Sheila Cando, our first nursing scholar, is now employed in St. Luke's Hospital, Quezon City, Philippines.
SR. MA. Bernardita Quinon of SPCM wrote, "She will never forget and forever be grateful for the generous financial support of PNAGKC she was privileged to enjoy."
By Elvie Leone

Anna Lisa still have poor appetite due to nausea but her activity tolerance is improving. Her father is now at home and receiving home health and outpatient rehab for residual weakness. Her mother is back from Samoa to help the family. The following members brought food and used clothes: Joy, Arvin, Cora, Marilyn, Tess and Alice. Anna Liza and her family is grateful for the continued support of PNAGKC members.   
By Tess Laoruangroch

Marifi Catapusan and Daisy Guela
By Chito Belchez

As we have experienced, it is not easy to leave a  country behind and so much harder  if you leave a spouse and children as well!   This is what  Marifi  and Daisy  have to sacrifice in order to pursue a higher degree in nursing education  and achieve their dreams.

Through Global Scholarship Alliance, Marifi and Daisy are currently pursuing their MSN at KU School of Nursing, an opportunity they could not pass in order to pursue academic excellence and gain clinical expertise here in the United States. Marifi , started  her program  in Healthcare Informatics  last Fall semester and Daisy will start her  Family Nurse  Practitioner  tract this coming Spring semester.  They have two years to finish their  program and after  one year of  training  they  can practice as licensed professionals  here in the United States.   Upon return to the Philippines, they have to fulfill  two years of employment  affiliated with  Global Scholarship Alliance where they can share their newly acquired  knowledge and expertise through teaching and practice.

Marifi is originally from Manila and  graduated at  Our Lady of Fatima  in 1993. She settled in Cebu after marrying Conrad and they  have  a seven  year old son, CJ. She worked at Valenzuela District Hospital before accepting the scholarship.  Daisy  is originally from Mindanao and  graduated at  Mindanao State University in 1995, and  worked for  three years in the Middle East . Daisy is married to Edgar and  they have two children. Timothy James is 5 years old and Tricia Julienne is 2 years old. 

When asked what is the most difficult part of adjusting to their new environment, Marifi says "It was really hard from the beginning as I did not know anyone. I was  so homesick." Daisy says  "I  also miss my family very much  and this frigid  cold  weather makes it hard  very  hard for  us  to go school as we 
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