7W54vlEn5Xf5y38kfGIsPSAAJiEkGWg/s1600-h/Picture+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307761670528818514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F32a1UzuGKk6rLNG2UtqQts4rCDPhyphenhyphenUrZIn_vFS99TuR-hmEkKG6AFzW-psDlXApSM3KfYHnJN46F8zn1eXbrY9sWklOJzdsASFZ0O86Xcee7W54vlEn5Xf5y38kfGIsPSAAJiEkGWg/s320/Picture+050.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another baby safely brought into this world! Thank you Jesus!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9-FRWaD1Eljwnz50RVY8l1RxocHdRcWjpDfKECnF1HGVWlX5rpIGbrBIZ0hV1tkWcH338I1J3lSywOLOfZwU9DGYdYAq8K-2tWFjdhyb_isOV-HolY-zML_s-53BCRGVtcrZgyE9t2Q/s1600-h/Picture+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307761666763042082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9-FRWaD1Eljwnz50RVY8l1RxocHdRcWjpDfKECnF1HGVWlX5rpIGbrBIZ0hV1tkWcH338I1J3lSywOLOfZwU9DGYdYAq8K-2tWFjdhyb_isOV-HolY-zML_s-53BCRGVtcrZgyE9t2Q/s320/Picture+093.jpg" border="0" /></a> This mom delivered so fast. She had felt like pushing in the tricy on the way to the clinic. Baby was out before I had time to put my second glove on all the way!! I got to name him too!! I named him Josiah!! He was so small but so very cute!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHvXASgsInnrJ-LElvNLmsBlhKLPFOCJT_ZJKjJag-F_HK1FonI_qkJKrrSI0jKE_6y11aRW6c4mRBc97S874KB9UsG3vpv-XhjgcslA2tsYN1ajqFHGXP2TxwpsXAuczSS7YMpzWMu4/s1600-h/Picture+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307761663624077090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHvXASgsInnrJ-LElvNLmsBlhKLPFOCJT_ZJKjJag-F_HK1FonI_qkJKrrSI0jKE_6y11aRW6c4mRBc97S874KB9UsG3vpv-XhjgcslA2tsYN1ajqFHGXP2TxwpsXAuczSS7YMpzWMu4/s320/Picture+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was my first official catch from last Nov 14th!! So nice to see them again but they both have really bad coughs right now:(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD_8Wr1u320vqcw0ZVGdaabyj3xtl5IOs49plsz9acMkY0fhnUYF56ZM9QTXLEiUcfqHhhU5ZRN3wU3hW6Ry_q39eEPdSRbtWcDSzzM-X11OrAcYxTUjDDMvS8YFiQW1VN6c6xJKthwI/s1600-h/Picture+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307761658916847474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRD_8Wr1u320vqcw0ZVGdaabyj3xtl5IOs49plsz9acMkY0fhnUYF56ZM9QTXLEiUcfqHhhU5ZRN3wU3hW6Ry_q39eEPdSRbtWcDSzzM-X11OrAcYxTUjDDMvS8YFiQW1VN6c6xJKthwI/s320/Picture+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> I really like going to see the families for the postpartum visits to their home. Such a priveledge to see how they live. So poor!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlCLh5Qk_4GUS8oYF9i6HjGS0N0dLkXCFeF0NWSKWQ7fTWQfcLIglvQoXrJutzdAhZP-QgeXuZPnh6H2FezqyZxo1EVyI5L_82thbLDOnG_MCoqZFWpz9WRVd2MYVOdbcxsbMAPsVmHo/s1600-h/Picture+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307761661448483762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlCLh5Qk_4GUS8oYF9i6HjGS0N0dLkXCFeF0NWSKWQ7fTWQfcLIglvQoXrJutzdAhZP-QgeXuZPnh6H2FezqyZxo1EVyI5L_82thbLDOnG_MCoqZFWpz9WRVd2MYVOdbcxsbMAPsVmHo/s320/Picture+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> Doing the new born exam.<br /><br />Things have been busy here at the clinic! The first week we were having lots of births and the next week we had to do a lot of transports to the hospital! I've been learning lots through every experience. I've now delivered 8 babies as the primary midwife. One was just last night. But this week has been hard too. An older man came in the clinic who had been bitten by a poisonous snake. I was helping the doctor and we did all we could but the man passed away:( I was doing chest compressions and we were giving him blows of oxygen but we did not have the anti venom for the snake bite:( So sad!! I want to get some!! This did not help the fear I already have for snkakes!! Some of the women we live far up the mountains and we have to hike up there are visit them!! I'm going to need extra prayer for peace and no fear! There is one woman who lives in the area the man got bite and we might have to hike to her house in the dark if she goes into labor in the middle of the night!!! Ah!!! But overall I'm really liking being back here. Terri, Vicki's sister is teaching a 6 week course on childbirth education on our prenatal days and that is going great! The women, and me and the Filipino midwives, are learning so much and its fun too:) We are having more and more come every week! <br />I am just about done with my application for school. I'm applying to the National College of Midwifery so that I can become an official midwife! All that's left is to send in a cheque for the tution. This will be an online program. Most of the textbooks are here from schools that Vicki has run so I'm so priveledged to be able to make use of them!! I'm really excited to start studying:) Lots of Love to all of you!!! <3 <3 <3Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-28294636598731885322009-02-13T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-13T19:21:45.148-08:00Feels like home :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVFrzhnUI0xY1wp4v6AtFNWR74mUZaTi8QxAYwiUnAZ4Rjf1MGQpYCw42L5bYj-N5cFIkT8UztbUaQ7slWWkcxAOlu7ZP0w9OQCiMEvpKtYElOwDRoCiRxPLTM5u8X0559yz8WblTs6Q/s1600-h/IMG_5387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVFrzhnUI0xY1wp4v6AtFNWR74mUZaTi8QxAYwiUnAZ4Rjf1MGQpYCw42L5bYj-N5cFIkT8UztbUaQ7slWWkcxAOlu7ZP0w9OQCiMEvpKtYElOwDRoCiRxPLTM5u8X0559yz8WblTs6Q/s320/IMG_5387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302487841626206146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullBZ905kpUWi7B22UvaprxjORdyq3uKMCJMsWbEijxAWBNb6b2lbpgTfyiPSOs8Es-6r3B2RfKophaW8Do-uIj4-cLazmwfDRv2kHfacbNQjPUSM_LE54SlFfUo5YTEQBoA5i1IQmAg/s1600-h/IMG_5402.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmK4qww1GyAkubJusL12Xwd9OhB5zBaL0MGET94bUPuM7zTd87YBkBtc1Rp_EFNWmbx9Is3rxHwUPplyv0YH2BMsaktrdPiVaEOI1AXARE104U0ab4KtgTHAW4pSP_r9eOlwuPgTckic/s320/IMG_5417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302486023332779490" /></a><br />It's home here now!! I'm loving it!! This week there were 4 births! Some were a bit complicated but when I whispered the name of Jesus, I could feel His calming presence and all the babies and moms are alive and doing good!! I'm learning a lot! Not just about midwifery, but also about ushering God's presence into my daily life! There could be the most complicated situation, but when you feel God right there with you, He takes away your fear and fills you with His love and peace! It's amazing!! I know this is the place and the time that God has called me to! Thank you to all for your continued support, prayers and encouragements!! There is a definite battle and I need your help to keep fighting! Fighting for my quiet time, fighting for the women, fighting for the things that are on God's heart!! I love you all!! Happy Valentines Day!! I hope God's love is so real to you this week!!! <3 <3 <3Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-60596682532150520752009-02-06T08:05:00.000-08:002009-02-06T08:14:51.467-08:00My first week back in Puerto