A Filipina Mom Blogger

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? mid 30s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? Just a reader. I usually surf endlessly till im ready to go to bed.

3. How did you find this blog? Lauren’s link. First time to visit last night. I like the layout and its an easy read.

4.How often do you come to visit? It would be daily, unless i dont have net access

5.What topics interest you the most?Most topics about human life. I had read about your sons story on Laurens blog a long time ago. It was interesting to know more about the story and see your son’s picture. Im not a parent but I really feel for you. At the same time admire your effort in reaching out for those people in the same situation. Sharing your experience help others learn and move on.

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI
Wow , you’re a long time visitor. Thank you for caring.

Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 40+

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?telecom engr,yap

3. How did you find this blog? thru AJ, noticed that my youngerst son (5th son - JOHSUA- was the born on the same year as your son…i’m sorry to read that

4.How often do you come to visit? always

typo: youngest ….malabo na kase ang mga mata, works with monitors for the past 25 yrs, sometimes i punch kyeboard w/o readingglass

…my sympathy and condolences on your son….i noticed you really missed him…ganyan din ang feelings ko sa bunso ko…everytime i am coming home from work…it is like really coming home…missing my JOHSUA and my wife..grade 7 na siya ngayon..inspite of his head abnormalities….

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI

Grief never dies. We just learn to live with the loss of our child. As long as I live and love, I grieve. But in a positive way. How is your son now?

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 32

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? blogger

3. How did you find this blog? lauren and your comment

4.How often do you come to visit? every day

5.What topics interest you the most? reading about how you cope, your strength and how you are helping others.

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI

Yes I hope to reach out to grieving families. Grief support is quite new in the Philippines. This blog will help promote my mission, The Compassionate Friends Philippines

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? am 28

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? I work for a GOCC and am a regular blogger, keeping separate blogs for my marriage, my mountaineering stint, my pictures, my crazy/sexy/weird self and rants, and my family’s battle with my nephew’s cancer

3. How did you find this blog? I was directed here by my blogkadahan friends

4.How often do you come to visit? First time today…

5.What topics interest you the most? Food (not necessarily cooking) and everyday life, tidbits of a person’s life and thoughts… am really more attracted to diary-type entries because it’s like being privileged to watch a life story unfold…

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI
Wow mountaineering. Will you be joining Mt. Everest trip?

Hi Noemi,

It’s nice to know that you’re interested in your readers. Anyway, I’m female and 35 years old. I’m a vice consul posted in Cambodia. I’m a new blogger. I like topics about family, blogging, writing, health, etc.. I like your blog because I feel that the person blogging is a real person. I’m also very touched by your story. I visit almost everyday because I think I always learn something here.

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI
Cambodia is one place I need to visit one day. We just didn’t have enough time in our last visit to Laos.

Hello,

I chanced upon your blog when i got an email from the pinoybloggers. I was so touched when i read about your son and i admire your courage to come out and blog about it. I think it’s one way of coping. i will not play with words here, as no one deserves to go through the pain of losing one’s child…but this reminded of a homily a few weeks back I listened to in church here in Canada about a former US Ambassador to the Vatican who lost her promising 21 year old son and how hard it was for her to cope with the grief.The priest told her that you know God called your son home at the prime of his life so that you might live and so that others might live through you. There is a reason for everything that happens.

Years down the line, the couple became active philanthropists and gave away vast tracks of land they owned and she became US Envoy to the Vatican, in short by taking away her son, she became an instrument in spreading blessings to those who are in need and with her story became an inspiration to many…and you are actually living it now.

God Bless you and your family Always,

Irene

P.S.

Btw, just a brief about me, am 39, mother of two beloved sons, Nic 16 and Marc 12. My family recently migrated here in Canada. Am a Veterinarian by profession so is my husband.

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI

The reason I have a blog is not really for me to cope. I’ve already found my coping mechanism. I started The Compassionate Friends Philippines. The blog is for newly bereaved family members who are still finding their “new normal” and might find hope in my blog entries. We turn our pain through something positive. The US ambassador turned his grief by giving tract of lands. I turned mine into starting a grief support group.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 20

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? I’m a client exec for an insurance company. I’m a blogger.

3. How did you find this blog? I was bloghopping and I stumbled upon your blog.

4.How often do you come to visit? This is my first time to visit, but I plan on visiting often.

5.What topics interest you the most? I like to read about families and family relations, music, food, travels.

