--- Our First Anniversary ---

For our first anniversary, we did not plan anything big. I am too busy at work and Xtian does not want to go anywhere. So to mark it as a special day, we went out with my family. My dad has not been to the mall after his diagnosis. We were off early. Both me and Xtian came from our respective shifts. We decided to go to Trinoma. It was almost lunch time when we arrived at the mall. We rented a wheelchair for daddy so it will be easier to move around. Too bad Trinoma does not provide one for their customers... the rent is steep! 75 pesos per hour! We wanted to eat somewhere we haven't tried before. My sister insisted on eating at a Japanese resto but I know Xtian is not a big fan of Japanese food unless it involves ramen or sukiyaki. Good thing, we passed by Cyma.

Let's have the pictures do the talking, shall we...

My sister took this picture of the menu.. Hmmm.. what to eat!

Since I was starving, I asked the waiter to recommend a salad. She recommended the Roka Salad. See mama getting ready to attack it!

Mommy talking to Andie at the phone.. She is based in Iloilo.. So we just called her.

Now mama attacked it... Pinipili ang walnuts.. huy!

posing for the purpose of documenting our first year as wifey and hubby!

sosyal fillet mignon.. hmmm... sarap! with the goat cheese on top! panalo!

mwah! salamat sa pagbayad ng lunch! hahahaha

dessert of choice.. Gelatissimo.. Coconut and wild berries.. yummy!
Not a big fan of chocolate flavored ice cream!

ang 50 pesos na tubig!

ayaw daw ni shar ng ice cream.. hmmmppp...

di mabitawan ang kanyang anniv gift... ang mahal ng regalo ko ha! regalo daw namin sa isa't isa.. hmm pero parang lugi ako!
mommy imported section yan.. ibalik sa shelf!

It has been a long time since we had a family day like this... Eating out plus shopping and ending with grocery shopping. I love grocery shopping more than shopping shopping... hehehe.. I always think of the what to prepare for the coming weeks. Stocking on the essentials is fun as well.

The Medical City Galore

Since December 2010, we have been in and out of The Medical City (TMC) in Ortigas. Daddy has been sickly lately and when my mom needed him to be rushed to the emergency, they have to take him to TMC because of the HMO coverage that I got him and it is near to our office. There were some complications already that was discovered at the emergency room alone and these were based from daddy's test results when he was hospitalized last October at St. Lukes!!!! So he was then asked to be admitted and we stayed there for two weeks. We were praying fervently that we don't spend our Christmas inside the small room he was at. Luckily a week before Christmas, we were given a go signal to go home! The yehey was somewhat short live since we have to go back so often for check ups and of course Daddy's chemotherapy. He was diagnosed to have Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Based from Wikipedia, non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive. Lymphomas are types of cancer derived from lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

So from December up to now, we are at TMC almost every week. His chemo schedule is every 21 days and needs to have 6 cycles. He just finished his second session last week. I actually feel that I live in the hospital! I now know every corner of the hospital, what elevators to take to avoid the mass of people, what department is on what floor!!! I even now know how to swivel and turn a wheelchair without bumping my Dad at the wall! We have a long way to go for Daddy's treatment and I know we will be able to make it. I just hope taxi drivers will be easier to convince to go to TMC from our place! Hirap mag hintay ng cab eh! Good thing about this ordeal... hmmm.. Cute at gwapo mga nurse at doctor sa TMC! hahahaha

A result of boredom while waiting for daddy's surgeon!

Taken during daddy's second chemo session!

View from his room

Daddy sleeping!

mommy sleeping! we try to squeeze ourselves in that small bench!

mommy texting Sharleen.. nag luto daw sya ng beef tapa! Di naman daw sunog!

mayhem traffic along Ortigas Avenue going to Edsa during rush hour!

You can see the mountains...

mommy and hubby working on daddy's pigtails... aspiration time!

Hmmm... don't know why daddy is smiling at this photo!