Galera<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6ttHP5qBdIWmSak8PJhU7k2a-dGzzLBeXZ-7C85UGEYb7GkWCNsSMuC1mNTOuuAA5VOR3qr6Nb_NFKk_tnHFT9E1OGBJTI_grMZbf4QaFQ0_cnfgfQZcpxyeb9KlzbQICDoo6bNCC2Y/s1600-h/IMG_5367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6ttHP5qBdIWmSak8PJhU7k2a-dGzzLBeXZ-7C85UGEYb7GkWCNsSMuC1mNTOuuAA5VOR3qr6Nb_NFKk_tnHFT9E1OGBJTI_grMZbf4QaFQ0_cnfgfQZcpxyeb9KlzbQICDoo6bNCC2Y/s320/IMG_5367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299718338359554738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGVvp-8SnZOp65vDTeh7KhT53JEgMjMJJCdr_TNzcYg6Nmdqb-_DFTivjgI5pVYDRv_1vSjC1-qxGGCBSHcojubxzJQJ5fJUtGC4riwVVC6P8F4A3sPJF196cXM18C8mFvD6yS_Ud8w/s1600-h/IMG_5369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGVvp-8SnZOp65vDTeh7KhT53JEgMjMJJCdr_TNzcYg6Nmdqb-_DFTivjgI5pVYDRv_1vSjC1-qxGGCBSHcojubxzJQJ5fJUtGC4riwVVC6P8F4A3sPJF196cXM18C8mFvD6yS_Ud8w/s320/IMG_5369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299718331320594802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6Y0E3kCWRHQE1WfrYCedaBw8cQbOS2wv_oF0wVkqYa7o5wMh4-8idc6mWF5zppTFJH-QTpqe-O-dH0oqndf7sdzpeS1YttJfMtNutoXInB4KRICT8K6QVfdZXsuNKUilWIRInYCBb3w/s1600-h/IMG_5363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6Y0E3kCWRHQE1WfrYCedaBw8cQbOS2wv_oF0wVkqYa7o5wMh4-8idc6mWF5zppTFJH-QTpqe-O-dH0oqndf7sdzpeS1YttJfMtNutoXInB4KRICT8K6QVfdZXsuNKUilWIRInYCBb3w/s320/IMG_5363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299718327965134322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVI2LyGtZqfbTCHggdm83zYpA_tsQgEiPEqiBSZxtPOPA4vaiJb7X2HHCA6_zp-MlkSQA4XR0oRHQncFn638fsq2YNslepmRnYJkLwkh1W67Brqa14jhPeEURCw0e_UG8xHr_0dXUzi0/s1600-h/IMG_5361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVI2LyGtZqfbTCHggdm83zYpA_tsQgEiPEqiBSZxtPOPA4vaiJb7X2HHCA6_zp-MlkSQA4XR0oRHQncFn638fsq2YNslepmRnYJkLwkh1W67Brqa14jhPeEURCw0e_UG8xHr_0dXUzi0/s320/IMG_5361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299718326063673810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWOAYrqeuUney2Sso-ZZhwnAQ5L2UgK4BT8PYO72Fq8FsfpfkUIvREB1rT_Ew-y11k9M6wDnEDnDbXygn_L5t3xdpjeC4_L3KIfllG_FLLMeUlS1OTO21tEQHeMMWGccBiqUeI93CNNA/s1600-h/IMG_5359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWOAYrqeuUney2Sso-ZZhwnAQ5L2UgK4BT8PYO72Fq8FsfpfkUIvREB1rT_Ew-y11k9M6wDnEDnDbXygn_L5t3xdpjeC4_L3KIfllG_FLLMeUlS1OTO21tEQHeMMWGccBiqUeI93CNNA/s320/IMG_5359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299718325192188834" /></a><br />My very first day back to the island I went straight to the clinic to help with all the prenatals and that night there was a birth and I delivered the baby. A beautiful baby girl named Jenelyn. I went to the home a few days later to check on the mom, Arlyn and baby and both were doing well. I was able to give Arlyn some help with breastfeeding and I can’t wait to visit her again to see how she’s doing with that! Breastfeeding is the absolute best thing you could ever do for your baby!!! <br />Thursday is the day we go to Sabang and do prenatals for the women living in that area. It happened that I had to go alone there and do all the prenatals!! I found out when I was finished that there had been 15!! Which was a lot for me and it was my first time doing prenatals by myself. I was a bit nervous and had to use my broken Tagalog a lot!! But I was amazed that I could understand most of what they told me! <br />Thursday night we had to transport a mom in labor to the hospital in Calapan, which is 2 hours away. We had been monitoring the FHT for a few hours but they were decreasing and bright green poo particles coming out in the fluid were telling us that the baby was in distress. The parents were very concerned for their baby but also extremely worried about how they would pay for the transportation and hospital fees!! The look on their faces broke my heart and I gave them some of the last of my pesos!! They were so grateful!! The mom, Anna, had tears in her eyes! I heard this morning that she was able to have a natural deliver and so far the baby is doing fine. When they are back from Calapan, I will go visit them and do a check up. I’m praying that God will provide the money for the fees that they will have to pay to the hospital. The burden of that often weighs on families for years as they struggle to somehow pay down the debt. Last year there was an article in the Manila newspaper about 4 babies who were held at the hospital until they were 8 months old because their families had no money to pay for delivery!!!! Things like this just should not happen!!!!<br /> <br />This morning I got to see baby Louie. He was born last November and has a bilateral cleft lip. He was only 2000grams, about 4.4lbs when he was born. His deformity makes it hard for him to nurse properly. We have a surgery lined up for him thru Operation Smile, but he needs to gain a certain amount of weight. This morning his weight was up to 4100grams. But he still has a ways to go!! It was so fun to hold him and see him laughing and smiling at me. I could tell that he has some other developmental delays as he’s 3 months but still cannot hold his head up on his own. <br />This afternoon I went to 2 pregnant girls homes to check on them. It was so fun to visit with them and their families. I had been having a lonely, rainy, sad day afternoon and it was good to get out and hang out with a fun family. One of the girls lived half way up the mountain. It was quite the hike in sandals in the rain up the slippery, muddy terrain!! On the way back down I was so sure that I would end up sliding down the mountain on my bum!!<br />It’s so good to be back here and I know this is where I am to be for this time, but I have been struggling with loneliness and today I spent a few hours crying. I would love pray for God’s joy and just for friendship, someone I can talk to and share how I’m really feeling and pray with! I’m missing all my friends and family back home and all the love and support you all are to me!! <br />Lots of Love to you all!!!Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-33459028444623969792009-02-02T19:55:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:37:30.575-08:00Back in Manila<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDoRH9a9P9u0T33ey8Rp8Hbb9eMcogSHXoDaJKTU7OU12WjDZd8P5pdbHoesU-qbXaAoujhTST6pLozl6Jr-H2DES8cjr67AR4xwrpo2tbPCbjBtdO6Jwctq0OhHrM6qd5vUA6Gzn1Xc/s1600-h/IMG_4937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDoRH9a9P9u0T33ey8Rp8Hbb9eMcogSHXoDaJKTU7OU12WjDZd8P5pdbHoesU-qbXaAoujhTST6pLozl6Jr-H2DES8cjr67AR4xwrpo2tbPCbjBtdO6Jwctq0OhHrM6qd5vUA6Gzn1Xc/s320/IMG_4937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298425280541150450" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSharina%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">God’s definitely prepared the way for me to come back to the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style=""> </span>From a compassionate lady, working for Korea Air, letting me take an additional third bag for only $60 when it would have cost $240, to the customs officials in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Manila</st1:place></st1:city> waving me thru with a smile, even though I had been really honest and checked that I had goods to declare!!<span style=""> </span>Some of my friends, Jonas and Rachelle and a few others from the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Baptist</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:placetype></st1:place> picked me up from the airport.<span style=""> </span>It was so nice not to have to haggle with a taxi driver and worry that he wouldn’t know where I was staying here in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Manila</st1:city></st1:place>!!<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">The kids here in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Manila</st1:place></st1:city> were SO excited to see me!!!<span style=""> </span>They missed me even more than I thought!!<span style=""> </span>The screaming welcome that I got was so loud that I’m sure everyone in the area heard it!!<span style=""> </span>Good thing they didn’t know I was here til the next day cuz I arrived at the clinic at 2am!!<span style=""> </span>I don’t think the neighbors would have been very happy if they screamed then! Ha ha <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">So thank you all so much for your prayers and all the items that were donated!! </span><span style=";font-family:Wingdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">I love and miss you all already!! And I’m missing the cold weather too! It’s still so hot here!! Ha ha </span><span style=";font-family:Wingdings;font-size:130%;" ><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=""></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lots of Love, <3></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sherina </span><span style=";font-family:Wingdings;font-size:14;" ><span style=""></span></span><span style="font-size:14;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-77283255752751987512008-10-19T22:35:00.000-07:002008-10-19T23:34:28.105-07:00Changes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa8dX9fJN6fyHkls-tvtQ6QnJJUy7CetozozCX6YV7HbPQCu6mT_WOjRVoVLyzNz1tX79SGBg38LMciMbSET_q0seoD8ySTJO0XT90XlcawNh9QxhJHgLfPK2Y10WOgbakkFGHNbBPmo/s1600-h/IMG_3718.