I was touched by your story and I admire your strength in dealing with grief. Reading about your experiences gave me comfort because I can relate. I didn’t lose a child but I lost my mom to cancer last May 29, 2005 and I’m still trying to cope with her loss.

I saw part of your TV interview as I was switching channels a few weeks ago. You did well there, no need to worry.

God bless.

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI
I’m so sorry for your loss. Cancer is a very painful disease. We will always grieve our loved ones. We learn to live with the pain.

Dear Noemi,

I found your blog thru Google. Then I found out you’re also a Filipino and from UP Diliman as well.

I read your Eulogy about your son. After reading it, I locked myself in the toilet and cried so hard. I felt the same pain too over my grandmother’s death in 1994 (when I was only 14) but it as far as I can remember, I was still grieving over her loss in 2001. It’s been 12 years now but I don’t want to be reminded by it. My grandfather still breaks down from time to time when he talks to me about her. I think that’s what true love is all about. You yearn for it throughout the years.

I want to love unconditionally and with everything that I have. When I saw the movie, Brokeback Mountain, I learned a lot about taking the plunge and not missing any chance to tell someone how much you love him/her. I don’t consider that movie immoral although it is its underlying theme. It’s a great story of love, which I think is a universal theme. I’ve loved in the past and lost them and now I think that maybe, I didn’t really love that much. Maybe I’ve been so selfish that’s why I lost them. Now I am inlove with someone and our relationship is on the verge of breaking. But again, I am reminded by the movie about not missing any opportunity to experience great love and I am doing everything to make things work.

God sure has great plans for you. In time you will understand why all these things happened. Maybe this is your purpose– to help bereaved family members over the loss of their loved ones. I really hope you will find your peace soon.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?

– I just turned 26.

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?

– I’m an entrepreneur and I blog to kill my boredom

3. How did you find this blog?

– Google

4.How often do you come to visit?

– This is my first time

5.What topics interest you the most?

– Loss

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 40

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? blogger

3. How did you find this blog? Toe’s blog

4.How often do you come to visit? this is my first time

5.What topics interest you the most? family, children

Your story is very inspiring. I will definitely come back and browse some more next time.

RESPONE FROM NOEMI
Thank you for the visit

Noemi! Husband mo si Butch! He was one year ahead of me sa UP Law. Wow what a small world talaga. Oh, but he wouldn’t know me by my married name…

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI: Hehe, I had the feeling that somehow he knew you or vice versa. Lawyers know each other. I kept asking him if he knows you but he doesn’t recognize your family name. Now he remembers because of the batch.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? mid-30s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? i’m a special ed teacher and new at blogging (i’m interested in your pinoy webhosting packages)

3. How did you find this blog? through sassy lawyer

4.How often do you come to visit? first time

5.What topics interest you the most? family, education, current issues, life in general

Hi Julie

Thanks for dropping by and welcome to the blogger’s world.

If you’re interested in my Pinoy webhosting packages, read more about it at the site
http://pinoywebhosting.net and then send me a text message. The number is in the contact form.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?
i’m 23

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?
i’m currently a student working towards my masters degree.. i’m also a blogger. i lost my younger brother almost three years ago in a car accident..

3. How did you find this blog?
via your daughter’s site.. i was bloghopping

4.How often do you come to visit?
this is actually my second time to visit

5.What topics interest you the most?
anything and everything.. basically i love to read and write.. oh and i’m into photography and traveling

RESPONSE FROM NOEMI

I’m sorry for your loss. I visited your site and I love your toys. I don’t have a lot of digital gadgets because the kid’s need it first. I’m last priority but I did get a nice cellphone for myself.

Got here through Yuga’s blog re: mydeathspace. Very touching blog you have here. I do hope you’re doing better now.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?29

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?A blogger. ALMOST a bereaved family member

3. How did you find this blog? through yuga

4.How often do you come to visit? this is my first!

5.What topics interest you the most? philosophy, family, productivity

I’ll definitely be back here. I also want to be a netrepreneur but don’t know how/where to start, do you have any tips? I’ve read quite a lot about this topic in the net, but most of them live in America, et al. I’d like to know how a Filipino in these settings would go about it.

RESPONSE BY NOEMI

I think Yuga has a lot of entries about problogging. Maybe attending the blog summit is a start .

sorry for late reply, just flew back from BC

my son is ok with God’s help

happy weekend

Should have done this a long time ago, so here it goes.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?
> I’m 25.

