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By Nancy D. Galang, M.A. "There are some things you can only learn in a storm." - Joel Osteen While braving the many storms in my life, I have  learned to always look ahead  to brighter days. Bagyo. Lahat tayo nakaranas nito, both figuratively and literally. Ang kaibahan, ang literal na bagyo, may forecast. Ang figurative na bagyo, wala. Dumarating sa buhay natin nang di tayo ready. Si Ulysses, alam kong darating dahil Signal Number 3 ang Manila. Badly hit ang Marikina at Cainta. At taga-Cainta po ang G Skwad. We moved here last July 2019. Masaya kami at nagkaroon muli ng sariling bahay. We felt so blessed. Dahil ang kauna-unahang bahay namin sa Quezon City, nawala sa amin dahil sa di inaasahang pangyayari. One of the saddest moments in my life was when I had to let it go. And I swore then, magkakaroon ng bahay muli ang G Skwad. I fell in love with this house insantly. But after  Ulysses, napaisip ako, should we stay or should we go? And God blessed us with this house. Hi...

By Nancy D. Galang, M.A. Ready for the good news, mga Nan-sis (Nanay-sisters)? Here... Narito na ang JOWA ko!!! Oops, not the JOWA you have in mind... but this JOWA: Joyous Occasion Waiting for Apo! Yes, malapit na akong maging SingleD Authentic Lolabelles! This month na ang kabuwanan ng anak ko. I will finally meet my first apo, Amara Catrice! Ano'ng napi-feel ko right now? One of disbelief. Yes, I still can't believe it! I'm a Lola at 51. Kind of hard to accept. Parang sana nag-turn 60 man lang muna ako. Pero like what I said a few months ago in Part 1 of this blog, when I found out that my second daughter, Nastassia (Clarice), was pregnant, wala naman ako choice but to accept and be supportive of her. Di na ako masyadong nag-dwell na kung ako lang sana ang masusunod, 'wag na muna. (Read Part 1  https://nancydavidgalang.blogspot.com/2020/06/becoming-singled-lola-by-nancy-d.html ) My second daughter Nastassia.  Gusto ko lang sana, nakapag-work muna ang anak ko and had ...

By: Nancy D. Galang, M.A. " You don't have to struggle in silence. You can be un-silent. You can live well with a mental health condition, as long as you open up to somebody about it." - Demi Lovato When I found out that my youngest daughter Nadja had Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), I experienced another major heartbreak.  It was one of those moments when you tell yourself, "Ayoko nito, Lord, 'wag ito (not this kind of trial)."  But I also knew, it was something na wala akong magagawa, something na nandiyan na, inilatag sa harap ko and once again, I had to face it nang buong tapang.   In Part 1, I described our first brush with depression and what Nadja was going through. And I did promise to tell you about what it was that I think I did right to help us go through this part of our journey. Actually, hindi lang ito isang bagay. Madami akong ginawa. Rather, madami "kaming" ginawa ni Nadja. Pati na ang G Skwad, siyempre kasama. 1.  Accept the ...