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259119375112155330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa8dX9fJN6fyHkls-tvtQ6QnJJUy7CetozozCX6YV7HbPQCu6mT_WOjRVoVLyzNz1tX79SGBg38LMciMbSET_q0seoD8ySTJO0XT90XlcawNh9QxhJHgLfPK2Y10WOgbakkFGHNbBPmo/s320/IMG_3718.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 3 adorable girls that I vacationed with.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MrO0tFGwH6rRc-QKvfp5-eMChujGAjSNw2-rv4VkIHSKhpP5Twnu3zE-qIifUJAiNshkyLPYUwjYJZ1XD_ESezyOzdlX_uWtsbOCMZfWieCLiYr9TPM4GiEJNdqPzZP3Z6_INcz-lHs/s1600-h/IMG_3365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259119379276978802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MrO0tFGwH6rRc-QKvfp5-eMChujGAjSNw2-rv4VkIHSKhpP5Twnu3zE-qIifUJAiNshkyLPYUwjYJZ1XD_ESezyOzdlX_uWtsbOCMZfWieCLiYr9TPM4GiEJNdqPzZP3Z6_INcz-lHs/s320/IMG_3365.JPG" border="0" /></a> The YWAM family, Joel and Grace and son Paul. They now have their new addition, another baby boy!! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAC04te9t-SFJpiC4jYiqZzVT6Ssc1WrlaZB3l8E64-z5U6crfa78fFYL2v88Pg9xXa7FTALf86XO-6T4MtCFHJ16o8b5qOhil9kBIcUSe9iSjrO2MqlPECfuzouwPPKERY718zaP_KU/s1600-h/IMG_3506.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259119389835756626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAC04te9t-SFJpiC4jYiqZzVT6Ssc1WrlaZB3l8E64-z5U6crfa78fFYL2v88Pg9xXa7FTALf86XO-6T4MtCFHJ16o8b5qOhil9kBIcUSe9iSjrO2MqlPECfuzouwPPKERY718zaP_KU/s320/IMG_3506.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mom Elena, and baby Christian and family. Elena still has really high blood pressure but other than that they are all doing great!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LMPWZhWj8vWMDr5urRED0qft56Mzpw7BghPTTgybDCXoNfcCnoYTb6w_VAr_AnCzNefMOHcodAMrK8CSDLUFoyBlWRh-r3-yfCPwsm_XW-8rAqsY7qmQ_XKO7375taq8inK7ihRLhns/s1600-h/IMG_3515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259119393485611874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LMPWZhWj8vWMDr5urRED0qft56Mzpw7BghPTTgybDCXoNfcCnoYTb6w_VAr_AnCzNefMOHcodAMrK8CSDLUFoyBlWRh-r3-yfCPwsm_XW-8rAqsY7qmQ_XKO7375taq8inK7ihRLhns/s320/IMG_3515.JPG" border="0" /></a> The last baby I helped deliver in Manila. Also baby Louie. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0qV7gyf7CIgFJD7qbL7qQ4d4BVRghvrNLv6Hu6brkpTZKqP0NIjTZ5Wbeilc1J4cNMpQeHK3Bb_zzR8p-WCvhnPF-dBW4Iwj7xUrBwHLUP_RNomzNHiHZtaAIy1MiM4D2gGmB-UgydQ/s1600-h/IMG_3526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259119396648713106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0qV7gyf7CIgFJD7qbL7qQ4d4BVRghvrNLv6Hu6brkpTZKqP0NIjTZ5Wbeilc1J4cNMpQeHK3Bb_zzR8p-WCvhnPF-dBW4Iwj7xUrBwHLUP_RNomzNHiHZtaAIy1MiM4D2gGmB-UgydQ/s320/IMG_3526.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mom Shirly came back for her birth certificate with her baby Louie. I got to hold him lots!!<br /><br /><div>So there's been a few changes that have happened in the last few weeks and now that I have a free moment, I thought that I should let you know what's going on in my life! I had a mini 4 day holiday with another Canadian family that's living in Manila. We came to the island of Mindoro to a beach resort very near the clinic where I was planning to work at in November. I had a great time with them. We hung out on the beach and I got to spend lots of time with their 3 adorable girls and their Uncle Joey!! They were all such a blessing to me and took care of all the financial aspects of the trip! While I was here I met with Terri who is overseeing Mercy in Action while her sister Vicki is in the States. We decided for a few reasons, that it would be best if I came to the island sooner than originally planned. So, she came back with me early on the Friday morning and then we left Manila at 4am to come back to Puerto Galera! It was quite a fast decision so I wasn't able to say goodbye to everyone but I did manage to say goodbye to quite a few of my friends. It's such a different atmosphere here on the island. Its so peaceful and quiet and the air is so clean!! And the beaches are gorgeous and there are mountains! Saturday, my first official day living here, we had a birth that kept us up all night! I was already quite tired from little sleep the past few weeks and 2 very early morning trips the 2 days before! There were a few moments in the birth room where I didn't know how I was going to stay awake!! But I did! And guess what?! It was another boy!!! So funny that I have yet to see a girl!! But they have many more births here so I'm sure it will happen. I'm starting from scratch with my training but I'm already feeling like I'm learning so much more here! It helps too that there are experienced midwife teachers who speak fluent English! So I saw my first tear and sutures! I got to assist Kate, the midwife in charge here right now, while she stitched up the 2nd degree tear! It was at 4am and it was so hot and the tear looked like ground meat to me but she was able to piece things back together and stitch it up so that it looked normal again!! Amazing!! I also learned how to do some back massaging and pressure on the back to help with some of the pain the mother was feeling during contractions. The mother wasn't too keen on doing the breathing exercises and in the end she ended up pushing the baby out too fast when she was asked to slow down, which was probably one of the reasons that she tore! Kate was so great at explaining everything that was going on. She went through all the forms and explained each thing that we look for and why! I feel like I've learned way more in one birth here than in the 7 that I saw in Manila!! I think I'm really going to learn a lot here! It's going to be busy and maybe not that much sleep, but the knowledge and experience is going to be great! Kate has such a neat way of interacting with the women too and I'm really enjoying watching her and learning from her! We went on a postpartum visit yesterday and it was so neat how it was just like visiting with a friend over coffee but yet she got all the information that she needed to fill out all the paper work after!! She's also very knowledgeable about topics such as breastfeeding. I thought I knew a lot about it before, but now I know even more! Breastfeeding is one of the best things that you could ever do for your baby, but yet so many mothers think that they have no milk and then they buy formula!! One of the most challenging things is trying to encourage mothers to breastfeed! </div><br /><div>So, I'm settling into life over here in Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro. I miss my friends back in Manila, especially my roommate DJ and Ate Imelda but I know I'll see them again when I pass back through Manila in December. I'm living with Terri in Vicki's house for a few weeks until Vicki and Scott come back from the States and then I'll move into the clinic. The clinic is just a 5 minute drive or probably about a 20 minute walk away. And the beach is about 10 minutes away too!:) So that's what's new with me!! I would still love to hear bout things back home and how you are doing!!</div><br /><div>Oh, and thank you so much to everyone who prayed for my friend Sara!! She is doing better than I would have ever expected!! She emailed me and told me exactly what happened. She ended up going through labor and delivering the baby even though he was already dead :( She is still at VGH for a few more weeks going through extensive treatment for her leukemia! She has a curable kind though so that's good. When her white blood cell count comes back up she will be able to move back home but will continue going 5 days a week for chemo. So please continue to keep her in your prayers! </div><br /><div>Another person to pray for is Ate Cecil. I would go to her clinic in Manila on Friday mornings and help her with her prenatals. Her father was quite sick with TB and he just passed away yesterday. Her mom is also not that well and Cecil has a young son as well. So just pray for God's continued provision and comfort for this family. </div><br /><div>I'm also a bit sick right now. I think its just a cold but I'm feeling really achy and headachy and miserable!! And its so hot here and the power goes out often so then no fans!! It was out most of the night last night! But that seems like such a small thing comparatively!! lol </div><br /><div>Miss you all!!! Lots of Love!!!