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?
> I’m an accountant,I’m a blogger, and I’m bereaved daughter who lost her mother 12 years ago.

3. How did you find this blog?
> from your comment on one of my post.

4.How often do you come to visit?
> Almost everyday.

5.What topics interest you the most?
> Family, pets (especially cats )

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 30s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? An HR Manager and yes a blogger

3. How did you find this blog? Pinoy top blogs

4.How often do you come to visit? my first time– the lost of your son got my attention. Am a father of 9 year old boy and 7 year old daughter

5.What topics interest you the most? HR and career matters

Hi, I’m Lisa.

1. I’m 25

2. I’m a blogger. An employee, a graduate student. A mother most especially, to a 10 month old boy.

3. Found this blog thru another blogger who dedicated a poem for Luijoe.

4.How often do you come to visit? This is the first time.

5.I’m a very sentimental and emotional person, so anything about life, love, friendship, interests me.

Anything special about me? Nothing really fancy. I almost became a military man’s wife, until he decided to turn his back on us when our son was 6 months old. He never saw his son. I guess that’s what big ambitions do to a man - leave everything behind in pursuit of your dreams. Sigh.

Anyway, despite the pain and humiliation, I’m happy to be a mother. That’s one thing I will never regret.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? - 24 y o

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?- im a part time student/ customer service/ im also a blogger, writing about personal stuff and experiences, it’s not good though/ I lost my uncle last december, and until now, it’s still hard to think of him as gone. also, last june, i lost my best friend. and just this march, a very close friend of mine died.

3. How did you find this blog? - through a friend

4.How often do you come to visit? - every now and then

5.What topics interest you the most?- friendship, music, food

Hello po,

I just want to say that you’re really a strong person, and I admire you for the way you moved on. no words can describe what it is like to lose a loved one. Until now, i still could not fathom why my uncle, my bestfriend and a friend died. They were so young and so full of dreams…. i find consolation by reminding myself that God has a plan for everyone.

Lisa: Being a mother is the best thing that happened to me. I was so overjoyed to become a mom that I quit my career. I know I shouldn’t have quit my job . I have no regrets.

Pauline: I’m sorry for your loss. Your grief is so fresh. It’s painful to lose a close friend. So young to die! That’s true, we find consolation that God does have a plan for us. It wasn’t easy for me to accept that at first but after 5 years, I finally surrendered my pain.

I’m 37. I found your blog searching for blogs on grief. I’m a writer and I too lost a child. This is my first visit & look forward to returning.

Rose: Welcome to my blog . I’m sorry for your loss. I hope you can share your story to me one day. There are not many grief blogs around.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? I’m 25

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?I’m a college student. I’m a novice blogger

3. How did you find this blog? through Jim Paredes’ blog comment

4.How often do you come to visit? this my first time

5.What topics interest you the most? about family & loss

I admire your writings especially about family and dealing with the loss of love ones. Hope everything is well with you and your family.

Heidi: Welcome to my blog. Thank you for dropping by. We continue to work on ourselves. So yes, recovery is a work in progress.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 25

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? I’m a new media designer, blogging from guttervomit.com (don’t worry, it’s not as terrible as it sounds). Over the past 4 years, I’ve built 4 community sites on personal time, highfiber.org, oks.ph, gibbity.com and filmcrowd.com.

3. How did you find this blog? from a comment you made at PinoyTechBlog a few days ago.

4. How often do you come to visit? first time
5. What topics interest you the most? I visit personal blogs like this one because I like reading about the topics that interest the owner of the blog, not necessarily me.

Hello there! Great blog! great idea!

about me ? - i’m 29. I’m currently working as an Asst Marketing Manager for Madinat Jumeirah. Part of the Jumeirah group (www.jumeirah.com)

I’m also a blogger .. i have several. But the only known is ximorose.blogspot.com It’s just about friends, families and poems (which could be found in another section of the blog. I call it ‘a petal from a rose’)

I have another one but i never got the chance to update it. the title was ‘Playing the Game well’ . I think i will revive it. It’s just that it’s a bit scary, ‘coz that blog was an outburst of emotion when i was having a really tough time at work and i could feel the pressure of work politics. I thought, i’d just stop it ‘coz you know.. the world is small and a colleague might read it.
So, i’m not sure yet what to do with it.

