*Posted last March 8 on my Facebook account. - This was a plea to my friends for prayers. My brother was in a 50-50 condition last March 6 and the doctors already managed us for the worst case scenario. As of now, I am thankful to God for giving my brother a second life. He is still confined at Lung Center and is still suffering from pneumothorax (collapsed lung) but he is already extubated. We are praying that he gets well soon. To you who is reading this, please still include my brother in your prayers. Thank you so much.

Posting this because we are holding on to God's promise that He is in control.

Since December 2019, my brother Julius, has been in and out of the hospital. We later found out that he has lymphoma, a cancer that begins in infection-fighting cells of the immune system (lymphocytes). He already had his first chemo session and we thought everything is going well. Unfortunately,he acquired pneumonia and is currently admitted in the hospital. As his ate, I can't help but be stressed out (stressed out is an understatement) with the situation. I've lost count of the times I cried and pleaded to God to save my brother's life. 😔 I know stress is not good with my current condition 'coz surprise - I am pregnant.My pregnancy has taken a backseat & we are very sorry baby, babawi talaga si mommy sayo. Thank you baby for making my pregnancy so easy.Alam kong lalaki kang strong dahil dito.

Inspite of the challenges our family is going through, God surprises us. During the past months, we have seen how good the Lord is by providing us families and friends who continously supports and cares for us.Thank you to those who pray with us whenever the situation makes it harder for us to pray. Thank you to our angels abroad - my Aunties & Uncles, my other brothers (Noli Louie Dave),to Ermitanio and Abanilla clan.Thank you to my doctor friends that I can easily ask whenever I have questions regarding my bro's condition. Thank you to those who constantly check on me - you know who you are and I really appreciate it. Sobra.Thank you to my husband & his fam for taking care of me whenever I forget to take care of myself.

If there is one thing I have learned during these trying times is to appreciate the little things. This ordeal made our family stronger.My brother Julius is still very positive despite his condition.

I end this post by kindly requesting everyone to pray for my brother (Julius Ermitanio), for my family and for all the medical staff attending to my brother. We really need prayer warriors right now dahil yun talaga ang pinanghahawakan namin. I believe in the power of collective prayer. I believe God will hear our prayers. Maraming salamat po and God bless us all.

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It has been what? 7 years? 6 years? since I was able to properly write my thoughts online. A lot HAS happened -- I got engaged, got married, got a new job, our family went through a storm, now I am pregnant. And today, I just want to immortalize that we have been on quarantine since March 16. I want to document the feeling of anxiousness, frustration and sadnesss so that when we return to our "normal" life, I will be more appreciative. Honestly, my thoughts are jumbled. I don't know where to start so pardon me for my grammatical errors and incoherence.

Pano nga ba sisimulan 'to? Maybe in the following days (should I be able to battle my laziness), I will be able to expound. But for now, I just want to write that I am feeling melancholic for everything that is happening - My brother is still in the hospital and this COVID crisis is making me anxious.

Lord, please heal our land.