</div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-34273235240938491202008-10-09T00:36:00.000-07:002008-10-09T00:46:48.992-07:00Please Pray for my Friend Sara Moore!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy-y8KPb188FQPkQAe3cpALE-p0ZMGKNKpSl-H0flXZK8yVdnPlWwH4vIk6WYy2VYYmZB925nqxe99K93Rg4x5UZCExjsvLZ_niZ4Z2ESvn2U_zcXFH2loCaT-9F7rPwVMCSA9zoFkvs/s1600-h/Sara.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255055458914569154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyy-y8KPb188FQPkQAe3cpALE-p0ZMGKNKpSl-H0flXZK8yVdnPlWwH4vIk6WYy2VYYmZB925nqxe99K93Rg4x5UZCExjsvLZ_niZ4Z2ESvn2U_zcXFH2loCaT-9F7rPwVMCSA9zoFkvs/s320/Sara.jpg" border="0" /></a> Please pray for my friend Sara!!! She and her husband, Jay, have just lost their baby and found out that Sara has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">leukemia!!! She is a really close friend of mine and its so hard for me to hear about this while being so far away from home!!! I am sitting at the internet right now and I can't stop my tears!! Thanks for all your prayers and support. Thanks to all those who have emailed my new email account, <a href="mailto:sherinajoy@gmail.com">sherinajoy@gmail.com</a> It's going to be a slow process getting updates out again but I will try. I'm a little low on funds too so if anyone is feeling overly generous or has extra cash they don't know what to do with, I won't turn it down!!! lol :P </span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Love you All!!!!</span><br /><div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-33750767183382429952008-09-29T22:53:00.000-07:002008-09-29T22:59:51.804-07:00NEW EMAIL: sherinajoy@gmail.com<span style="font-size:180%;">MY OLD EMAIL ADDRESS: <a href="mailto:sherinatatum@hotmail.com">sherinatatum@hotmail.com</a> has been taken over by a hacker!!! :( </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS IS:</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="mailto:sherinajoy@gmail.com">sherinajoy@gmail.com</a> </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">PLEASE EMAIL ME THERE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GETTING UPDATES.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">I'm really sorry for any worry or inconvinence this may have caused you!! :( It's been pretty upsetting for me too as I had over 300 contacts and over 2,00o personal emails!! I've spent most of today changing passwords and creating new email accounts. Please email my new gmail account cuz I'm really sad that I've lost your address!!! :( :( :( :( :( </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank-you</span>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-36651877123815971822008-09-19T02:37:00.001-07:002008-09-19T03:45:39.843-07:00First Birth at Ate Cecil's<div align="center"><br />Baby Marvin<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyl3Sw1wOhv5p75mUq58okvwzojmyg9eR4TcX17tjj1h1tfsiJajtHtO8akrr3vT_c-2LljGKlY6HBThz5htXT1u8C0NBaYK76uXtG15SKf9WV0AwbULfHqduv3Xvory73Kxxn5Y9kn0/s1600-h/IMG_3323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247667254637465746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyl3Sw1wOhv5p75mUq58okvwzojmyg9eR4TcX17tjj1h1tfsiJajtHtO8akrr3vT_c-2LljGKlY6HBThz5htXT1u8C0NBaYK76uXtG15SKf9WV0AwbULfHqduv3Xvory73Kxxn5Y9kn0/s320/IMG_3323.JPG" border="0" /></a> Doing the Neonatal Exam<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b8D6MTPph3-ezlIhH8vLbh63_Dcx0HPb3avtbE6LddYG60PsijHBaBaWxxrjAlYvxTAM6rGMH7WPMKHCj4vHkfiVheirUNRXPwWPBdHarhsPMr74T8vym5WVNaZLg4YFfS01LiX6quk/s1600-h/IMG_3341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247667261136827554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b8D6MTPph3-ezlIhH8vLbh63_Dcx0HPb3avtbE6LddYG60PsijHBaBaWxxrjAlYvxTAM6rGMH7WPMKHCj4vHkfiVheirUNRXPwWPBdHarhsPMr74T8vym5WVNaZLg4YFfS01LiX6quk/s320/IMG_3341.JPG" border="0" /></a>Taking his measurements<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotqNfiSz1ZSm2Hq66codl9IrhOE_A0lxqx5AADO-Oq-_XoeqfM1oeqcHWRg7eWqpVgd2-iXvPNkQZ4_CbzBt4Zn1B5a66SPne3hg7Cr4Nonm3e8qQhCwl-MBpfNK_TdiHmzE32xOquq4/s1600-h/IMG_3342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247667267994462642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotqNfiSz1ZSm2Hq66codl9IrhOE_A0lxqx5AADO-Oq-_XoeqfM1oeqcHWRg7eWqpVgd2-iXvPNkQZ4_CbzBt4Zn1B5a66SPne3hg7Cr4Nonm3e8qQhCwl-MBpfNK_TdiHmzE32xOquq4/s320/IMG_3342.JPG" border="0" /></a> Trying to find his pulse!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_MCFCjtkrjlvK1aKKUj0CIwH5zCBTLepBMCcjiRAR6WMZSDukp1c_QjrSXn8kzs4nU7YD5po2oz8h1K5bLCSkLv2xAz3PSTp6AMykEjs5s9CTMXY_AJ11CySWpWKw2WN1CTs1lQ93c0/s1600-h/IMG_3344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247667274797042098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_MCFCjtkrjlvK1aKKUj0CIwH5zCBTLepBMCcjiRAR6WMZSDukp1c_QjrSXn8kzs4nU7YD5po2oz8h1K5bLCSkLv2xAz3PSTp6AMykEjs5s9CTMXY_AJ11CySWpWKw2WN1CTs1lQ93c0/s320/IMG_3344.JPG" border="0" /></a> Checking his stepping reflex!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKYCh6_eQHI73k2kjlK8jKnk1LQj4Fdv_SRJSiR4rZ8o-mQ-T8aGNpAhg40vDv0pzGp1Wpac1QZnWWTh05ijV8H7TnDWE311QzgRKxGh70WBoPZYJYbj2c4udTUqOvSAxKt67w2wgcUU/s1600-h/IMG_3346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247667280639836978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKYCh6_eQHI73k2kjlK8jKnk1LQj4Fdv_SRJSiR4rZ8o-mQ-T8aGNpAhg40vDv0pzGp1Wpac1QZnWWTh05ijV8H7TnDWE311QzgRKxGh70WBoPZYJYbj2c4udTUqOvSAxKt67w2wgcUU/s320/IMG_3346.JPG" border="0" /></a> He wasn't enjoying the exam!<br /></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669785793445730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvnQtB00nFeGNRCNEv6PHAzBtzMhu2m2H6Y6318xX8U-VSFchyWZoH-tQSKWzIrVnPZB3uNp_PKGx84kuw8zhdpqsLX74tZZivdyVlRaG3HXX5Df2ExPbXBCTLIsJeM5PyIPyhrc-LPc/s320/IMG_3348.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">So I tried to comfort him!</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669782402125874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgshRK3yweeO2iSxJuNQMrogAoIaSBTARZLuFBj_KPvgaxwuApIvHFZb8N_QM6Jfcdlpc8vWNBXhyphenhyphengKmqZAFkgOXcFY6OBxN1gAjT1wUdavQJgKnew4YNzu1DVkxhVs5VYJpIOjsOJpI/s320/IMG_3349.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Eye Ointment</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669791997544514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-lSIUpj9TmpS-JwvWapdVDfJB2iZ5xf-WMRj2l8Sd9c2DoCC-i5hgfYaU7_Q_GEIW5msp4drKxKnYdrau8MCWjJ4RXdSip1N6TbiuFxJ9el2eo2I6joaHPcn_2ofByLADUSjLAeNhG0/s320/IMG_3350.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Vitamin K Injection</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669796005292034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcU2PFQvYkj-nf0plhlSy6PUc7CKrGQfYX0gEXK4uDunJnRS8zgdCd9-qKg7AhST26GAZlRagJZY9VucKFyydUwBjKkpv5pD90l0F3esSk-HYoQSfHt1A0HH93x_0HGDE87dS1h4E7dSc/s320/IMG_3351.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Bath Time</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669799538986386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2C4SJC5ffUijiAe9Msw0okFiJIHgVoMKhxHhhZAh0jWFtzts9pOfmrGTY554YPL1T7hFa0jY2snT4i0E9K9LTAjieTUf3fDpooNnmZEw8ILvp08LUeBbgsjpJm3OlsTygmcp35v5ZLE/s320/IMG_3336.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>I think I should put an explicit lyrics warning on this!!! Oh, it’s not a song! Ok, explicit description!! Don’t read before eating!! :P LOL</strong><br /><br />DJ shook me awake this morning to say that Ate Cecil texted and asked if we could come to her place to help with a labor. The Patient was 6cm already so we tried to hurry. I had a really fast shower and while I was packing my bag, Ate Cecil texted again that the patient was now 10cm!! We ran out the door and started looking for a taxi!! In the hurry I forgot my hair brush and water!! The 2 things I really wanted to bring!! When you see my hair in the pictures you’ll see why I wished that I’d brought my hair brush!! Ha ha ha!! We got there before the baby was born, but unfortunately we also made it in time to help clean up all the poo that the patient was pushing out!! A few times I had to tell myself, “No, you will not throw up!! Deal with it!!” Because of the lack of supplies, the soiled sheets and absorbent bed pad are not removed until after the baby is born so the smell stays the whole time!! And the baby is born on top of the poo!! L If I had known some of these things I would have tried to bring more of the absorbent bed pads with me!! Another thing is that laundry is done mostly by hand so it’s a lot of work to wash extra sheets and bed pads!