I founjd your blog through my husband, who was googling something about successful Pinoys. I think your site came up. He’s currently working on a book about Pinoy’s success and some cartoons too - which he intends to publish.

Please have a look at my very ‘neophyte’ website.. It’s only pictures.. i wanted to update the email address there but i’m having a tough time with the internet….

Its my first visit to you blog and i lke it. Very human and interesting!

I’m into topics about life, success, knowing thy self and walking the journey of life. check this link: http://petalfromarose.blogspot.com/ I have published some of my poems.. the rest, i’m still trying to find some time

Hope to receive a reply from you.

GOD BLESS!

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?
31

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?
a newbie at blogging, and i just lost my mom this 29May06.
i have a private blog page just for family and friends (mostly pics, really). the other for public reading and viewing.

3. How did you find this blog?
blogathon2006 list of bloggers

4.How often do you come to visit?
this is my first time

5.What topics interest you the most?
life, loss, love, personal blogs mostly.

I am a mother too, and words are not enough to express how sorry I am to hear about your loss. In nigeria where we stayed last year, I almost lost my son too in one of the beaches there. Which makes me a bit over protective now, am afraid. And we never went back to the beach after that.

Right now, I am grieving for the loss of my mom. It’s still so hard for me to think about her passing away. specially since I was out of the country at that time. People say it’s better coz my mom is not suffering anymore. I know that. But it doesn’t stop me from missing her. And I miss her terribly. sorry to sound so morose I promise to sound more cheerful next time. haha

Hi there!

My real name is JOY. I am 44 and currently living in Croatia. Shashavica ( shashavitsa) as pronounced here is a Croatian name which means “silly girl” as given to me by my Croatian friend. I enjoy my life here as an ESL teacher in the primary grades in a private school in Zagreb. I enjoy reading someone else’s blog as I also enjoy inviting everyone to take a look at mine as well.

I have got a lot of adventures and misadventures in Croatia. And that’s for you to check out at http://www.shashavica.blogspot.com

You may email me at curica41@yahoo.com
I ‘ll drop by your site from time to time.

Best,

JOY

Dear Noemi,

Thanks for featuring our movie on your blog. Hi to Butch and thanks to him to for supporting a long-lost friend’s mid-life crisis output.

Your account of your grief is very moving and inspiring, in a way. I don’t know what else to say because I may say the wrong things.

20’s
Im a programmer. Im a blogger too…i have my own and one for my son.
I’m looking for the Repulic Act No. 9262
This is my first time.
About family, health and love

Nice Blog! I love it!

Nice running into your blog. I admire your courage for talking about your very personal and heart wrenching experiences. I am 32 and I have a 2 year old son and I could not even try to imagine what I would do if I lost him.

Thanks for inspiring others to become better persons. More power to you.

hello Noemi,

1. almost mid-50s (wow! datan na ako, noh! hiya ako!)

2. Not a blogger yet but I am online everyday after work for almost a decade now. I shed tears everytime I remember a very close friend’s loss of their young son {about my son’s age, they’re friends and shared pad in college)

3. Bloghopping (Technorati’s MEComposing’s - URL links)

4. First time but will not be my last.

5. Anything and everything (except politics and religion)

I am very much interested in your IT business. Is it too late for me to start one?

I would greatly appreciate if you find time to e-mail me.

Our Lord God has a purpose for everything, even our losses in this life. Sorry, I can’t remember the verse.

Thanks,

Naz

hi miss noemi (ayan, you’re not http-colon-slash-slash-aboutmyrecovery-dot-com anymore),
long time lurker here. just want to say i like your new template. it’s so touched-by-an-angel-y!

cheers!

Hello,

I chanced upon your blog when i got an interest on your negosyo article. I am an OFW based in Bermuda. I am planning to settle back in the Phils. in two or three year period from now. I am looking for an alternative source of income once I decide to stay for good back home. Your in-put would be highly appreciated regarding this as I am thinking you might be of help on my plan. FYI, I am in food and bev. service industry for the past 14 years and that’s the only thing I know for a living.

God Bless you and your family,

Rubel

P.S.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? I am in my 60’s!

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?

