My Work

I attended my first AALNC Annual Forum in Louisville, Ky., this April 2023. In the past, the cost and
taking time off work deterred me. It had also been years since attending any conference due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. This year, I changed my mind set and jumped on the chance to introduce myself as a legal nurse consultant.

The City of Virginia Beach, the Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater and the Filipino American National Historical Society-Hampton Roads Chapter will unveil and dedicate the historical marker honoring Filipinos in the U.S. Navy at the Philippine Cultural Center, 4857 Baxter Road, Virginia Beach, on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 9:45 a.m. The event will also commemorate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, held each May.

As a registered nurse, people would ask my specialty or at which unit I worked. When I said that I was a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they told me that it took a special person to work in the NICU. I completely agreed with this calling. It was a blessing to take care of premature babies and watch them grow. These itty bitties (as we pleasantly referred to them) could weigh as small as 800 grams, or about the size of two cans of soda. Because it was a NICU, we nurses had to b

Having a baby born prematurely and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit can be stressful, especially if it's unexpected. Visiting your baby in the NICU takes planning and adjustment. Be it a spouse, sibling, or best friend, you will need to ask others for their support. While your baby grows and develops, your baby may encounter inevitable hurdles along the way , so find someone you can lean on during this difficult time.

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