<br />Baby Marvin made his appearance at 9:18am this morning! He had an unusually short cord that was wrapped around his neck, but we were able to slip it off! His mom needed a lot of encouragement to push out the shoulders and it seemed to take forever! Ate Cecil waited awhile for the cord to stop pulsating before I got to cut it!! The idea is that the baby will receive the rest of the blood and nutrients from the placenta if we wait to cut the cord until after it has stopped pulsating! For this to be effective though, the baby needs to be held lower than the cord. So the baby was lying on the same bed pad that was covered in poo and blood and then he peed and pooed to add to the assortment of bodily fluids that were pooled there!!! Kadiri!! That means gross in Tagalog!!<br />After I cut the cord, I clamped and cut the baby’s cord and then I got the baby!! I was going to catch the placenta but it was taking a long time to come out so I opted for cuddling with the baby while Ate Cecil took over with the mom! After 20mins and the placenta didn’t seem to be coming at all, I suggested that the baby breast feed! They agreed so we helped the mom to hold the baby. Breastfeeding helps the uterus to contract and push out the placenta. If the baby isn’t able to breastfeed or in the sad event that the baby died, L the breasts can be manually stimulated to help the uterus contract. This also works well during labor. The baby didn’t seem to keen on feeding that much at this time so I got him back while they tried other positions for the mom. The placenta finally came out over an hour after the baby had been born!! The placenta usually comes out within 5-30 minutes after the baby and 1 hour is about the longest you would want to wait! All the women are given a shot of pitocin after the baby is born to help their uterus contract and help prevent hemorrhaging, but sometimes this is not enough. When the placenta comes out, it is checked carefully to make sure that no pieces could be left inside the mom. If that happens, the body will bleed and bleed to try and get rid of what it considers a foreign object and then the mom could bleed to death!! Hemorrhaging is one of the top 4 reasons why women of child bearing age, are dying in the world today!<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>1 woman dies every minute of child birth or related causes somewhere in the developing world!!</strong><br /></span>This is an insanely large number!! Learning about this is one of the reasons why I wanted to be here studying about childbirth! To help prevent these unnecessary deaths!!<br /><strong>This is the number one need in the developing world today!!!<br /></strong>Just thought I would share that because it’s something that I am passionate about! And until studying Primary Health Care at the University of the Nations, YWAM, Hawaii, last year, I was unaware of how high these statistics were!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Back to Baby Marvin. He got a brief bath and then I did the neonatal exam. He was perfect, no abnormalities. But he really liked being held and disliked me injecting him with Vitamin K and measuring and weighing him!! So I cuddled him lots after to make up for it!! Thank you, Lord, for another baby brought safely into this world!<br /><br /><br />This is some information I found on the WHO website which I pasted at the bottom!! Please check it out!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />WHO / MPS<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Every day, 1500 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications. In 2005, there were an estimated 536 000 maternal deaths worldwide. Most of these deaths occur in the developing world and most of them are avoidable. </strong></span><br />(1) Improving maternal health is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by the international community at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000.<br /><br /><strong>Where do maternal deaths occur?<br /></strong><br />The incidence of maternal death is inequitably spread throughout the world reflecting the gap between rich and poor. A woman's lifetime risk of maternal death is one in 75 in the developing regions, compared to one in 7300 in developed regions. In Niger one in seven women dies of pregnancy-related complications. By contrast, in Ireland a woman's risk of maternal death is one in 48 000. (2)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247674854961285410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKktWRM-dQ0FRK6LK9-BbhJCjXVVuhQk36o8jXtI_YdPjQdE6rrodo4k6i8UANONlotJvEjxScYQGY0jFidMNYAtwXRDURH9U_5fYhQCsU3cRjimbzJEplYBCLahdML-WOfIoa87_46b4/s320/Maternal+Mortality+WHO.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br />Developing countries account for 99% of all maternal deaths worldwide. More than half of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, one third in South Asia. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Why do mothers die?<br /></strong></div><div align="center">The four major killers are: severe bleeding (mostly postpartum haemorrhage), infections (mostly sepsis), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (usually eclampsia), and obstructed labour. Complications after unsafe abortion cause 13% of maternal deaths. Among the indirect causes (20%) of maternal death are diseases that complicate pregnancy or are aggravated by pregnancy, such as malaria, anaemia, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular diseases.(3)<br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247674857874089842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecqGbPf9mYXzn4cU5M1wM7niz8EuOxeJGywVDmm-cKwy9LE3d25jhgIHBs3bsk9MOE90qRm2Z67PyPN9WmBZ87X8Fz7Mel853ecYyCQE7XR0WgzhvSLQtzjRFCGx0QvjRBjpPRylzggw/s320/Causes+of+Maternal+Death+WHO.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br />WHO / Marie-Agnes Heine<br />Most maternal deaths are avoidable as the medical solutions to prevent or manage the fatal causes are well known. Skilled care at birth can make the difference between life and death. For instance, if unattended, <strong>severe bleeding in the third stage of labour can kill </strong>even a healthy woman within two hours. An injection of the drug oxytocin given immediately after childbirth reduces the risk of bleeding very effectively.<br />Sepsis, the second most frequent cause of maternal death, can be widely reduced if aseptic techniques are respected. The third-cause, pre-eclampsia, is a common hypertensive disorder in pregnancy, which can be monitored. Although pre-eclampsia cannot be completely cured before the delivery, the administration of drugs like magnesium sulfate can lower a woman's risk of developing convulsions (eclampsia), which can be fatal. Another frequent cause of maternal death, obstructed labour, can be prevented or managed by skilled birth attendants. Obstructed labour occurs when the fetus' head is too big compared to the mother's pelvis or if the baby is abnormally positioned. A simple tool to identify problems in labour early is the partograph, a graph of progress of labour and the maternal and fetal condition. Skilled practitioners can use the partograph to recognize and deal with slow progress before labour becomes obstructed, and, if necessary, refer the woman to caesarean section.<br /></p><p><strong>Why do mothers not get the care they need?