Wow that is worth a blog! I was a aerospace and computer scientist for 28 years then turned to social services. earlier this year I retired to the PI with my Filipinas (3) to pursue a career as a artist/entrepeneur. I am not a blogger YET but when I learn more I intend to be. I would appreciate any info you can give me about starting my own blog as I find your’s an excellent example. I was a breaved family member from seperation, divorce and widowhood in the 70’s and was a early member of CoDA. In San Diego there was a excellent program called “Suddenly Alone” which used the 12 steps to help in recovery from grief. I was part of a group that wrote a 12 step workbook on the subject. I still have that somewhere and would add it to my blog.

3. How did you find this blog? Google! It came up 1st! Looking for AA or Alanon group in the Philippines.

4.How often do you come to visit? 2x now and more in the future.

5.What topics interest you the most? Recovery in all its forms from compulsive over eating to alcohol, codependency, and grief. Art both modern and mixed media (digital, writing, etc.). The Philippines, family, on-line business, humor, health, science, and quality of life.

I found AAPhilippines on the internet ok. If your interested here is a link:

AA Philippines

I moved to Cebu 6 months ago and am adjusting and settling into my new life here. I do have some stories, photos and artwork that I want to put into a blog when I learn how and aspire to be a problogger. Dont let my age fool you!

I have a lovely Pilipina wife of 7 years on this coming Dec 5th. We have 2 gorgious daughters ages 6 years and 11 months. My wife is a Visayan from Mindanao who came to the US as my fiance 7 years ago. That is a great story of “recovery in relationships” too.

Keep up the good work!

Marion and Dheding

Hi,

Came back. I did start a blog on Yahoo 360 under the name “Boss Fish” and offer it here hope you enjoy it:

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 20s, 22 to be exact.

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? I write for a living. I also have a personal blog. I lost my mother to cancer in 2003. Still not entirely sure if I have recovered.

3. How did you find this blog? Through a post from the Sassy Lawyer.

4.How often do you come to visit? Been visiting a few times a week since Sassy posted about you and your blog.

5.What topics interest you the most? Recovery and parenting. I’ve recently become a mom.

Hi again. I still enjoy your blog and will try to keep up with it. I hoped you would visit my blog. I think I left the worng address. Finally got it started and love doing it. I will be adding some of my artwork soon and will continue to leave a story or two every week for a time.

http://360.yahoo.com/singleton_is.

Hope to see you. Remember you promised:))

Boss Fish
Marion

Hi.

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? I’m 32.

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? Tech blogger, telecom

3. How did you find this blog? I knew about it some time ago but only subscribed (and now reading back posts) due to the blogger convention discussion.

4.How often do you come to visit? I’m now subscribed in my feed reader.

5.What topics interest you the most? In your blog, life stories. In general, tech and business matters.

^Funny running into Migs here

Hi Noem, I was blog-hopping tonight out of boredom but your site about Luijoe made me imagine what it would be like to suddenly lose my baby daughter. I really admire how you’ve put your story online, I’m sure it has helped many a parent who has found themselves in a similar situation and has also reminded new, tired, sleep-deprived parents like me that we should treasure every moment we have with our little angels.

Here are the answers to your questions:
1. I’m in my late 20s.

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? I’m a blogger (http://docuventaries.livejournal.com/ and http://momexchange.blogspot.com/), I moved to Sweden last year with my husband of 3 years and we have a 9-month-old daughter who has her own blog

3. How did you find this blog? From a link on houseonahill.net

4.How often do you come to visit? Came here for the first time today, will be subscribing via bloglines

5.What topics interest you the most? Parenting and blogging

Luis: interesting domain name!

Rosemarie: Hope your husband’s book gets published

why bother: Losing someone in the early stages of our grief is not an easy road but the only way we have to go is take a step forward each day. Though there are days that we take a step backward

shashavica- Wow Croatia is some place I want to visit one day

Joel- You’re welcome. Hope you write more movies.

Glenn- that is sweet of you to have a blog for your son

Iloilo City Boy- It takes courage to tell my story but this is the only way I can reach out to others in similar pain

Naz- our age is not that far off from each other. it’s never too late to blog

Moowagirl- Your entry on me really cracked me up.

Rubel- It’s good to be in a business that you have some technical knowledge. Food is a very profitable business. Try one of the franchise models as a start.

Marion- Start with blogspot first. It’s user friendly.With your background, I am sure you have a lot of stories to share

Yoru- I believe we are never entirely over the death of our loved ones. We loved them deeply. However we have lived a new life without them so that’s moving forward.

Miguel- Oh yes there is such a demand to go into business.

