Exactly a month in their marriage, Javier and Steph already well understood what it meant to be together in sickness and in health. Javier tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a friend’s wedding early in March, and so Steph had to take care of him while they were both in home quarantine. What should have been a fun time to ease in slowly from single life to married life was suddenly replaced with uncertainty, confusion, and a whole lot of praying and waiting. But just like in any difficult situation, the sun shone brightly for both of them at the end and they can’t be any more grateful! Steph tells us their story.

“There was really nothing much I could do aside from just be there with him through the entire journey, monitor his progress and remind him to take his meds. I tried to cook whatever food he was craving for and tried to cheer him up whenever the information was already too much. I kept a cheerful disposition when he would start to worry, do as much household chores as I could, and procure all our groceries, medicine and supplies as efficiently as possible.” -Steph

“We had just arrived from a friend’s wedding in Bohol, which also doubled as a semi mini-moon of sort, when all the fiasco happened. My husband got sick and had all the common symptoms for COVID-19 except for diarrhea. We had a feeling it was COVID, but a part of us was also justifying that maybe it’s just fatigue and our bodies telling us to take a break. When the test results were released and we found out he indeed tested positive, I had this heavy unexplainable feeling right at the pit of my stomach.” -Steph

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