<br /></strong><br />WHO / Jim Holmes<br />In 2006, only about 60% of deliveries in developing countries were assisted by a skilled birth attendant. This can be translated into 50 million home deliveries that were not assisted by skilled health personnel. The coverage ranges from 34% in Eastern Africa to 93% in South America. (4) The coverage of antenatal care varies too. In Peru, 87% of pregnant women had at least four antenatal care visits, whereas in Ethiopia the coverage was only 12%. (5)<br />There are many reasons why women do not receive the care they need before, during and after childbirth. In some remote areas, there may be no availability of professional care. Or, if available, the care may not be good. In other cases, the women may lack access to health facilities, because there is no transportation available or because they cannot afford to pay the costs of the transport or the health services' user-fees. Also cultural beliefs or a woman's low status in society can prevent a pregnant woman from getting the care she needs. To improve maternal health, gaps in the capacity and quality of health systems and barriers to accessing health services must be identified and tackled at community level. <a href="http://www.who.int/making_pregnancy_safer/topics/maternal_mortality/en/index.html">http://www.who.int/making_pregnancy_safer/topics/maternal_mortality/en/index.html</a></p>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-58738129026011435882008-09-13T05:48:00.000-07:002008-09-13T08:18:55.694-07:00Baby Christian<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbsRZxinciPc7UK028v72S5UVS_vnSR_CiXDl5LTrvwqC8YDUik00cGyaDZsHP63CN0_wuQE_t6-hvO0EWA0Y73Y73wMMVqY449ZseAneBCbejHK2BNZSvlBATOQVhgweGkkeYQH4IZY/s1600-h/IMG_3282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245522954426497730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbsRZxinciPc7UK028v72S5UVS_vnSR_CiXDl5LTrvwqC8YDUik00cGyaDZsHP63CN0_wuQE_t6-hvO0EWA0Y73Y73wMMVqY449ZseAneBCbejHK2BNZSvlBATOQVhgweGkkeYQH4IZY/s320/IMG_3282.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grace is taking Elena's blood pressure in their one room squatters hut!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W2PiDWAeaXrl6t3z4qRNAyGeTFoZlf0bcnCcmNztSxF2PtO3ZLw1qfVVF8ZtUtc3HDHdy7lxSpe_bcRFKqxxdxPAp02T_8A4bNg_atmr5A1_qqv7xaaaRc8p_MmZFzxmnYYE4kpCGbY/s1600-h/IMG_3283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245522955449732194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W2PiDWAeaXrl6t3z4qRNAyGeTFoZlf0bcnCcmNztSxF2PtO3ZLw1qfVVF8ZtUtc3HDHdy7lxSpe_bcRFKqxxdxPAp02T_8A4bNg_atmr5A1_qqv7xaaaRc8p_MmZFzxmnYYE4kpCGbY/s320/IMG_3283.JPG" border="0" /></a> Elena's close friends and family and some of her children were in and out in the few hours we were there! It was crowded, hot, and smokey!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96uwt9Miph1o9h4mklbCpcc7rETt2mCKZalKdDXFVKo7_KV53abvFW_OUJDkXAoPHVSfVrqmjx080nnHCWhal9lbImlUGo8wFMpqYcGhOUr1PFgZv-N2WHuKmryF_cq408zfBMsPl8oA/s1600-h/IMG_3286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245522964114177554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96uwt9Miph1o9h4mklbCpcc7rETt2mCKZalKdDXFVKo7_KV53abvFW_OUJDkXAoPHVSfVrqmjx080nnHCWhal9lbImlUGo8wFMpqYcGhOUr1PFgZv-N2WHuKmryF_cq408zfBMsPl8oA/s320/IMG_3286.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cuddling Baby Christian!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBP7FB5MWkPTqCBCALcaurdqf6cTEWOu0F9G9axDCWS76Drx0AMkp16k7FUGro0rGnL-Uhukhw2QGUO_rz77_NrxXTYMeDqQf33CKfzQ_3aAX9JYH35jKQ5Bz3jzQCdyqqWx24L0QuUGc/s1600-h/IMG_3293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245522969337704082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBP7FB5MWkPTqCBCALcaurdqf6cTEWOu0F9G9axDCWS76Drx0AMkp16k7FUGro0rGnL-Uhukhw2QGUO_rz77_NrxXTYMeDqQf33CKfzQ_3aAX9JYH35jKQ5Bz3jzQCdyqqWx24L0QuUGc/s320/IMG_3293.JPG" border="0" /></a> He's so tiny!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr64LEy49MWeOO8a82zFSVLqK14IKHw8oJpCUWnWoG4TarFAHYWbrUxtVDmgbJ87Nf-lLvZ1KTdhA450Y8Y4scmqEGsK35rr7HgfrECRihexDE4At9iD5AbZpbUV7hsoCI_xJUYkfkG_E/s1600-h/IMG_3294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245522975039177746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr64LEy49MWeOO8a82zFSVLqK14IKHw8oJpCUWnWoG4TarFAHYWbrUxtVDmgbJ87Nf-lLvZ1KTdhA450Y8Y4scmqEGsK35rr7HgfrECRihexDE4At9iD5AbZpbUV7hsoCI_xJUYkfkG_E/s320/IMG_3294.JPG" border="0" /></a> He's so light colored he almost looked like a 'white' baby! </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245524700236194658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrb6Mob307OKMWNxvSxicvLsMhpJ3v1lEncYWxi5EyJCcEhVVmt04XrWfzjWzyqlpYJWu-vbnj4JbFrbgeFZiyLMEPEok5C6NdTu01YyCP81VgQMkkcar_HxiZsi7OJAawie-wwjEol-E/s320/IMG_3304.JPG" border="0" />Don't mind the bags under my eyes!! For some reason babies like to come in the middle of the night!!<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245524703719508002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLgimq0UDTGdOxz-jI1Y8HUnrc-Bvd-NZDEiUoqYc88HB7I7X7un1X398KdEx2_kCwWKZUlZ8qsiIGq3A03imEgo3Eyzsz_xy5MJm6dA3Ijhkr3yjXrt7LkC8FZjvtnAm8KQpg50bQzE/s320/IMG_3306.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245524710584262898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5bMATFcp1sODBj0XD8MLvpgoh2YjvN5Iu_fO_sunEFJQ_3jXRaZMOkR0lKguwtRU0c2VcV01gLs6suT7FLwKtOPA-zfj0aknKsV6QFzglMmJsL5XzIQlQy8VHdZbGun4LTCkdwAcQAM/s320/IMG_3309.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245524718049818786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRArqKVG0cbNe9vSVq0vF8Qg0b4sutUITPdC5CFxA4Tyl1-z-w6cggn9oml3I_doR4pUhVeCVTRAreBJpEFvgBrALJ7hzrj6LEYjWU_VQUgTgZURxI4VsR6hX7ETTUJSkm5_zKZ1uch28/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" border="0" />Auntie Imelda is giving the Vitamin K injection while baby Christian cuddles beside mom!<br /><br /><div>So I’ve now had 5 healthy baby boys!! I don’t know why there haven’t been any girls yet!! Ha ha ha!!! So no babies named Sherina yet! Baby number 5 was born this morning at 1:34am!! He is our first baby that we have helped deliver from the new ministry area in Marikina. We received a text yesterday around 5pm that one of the ladies was in labor so we quickly packed a bag of supplies and hopped on a jeepney heading there! It was rush hour weekend traffic and the jeepney was so crowded and it was so hot and I was not feeling good L I hadn’t gotten that much sleep the past few nights and I get really motion sick and in the jeepneys you have to sit sideways. I was so tired that I actually passed out for like 10 mins and when we got off I was so out of it! But I woke up fast when we entered Elena’s home. A crowded, squatters hut with one dimly lit bulb! All her closed friends and family were there, coming in and out of the door. Elena is 44 and has 6 children. They all live in one room! Their bathroom is a hole in the floor in the same room with just a curtain for privacy! I prayed that I didn’t need to use the bathroom while I was there! Grace, (she and her husband Joel have been working with YWAM for 5 years and live in Marikina) was there and had been monitoring Elena’s vital signs. Her blood pressure was 160/90 when her labor started but by lying on her left side and drinking lots of water it was down to 120/80 within the hour! She was only 4cm when we got there and after evaluating the situation and her condition, we decided to take her to our clinic. But right before we left we got another text that there was another woman in labor nearby!! DJ went to go check it out! She came back a few minutes later saying that she was only 1cm and it was a primi so it could be days or even false labor. So we left her there but took Elena. We had to walk for about 20 mins to find a taxi. Elena and 2 of her friends, me and DJ and Ate Imelda all squished into a small cab. I was sandwiched right beside Elena! I felt bad for her! In so much pain and squished in a cab! But she was still laughing and positive!! We had only been in the cab for a minute when we were almost in an accident!! Two jeepneys almost sideswiped us on both sides at the same time!! After a few more close calls like this it was obvious that our driver was not the most competent!! I just prayed that we would get there safely but quickly!! When we finally arrived back at our clinic, I was so tired!! But it was