Christianne- You take care of your little one.How I miss my son. I dream of him often.

Hi Neomi, Came back again. Thanks for the suggestion to use Blogspot I am going to check them out for setting up a more advanced blog. Or possibly wordpress. You blog is excellent and I would appreciate your advice if you have a chance. In the meantime I am blogging at my own Yahoo 360 at http://360.yahoo.com/singleton_is I invite you to take a look. I would like to leave a reference to your site here and the foundation you are co-founder of in my next blog. Many years ago during my first marriage we had two miscarriges. I suppressed the pain completely for many years then after several years another tragedy struck and all the memory and pain came flooding back as though it just happened. So I wrote two stories. One about the tragedy at the time and the other about Ann and the miscarrage. I know many people have had similar experiences and I want to share with them that there is recovery and they are not alone. I also want to refer to your websites and the great work you are doing with your permission. If you have a chance look my stories over and let me know if you are ok with my reference to your work.

Keep writing I find it very interesting even the local stuff. Here in Cebu we have many of the same problems too.

Regards
Marion

hello! i found your blog sa pinoytopblogs..i’m not a blogger.i’m really not into computers except for the mails..but this time i have to deal with it more often because part siya sa online journalism class namin, eh! ahm.please allow me to call you ate. ate, a just want to inquire if i can interview you regarding your blog. we need it in school. i just hope you reply.hindi naman masyado serious na interview..thru e-mail..so i’ll just include the questions here just in case you want to reply. 1.when did you start blogging? 2. why did you engage in blogging?/ what pushed you to make a blog? 3. is this your only blog or you have other blogs also? 4. is it beneficial to you?what benefits has it given you? 5. in general, do you think blogs are adventageous?….so yun na po..i hope you reply. sorry talaga because i don’t think na formal ito. if you would want to reply, you can send it to kris18_ondgo@yahoo.com..thank you very much!you’ll be blessed!

Hello,
I just stumbled upon your site after googling “grief over losing a son before Chrstmas”
I may not make alot of sense right now but my darling son Nicky just died October 30th. Apparently he had a congenital abnormality that manifested as a thickening of the ventricle walls. He was 15 and played football and the bass clarinet and was a truly lovely and loving boy with so much to live for. He walked into his period 2 English class and just fell and he died right then. They worked on him for a very long time but were unable to bring him back. We loved him so much and we are totally devastated. We have a younger daughter Madeleine who is 12 and they were very close to each other and she just started grade 7 at his school in September….and she also misses him dearly.
I have never responded to anybody’s blog before but I felt compelled to write back to you.
I have made a website that includes his pictures and the kids from his school write to me about him…It saves me searching out his name on the internet.
I can’t imagine getting to a place where this grief isn’t excruciating painful and numbing.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings. I am very honoured to have read about your son and your life,
Tamara

Congratulations again on winning best blog for the Philippine Web Awards!

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? —- 30s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member? - A mom, nursing student.. blogger too.. and healing just like you.

3. How did you find this blog? — I think I was blog hopping and enjoyed reading the entries.. I linked your site from mine.

4.How often do you come to visit? — I do visit every week..

5.What topics interest you the most? —- family, kids, relationships.. little success stories.. heartaches.. makes me stronger by knowing that i am not the only one experiencing it..

and hey congratulations for winning that award (clapping hands)… =)

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s?

> 30’s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?

> I have been a blogger since the late 1990’s. It was on and off ;-)I’m a web specialist in a financial institution.

3. How did you find this blog?

> Google. I was looking for more info regarding Breastfeeding in the Phils. for a good friend of mine.

4.How often do you come to visit?

> First time, today.

5. What topics interest you the most?

> parenting and any good books that are highly recommended (esp. fantasy…).

32/F, MD

spent 9 years in the State U (pre-med and med school), 4 years in PGH for my residency training, currently unemployed since january 1 (hirap maging duktor talaga) but hoping to start private practice this year

started BBSing in ‘94, online since ‘95, newbie blogger since 3 months ago. started my blog during one of my duties as therapy

discovered yours through bloghopping the other day

recently, i’m into topics on overcoming grief and heartaches, technology (closet techie), local politics and of course, medicine.

im in my late 30’s.
im working as an event manager. i cant say im a blogger for the reason that im not a good writer. i just write as if if im writing on my personal journal hihi.
i usually surf endlessly. im in search of blogs just want to really read others blogs. i believe some of them are inspiring (like yours) and the rest funny.
im interested on human life. this is my first time to visit, i hopw you welcome me again.

