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8
years in publishing
10+
years as print journalist.
10
years as nursing assistant
journalist
web designer
certified nursing assistant
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I left a modest publishing career in the Philippines where I worked as proofreader, copyeditor, and research manager for different publishing entities before Saipan beckoned, where I worked as a journalist full time. Then I found myself warming up to the healthcare industry as I transitioned into becoming a nursing assistant. And the adventure continues.
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Ten years of hands-on patient care as a nursing assistant, grounded in empathy and steady hands.
Two decades of reporting, proofreading, and copyediting across print newsrooms and publishers.
Building clean, personal sites and layouts that tell a clear story, like this one.
Shaping a publication's voice, from research and structure to the final published page.
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This essay is a quiet reflection on the quiet stewardship of end-of-life caregiving, reframing the surrender of adult autonomy not as a second childhood, but as a sacred trust. Through personal detail and deep empathy, it honors the profound weight of protecting an aging individual's dignity as their story draws to a close.
The writer relates deeply with the Netflix hit show, "When Life Gives You Tangerines", finding parallelisms with her own life, how she has been a disappointment for falling short of her filial duty, and of expectations.
While on Saipan, Hans Hornbostel was entrusted with a bundle of intelligence reports that Earl Ellis left behind. While rumors of Japanese spies and poison swirled around Earl's tragic death, records reveal a much sadder reality of a secret mission derailed by a personal battle with alcoholism
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