so much more relaxing here with more space. Elena and her friends each laid down to relax for a bit before the baby came! I walked down the street to say hi to some friends for a few minutes and then got some dinner, I was starving! And then I cleaned up the kitchen and went upstairs so that I wouldn’t be keeping Elena and her friends awake. Upstairs it was so hot and I hadn’t had a shower to cool down. (And I kept getting texts from this lady, Marge, but that’s another whole story!!!) Finally after trying to get some sleep and not being able to, I went to go have a shower. Just when I was about to fall asleep, Ate Imelda knocked on the door to say that it was time to get up!!! Ha ha ha!! I hadn’t even slept at all yet! I was so tired!! Elena was still smiling and in a good mood but I could tell that she was in more pain now. She was only 8cm so it still wasn’t time for her to push yet, but within 30 mins she was fully dilated! It’s so hard to try and keep the patient relaxed during contractions! The natural tendency is to tense up! We spend so much time breathing with them and helping them keep a position that makes it easier for the baby to come out! It only took her a few pushes and the baby came out! He was the smallest baby yet! It was so nice to see a mother that really loved and wanted her baby!! Even though she already had 6 other children!! (I don’t know why it’s so hard for them to understand about family planning!! Ha ha) For some reason this little baby pooed a lot!! And it was so hard to get it off him!! Stuck to his skin like glue!! I had to rub and rub with cotton and baby oil! But it was worth it cuz I got to cuddle with him after!! </div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-47627067055166284622008-09-03T08:19:00.000-07:002008-09-03T08:54:13.622-07:00Baby Louie<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822391222657058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfammtJyr4dEsFf5IhZnE-uc25id3dtVZuS3adHrgnyh7krtAAZEMgzAyJlA6-U4vJHc9boeQ393mWvHAQ9VVQXGnXFbi64_06xOijc4BRhr4cchPC9m1a3No7o6Y4RDcteI78gURCVI/s320/IMG_3064.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbFKuQ0O8yTZq-hpTjcN9GeLgHd20JM8TbBqKWdfWCH_KYqbO4DEyzs2lNcXcTdCnJHs73GyiFvgtUbXgkd75hyphenhyphenUIAnR2jXYBfEBlwKFSo_zfhLgz2bBhfd80D7OW-6nO7eOH7faCIjw/s1600-h/IMG_3025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822355585910130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbFKuQ0O8yTZq-hpTjcN9GeLgHd20JM8TbBqKWdfWCH_KYqbO4DEyzs2lNcXcTdCnJHs73GyiFvgtUbXgkd75hyphenhyphenUIAnR2jXYBfEBlwKFSo_zfhLgz2bBhfd80D7OW-6nO7eOH7faCIjw/s320/IMG_3025.JPG" border="0" /></a> Suctioning the poo out!! Gross!! LOL :P<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_vtWxg4QgvhEuN_JP0FSY2nodRlzydCF0hrk08W_ggtQPEVykNCHP8tKMIPaMGGdYY-V4s2kD3tKxDQXHiHI9OFlJ9U6iEk65Z5R1sMEtPKRXF5GH6irohj3UuphhOVRhrqPGqWGDa0/s1600-h/IMG_3032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816650847607218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_vtWxg4QgvhEuN_JP0FSY2nodRlzydCF0hrk08W_ggtQPEVykNCHP8tKMIPaMGGdYY-V4s2kD3tKxDQXHiHI9OFlJ9U6iEk65Z5R1sMEtPKRXF5GH6irohj3UuphhOVRhrqPGqWGDa0/s320/IMG_3032.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eye Ointment<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSFU_MtPy1hXU-haWhOS1vMi2eFLg3r8V2xa6CzPtoD52EsqXbBMfTBtMZvMGIU8Yx34arsdapPIHUM9lr6A_qvY4H8UFNSQYyU0eHlJhgfSm6zAvx4JYezmwK_G98ZP121Bx-6p_2eA/s1600-h/IMG_3033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816654255233138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSFU_MtPy1hXU-haWhOS1vMi2eFLg3r8V2xa6CzPtoD52EsqXbBMfTBtMZvMGIU8Yx34arsdapPIHUM9lr6A_qvY4H8UFNSQYyU0eHlJhgfSm6zAvx4JYezmwK_G98ZP121Bx-6p_2eA/s320/IMG_3033.JPG" border="0" /></a> Vitamin K injection<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDknb-_1IGZAtMu6ktYqtHwvspZRXESfhNfIsaUK2Y7ZQ6MoVgfL5fen96LBJfdoFG7kM1VLHQaSu3MQotBS8iH2Br1_05w3f8lY0Xg8EGpcsDk5K0LlG0tqYuy2Mro-zFOOZpQ2nsEME/s1600-h/IMG_3036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816660365951538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDknb-_1IGZAtMu6ktYqtHwvspZRXESfhNfIsaUK2Y7ZQ6MoVgfL5fen96LBJfdoFG7kM1VLHQaSu3MQotBS8iH2Br1_05w3f8lY0Xg8EGpcsDk5K0LlG0tqYuy2Mro-zFOOZpQ2nsEME/s320/IMG_3036.JPG" border="0" /></a> Listening to the lungs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6eU-Q2tGE1Iw5aGyvxuT-yDw8RHo762zu8B2I6hYUGBetEmLWdFYG5mENUlgKJq31z3UzuovxviXTKc5oXF8hCia0hop4m5hzsbZfzVZ4b3sBNM_TbLiMICHnHieujXayEYM1dtF85s/s1600-h/IMG_3029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816668217059746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6eU-Q2tGE1Iw5aGyvxuT-yDw8RHo762zu8B2I6hYUGBetEmLWdFYG5mENUlgKJq31z3UzuovxviXTKc5oXF8hCia0hop4m5hzsbZfzVZ4b3sBNM_TbLiMICHnHieujXayEYM1dtF85s/s320/IMG_3029.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isn't he cute?!! :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglfycin7KyRa9mD6yfE-h_k4iBvji9QBMLt2s49praPOyY_tiNvyhT1JxzeLGpEWFMz-Tyy-jF1B-EdspRkwHZr6oif0AbooOlppE7Dl4Ht795c3R7fO10ktmmXt3d8SWSmlafk6Oaog/s1600-h/IMG_3023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241816672840969282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglfycin7KyRa9mD6yfE-h_k4iBvji9QBMLt2s49praPOyY_tiNvyhT1JxzeLGpEWFMz-Tyy-jF1B-EdspRkwHZr6oif0AbooOlppE7Dl4Ht795c3R7fO10ktmmXt3d8SWSmlafk6Oaog/s320/IMG_3023.JPG" border="0" /></a> Minutes after birth<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822370467970978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCobNuTziz8dDyQ4wNgPxHLADtn1KCmOcmIFk7-_2P9PsUCBuP0OPGSSxnojYQF7U4fcnVgOOZ2blzx8RVxGohst8j1kJ4sNSzop61eBt5K1kC4VlrOBU2yGfMLmKwcdlOvKOhs4ihGA0/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822375455975490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39WpKVevvpNdsAY9Iz8hUXstRfBZBB0OaFS45UazwPTHlzBbLuHN8Yop7oS6hfDp0axFU4tj5iMMTIzbbKREmBCs8AnYTsOQYX-I2k3RGobRMNPI7ISpSEAj6ftLhDcCkzNerSMoULQg/s320/IMG_3049.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241822389040116642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpu8dzF9nCzWIawMN4iORRmCH4Zw5lomOlJIVMvZ7y5Dmio4wEP2lV5QQr8TEWz8M1sWtl_aY2t7iDQUPpIlwOZB4ZqYDVULW-qakX1ppscgK6hV0JlNSX98pf2b1YnVINXbg-K9Lj64/s320/IMG_3060.JPG" border="0" />So cute!! I don't know how anyone couldn't love him!!!</div><div> </div><div><br /><div>4am Saturday morning, Auntie Imelda knocked on our bedroom door to say that Auntie Shirley was here in labor! I had only fallen asleep at 2 so I was kinda out of it but when I went downstairs I woke up really fast!! Auntie Shirley is 36 with 6 children already. She labors are usually fast so we knew that we didn’t have much time to get ready. I got to do an internal exam, IE, for the first time! So crazy to feel the baby’s head before it comes out!! Auntie Shirley’s blood pressure was a bit high so I kept monitoring it and trying to get her to drink lots of water. Within the hour the baby Louie was out!! I was the one to ‘catch’ the baby this time!! So crazy!! The water hadn’t broken and the baby was born with a membrane covering it that had to be ripped open so he could breathe! He was also born covered in poo so we did a lot of suctioning to try and prevent it from going into his lungs. As soon as the cord stopped pulsating I clamped and cut it! I was a bit worried cuz a lot of blood came out a few minutes after the baby came out but before the placenta. But this is normal. I also delivered the placenta! They taught me to wrap the cord around the clamp and hold firmly on the uterus while gently wiggling the cord. When the placenta came out we had to examine it to make sure no pieces were missing that would be still inside Auntie Shirley and cause hemorrhaging! Meanwhile, the baby was being cleaned up and examined and then we gave him Vitamin K injection and eye ointment.