January 2020 was a year like many years in my life full of challenges. We all figure year after year the year will get better to me every year has been good to me thank God. Don’t get me wrong every year we all go through deaths, illness or some sort of life issue but I have learned to make the best out of what God puts in front of me. January 2020 my family was able to go to Dominican Republic where my husbands parents and he are from. It was amazing to say the least I visited as much places I could and was so relaxing like pure therapy specially me on my one and a half year into my PAH disease and terrible side effects.
I was so excited to travel because I haven’t seen my hubbys’ family side for years not the father and mother because they travel frequently to my house. I was able to see his cousins, aunts, uncles, etc his family is pretty big so, yeah lots of fun 😬. These pictures where at the biggest cathedral there is in Dominican Republic La Basilica de Higuey. This cathedral is huge and gorgeous I try to go every time I go to Dominican Republic but sometimes I have other places I go and visit and the time is so short it makes it impossible but I try to put it in my plans.
“Basilica de Higuey”
This cathedral has a history where in the past if something was promised to the virgen of the Altagracia and it was granted to that person you had to keep the promise you made to the virgen and fill that promise. Ever since then many people from the Dominican Republic visit the cathedral very often in faith of a promise. I have made a couple of those myself and I’m a sole believer in God has the power and will I keep my faith very high in him. I could truly say it’s in every ones religious beliefs what every one decides to do and treasure in all honesty as long as there is respect among all of us that is all that matters.
I was able to go to different places and explores different landscapes of the country that are truly a gem to see. It is a very tropical and beautiful country full of nature really when I go I truly don’t want to leave. The two places I rented out through Airbnb was nice and not at all pricey advise I give everyone try to book ahead of time and look for the best place for the money. I pick one in the terrenas and another was in Juan Dolio physically across the beach. My favorite one was from Juan Dolio the beach was physically across the street security 24/7 the sliding door to the balcony was left open you could hear the beach waves at night so therapeutic.
Lord knows that I needed that trip I had lost my father and was diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension and needed to breathe a different kind of air. I was able to meditate a lot and rest my mind from many things that were happening in my life. The fact that the balcony faced the beach was mind blowing and full of breathe taking nature. When I returned to NY I was so relaxed and so much energized started thinking a lot more differently than before. This trip helped me realize my goals and in what camp to concentrate to help me cope with my illness and life.
What I always advise people is to look at the positive side with the illness that you have what were the things you were not able to do that you could try doing now. One for is taking care of myself and loving myself for who I am not what anyone thinks of me and what I might look. I hope and pray for all of you and hope you enjoyed this post and will see you in the next one! ☺️