we lost our second son. i feel for you. God is good that he healed me from my pain. Im positive he is also working on your healing. God Bless

@Marion- That’s what i did too. I suppressed the pain because I couldn’t take it

@Miguel- Thanks

@luiza- reading how others cope is one way of helping ourselves in crisis

@Jerl- Breastfeeding is good. Too bad our breastfeeding advocates don’t have a blog or website yet

@midnight rainbow- hope you continue with your blogging. You’ll never know what it could bring you. At the very least, it’s therapeutic

@summer- oh yes we can certainly relate to the pain. Healing is a work in progress and I do feel God’s love

Good morning,
I am 50. Tim, my dear husband of 18 years, died in a car accident on Aug. 14, 2003. Here is his guestbook which gives a bit of insight as to how I dealt with his sudden passing:
Last night I met another special man who reminded me of Tim. I realized that they both have been “touched by an angel”. It never occured to me before, but now it seems very clear. I know that God still has plans for me and He wants me to live life abundantly with joy. I found your site by googling “touched by an angel”. I wasn’t looking for sites about the show, but real examples of people being “touched by an angel”. Your site caught my eye.
May God continue to bless you on this journey we call life. Thank you for what you do.

Hai,
I am also facing a similar situation like u.I lost my sweet kid on 28 december 2006.I can’t belive that.but it is a fact that i lost my baby.he is only 15months old,but very cute,smart and beautiful.I am missing him very much.i have no other babies now.i am 30 years old.and planning to have a kid only after 2 years.
I’m not a blogger.just happened to visit ur site
Bye

@Diana- God has plans for us, We just need to be open to it. It’s true I was touched by my angel. my little boy

@anju- Oh I am so sorry. Your grief is so fresh..so painful. I hope you also visit my other site http://compassionatefriends,info

1. Are you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? 20s

2. What do you do with your life? Are you a blogger too? Or a bereaved family member?

I’m a *struggling* med student on the look out for good blogs. Im also a blogger.

3. How did you find this blog?

No Pinoy blog reader worth his/her salt would miss this blog. :p

4.How often do you come to visit?

Not that often. I leave a comment everytime I do. So that gives me a grand total of THREE visits. hurray!

5.What topics interest you the most?

My driving force for blogging is to introduce or at least expose people to the alternative paradigms in religion and philosophy and to show the Filipino face of Atheism. It’s still quite a stretch before i get there, but I think that goal is worth pursuing.

I am 54 years old. I live in Decatur Michigan, single and work full time. My son Ryan Lee Baker who was 24 years old was murdered March 8th, 2006, shot in the chested by a punk who was suppose to be his friend in Three Rivers Michigan. His brother also a punk and some inconsiderate 14 year old girl named Ashley tried to cover it up. Charges are Pending.

umm, eh, umm, well i’m … (teka pwede taglish na lng)

bago lang po ako sa mundo ng blogging. i started blogging for about 3 posts, tapos stopped na. (maybe nahooked ako sa pag-design & layout ng site ko, then i almost forgot to fill it with textual contents, where my readers are suppose to read & write some comments.)

pero ewan ko ba bkit bumalik na naman ako sa pagba-blog, kahit hindi ko pa talaga alam ang pasikot-sikot ang takbo ng blogosphere, seo, feeds, tools, contests, atbp na palamuti sa page ko, na nagpapabagal sa loading process o kaya ay nagsasuggest lng sa visitors ko na iclose dahil sa haba ng ii-scroll nila. ewan ko ba, hindi ko lang talaga alam pa eh.

ok now, about your questionnaire naman po:

i’m 23/male. a newbie blogger (2 months old). i discovered your blog being the last years’ best blog by philwebawards. this is my first time here, and i dunno why, and how often i can visit here (especially if it’s about things yet to happen in the future)

well, about the topics i like in your posts … umm, di ko pa alam. sa sunod na lang po uli. but i enjoy reading others’ thoughts and feelings in their blogs. kahit na ba strictly speaking, nobody can do mind reading or see the innermost part their hearts.

but because they said so in their blogs, i’d like to think and consider, that maybe they’re telling half truth, or partly sincere. and eventhough there maybe pretentious acts, it may also add some icing to their cakes, and i’d like to taste it anyways.

happy blogging.