<br />I kept monitoring Auntie Shirley’s blood pressure and pulse. Her blood pressure was going down so that was good. We gave her baby Louie to breast feed. He was such a hungry baby, wanted to eat all the time!! After he was fed for awhile, Auntie Shirley wanted to rest so I held baby Louie!! We had found out that Auntie Shirley hadn’t wanted to be pregnant and had tried to have an abortion by taking cykotic (some type of pills that makes the uterus contract to expel out the baby) but it didn’t work. The pregnancy before this one when she took the drug it did work! I was really upset to hear that! She had taken the drug when she was 2 months pregnant so baby Louie might have some birth defects because of it but to me he looked perfect! These drugs are quite expensive but people will pay the money if they can manage to save up enough because they really don’t want to have a baby. Some girls take so much of this drug that they themselves die! As this is becoming more known in the drug stores, they are trying to control who has access to this drug but even if it’s not available in the drug store, some form of the drug is available on the street! My heart broke to think that this adorable little boy wasn’t wanted and I tried to encourage mother and baby bonding for the rest of the time that they were here at our place!! I pray that she really comes to love her baby!! And that there are no adverse side affects to baby Louie because of the drugs! </div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-32933851156507382552008-09-03T00:12:00.000-07:002008-09-03T00:48:59.397-07:00Possible new ministry location<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJmgkjWD9OoT0FN5XieZyMWuyXJWo_4VYd1jCXJPZ-_Tls7oz6GGTu8wygPP8UcBPLgseUgeluhCIk_wso2vVEfXBhyphenhyphenx5uRpl7OnBoT69_uOTNVmYrx_LzkkPDAkHfp8EbNU5B3ZoY2g/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241697648162866082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJmgkjWD9OoT0FN5XieZyMWuyXJWo_4VYd1jCXJPZ-_Tls7oz6GGTu8wygPP8UcBPLgseUgeluhCIk_wso2vVEfXBhyphenhyphenx5uRpl7OnBoT69_uOTNVmYrx_LzkkPDAkHfp8EbNU5B3ZoY2g/s320/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" /></a> Taking our new patients medical histories.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNVbYTOS1WxFfZ9VQFA9SVzOLcOiHtelnC6EDI8kzKUA8sd1h5k2GmLssTzxcyvp7lF0T6iP2lKelot4au_TzTNQCm5dB1dp0MqWAlvbFhWYNIJdQOvDIA_rG1WSIaNhC6G1-evMOfjU/s1600-h/IMG_3018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241697652948068786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNVbYTOS1WxFfZ9VQFA9SVzOLcOiHtelnC6EDI8kzKUA8sd1h5k2GmLssTzxcyvp7lF0T6iP2lKelot4au_TzTNQCm5dB1dp0MqWAlvbFhWYNIJdQOvDIA_rG1WSIaNhC6G1-evMOfjU/s320/IMG_3018.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Grace! She is pregnant too and also a midwife!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOIb9resBDdhNXAbctMScZezqhH7jAVCOFhDEVclbgLNAPk3IXPxtBwvjaA3hwnGYlYounkf0uXWGXxU17o5KBhcVA-8rCVJcoPeVvS7e9fYq3bMZ7Ohhep1RMR7ZAYXg-FQv37s9Cs4/s1600-h/IMG_3016.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICYT3OCIR9TXMMDnrLCiyxC5r-UTmhFV4FZ40W_XmjBPM_uo3YLWbgCOTwcTcIC8BuJRZQy1hpbFkKy-BlmmSfrLeSESo4kROrCGY5wKxSD0FA2L7OdfEt1XcXAZVg5VIpyAmztsXk8I/s1600-h/IMG_3015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241697670195081026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICYT3OCIR9TXMMDnrLCiyxC5r-UTmhFV4FZ40W_XmjBPM_uo3YLWbgCOTwcTcIC8BuJRZQy1hpbFkKy-BlmmSfrLeSESo4kROrCGY5wKxSD0FA2L7OdfEt1XcXAZVg5VIpyAmztsXk8I/s320/IMG_3015.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was our examination bed!! A small dirty covered hut!! Very cozy!!<br /><br /><div>I came home one night to Auntie Imelda coughing and so sick she couldn't sleep! I laid my hand on her back and prayed for her and then continued to pray for our whole ministry there!! I had been trying to think of ways to encourage us to pray together more! The next morning I woke up and this couple was sitting downstairs on the couch. They were Joel and Grace, former YWAMers!! Grace is pregnant and had heard about our clinic so they had been trying to make the trip out to get a prenatal check up but they live a ways away. They both have worked in YWAM for about 5 years and have a heart for Tibet!! They are making plans to live there in the next few years! Grace is also a trained midwife. They both have a heart for the poor and told us about many pregnant women they know that live near them and have no prenatal care! We were excited to go there and see the area. Joel said he would arrange to have some of the poorest women gather together for a prenatal check up. After Joel and Grace left, Auntie Imelda, DJ and I prayed and talked together about the possibility of going to this new place. Auntie Imelda told me that the night before when I had put my hand on her back and prayed for her, the terrible pain that she had been having left!! She told me she thinks that I have healing hands!! I told her, wasn't me, it could only have been God! But the fact that God would use me to heal someone or touch someone is totally cool!! And Exciting!! I felt like God prompted me to pray for her so I did and I guess He wanted to touch her!! Very cool!!:) So cool to see what happens when you pray!! :) </div><br /><div>So Thursday, Auntie Imelda and I went to Marikina and held a clinic in a very primative location! We had 10 pregnant women/girls! Joel said there are many more but he wanted to limit it for our first visit. Now the challange is that its too far for these women to travel to our clinic for their labors so Joel and Grace are praying with us about renting a small apartment or a room near there for the women to give birth in! The place where Joel and Grace live won't let them have women give birth there so that's not an option like we had originally thought:( I think everyone is looking to me to come up with the money to fund a clinic in this new location. But its one thing to start a clinic, but who will keep it going when I'm no longer here?? I don't want to start something only to have it fall apart in a few months! So it requires lots of prayer!! We are scheduled to go again tomorrow!! It means getting up at 6am and traveling by jeepney for at least an hour!! It means breathing in lots of pollution and exhaust and having no bathroom for most of the day! Its tiring but the women there are so appreciative! So please pray for this new place! Its hard to start helping the women but not be able to deliver their babies! Everything seems to be so much more complictated here than it would be at home!! </div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772842686085153962.post-15810888522008055712008-08-25T02:05:00.000-07:002008-08-25T02:23:42.745-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z44MmW9cT6Z4kXtqMgjYQnNDBAcB82Cm9sBcwYkQC9XKTirxIRPaiR0tFgNiuIUfHMRjvJkgQnvG-Y2hMgKs9ez98IsyCNA5nD9nm8dipbii-g2i8jP4bHCth4xDyxxtyqHacrEzp28/s1600-h/IMG_2893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238382239968837394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z44MmW9cT6Z4kXtqMgjYQnNDBAcB82Cm9sBcwYkQC9XKTirxIRPaiR0tFgNiuIUfHMRjvJkgQnvG-Y2hMgKs9ez98IsyCNA5nD9nm8dipbii-g2i8jP4bHCth4xDyxxtyqHacrEzp28/s320/IMG_2893.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yummy papayas!! I usually buy a bag of them at the market for 80 pesos!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1QD2hFxmSP-x8njOde6skchPt06CPKFPTXdu9hgvskZPB27etOzPJsKcrt0pvrPlacvGjbcmpN7T4zNmO4YH20Tw-Qc48pFu4hIKiDQhgTSQp91scmDrivRu4AtR654uXOjUuj1JSeI/s1600-h/IMG_2899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238382248680215138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1QD2hFxmSP-x8njOde6skchPt06CPKFPTXdu9hgvskZPB27etOzPJsKcrt0pvrPlacvGjbcmpN7T4zNmO4YH20Tw-Qc48pFu4hIKiDQhgTSQp91scmDrivRu4AtR654uXOjUuj1JSeI/s320/IMG_2899.JPG" border="0" /></a> Auntie Cecil's clinic. Her dad, mom and niece. They are so short I feel like a giant!! But they are so sweet!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01UrcqXnS9hSCntuFguFxj4Bm6NPeI2SLcGkqWGJmAHlP0S76ia2W2WC2_m0rz9-inx1DoDdaKaRYlZJtzaq_qWnVpGTyIfG8DyloKGj86SnOAhUuewwyl_zDps8MnxTSp3wD7r2vKWo/s1600-h/IMG_2830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238382253633508290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01UrcqXnS9hSCntuFguFxj4Bm6NPeI2SLcGkqWGJmAHlP0S76ia2W2WC2_m0rz9-inx1DoDdaKaRYlZJtzaq_qWnVpGTyIfG8DyloKGj86SnOAhUuewwyl_zDps8MnxTSp3wD7r2vKWo/s320/IMG_2830.JPG" border="0" /></a> Checking up on Rockell and baby Razal! <br /><div></div>Sherinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415959479273925077noreply@blogger.com0