Ondoy Baby: A Blessing to Mommy Grace

It has been a long time since that fateful day of the Ondoy typhoon, which caught Metro Manila by surprise. Many of us still have sad memories of that disastrous day. But for Mommy Mary Grace Pellerin Torres, it was the happiest and most memorable day of her life! Surprised? Well, that's because it was the moment she had been awaiting for nine months--- the birth of her dear baby boy Kian Chase!

Yes, the conditions were tough. The surroundings were all in turmoil. But when Mommy Grace held Kian in her arms for the first time, it was a dream come true for her. She suddenly felt very, very blessed with this beautiful bundle of joy, her firstborn.

However, because of the present conditions at that time, Kian had to be under medication for his first week. Imagine the stress and pain that his parents had to go through on top of all the troubles that Ondoy had brought! But with constant prayers and with the help of the doctors and nurses in the hospital, Kian was released from the hospital. On his third week, though, he again had to be brought back to the hospital due to colds and a flu caused by the weather. Mommy Grace thought he was not going to make it... but he did. Thank God he did.

Now, Kian is already two years old and one month old. In this short span of time that he had been in this world, he had already brought tremendous amounts of joy to his parents. A happy and healthy toddler, he is so much loved by Mommy Grace and her husband. It's a good thing they had always leaned on each other's shoulders and knew how to be on top of things instead of panicking.

At present, even though Mommy Grace is working, she makes sure to cuddle Kian and play with him and teach him as much as she can. She struggles to be a hands-on mom in spite of her tight schedule. Indeed she represents all the other loving, hardworking moms around the world who can relate with such a situation. "I just want him to grow independently with a bright future, to become family-centered and God-fearing," she says as she envisions a great tomorrow for this wonderful baby.

Kian was definitely a blessing amidst the Ondoy tragedy. And all throughout the challenges he and his family faced, God remained by their side. Cheers to our brave Mommy Grace! :)

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