My Health Timeline

My Health Timeline

Being active on social media and having opened up about my health, I’ve been receiving tons of inquiries about what the exact story is regarding my diagnosis. So to bring clarity to this topic and hopefully, be a useful resource to fellow cancer survivors out...
Cough Suppressant My Ass!

Cough Suppressant My Ass!

[NOTE: This is not the first time I’ve had a dry cough accompanied by shortness of breath since I did my breast cancer treatment. It’s actually the third time I’m experiencing it since I did chemo early 2017. I’ll elaborate in the later part.]...
Breast Cancer: The Bad, The Ugly, The Great

Breast Cancer: The Bad, The Ugly, The Great

NOTE: This blog is proudly written in collaboration with iGoPink.org, an American non-profit organization that supports breast cancer patients and research for October, the month for breast cancer awareness. I officially received my stage 2A diagnosis on October 2016...
My Oncologist’s Take On Breast Cancer

My Oncologist’s Take On Breast Cancer

[NOTE: The information below came from my oncologist. I simply transcribed and summarized our latest conversation during my consultation.] June 27, 2018 marks my one year of being on remission, which means that all signs of the cancer are gone. The five year period...
Just Keeping It Real, Baby!

Just Keeping It Real, Baby!

“Should I post this photo in public? Whatcha’ think?” I remember asking this question so seriously to my artist manager in Manila as if it was a matter of life or death. I looked at the photo one more time on my phone screen and asked again,...