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6 years, 12 semesters, 93 subjects, 4 clinic levels. 180 cases, million tears and 1 goal, and that is to be a dentist. It has been always my dream to be at this very moment, making my own summary of the journey i’ve been through. Now, that dream has arrived. Being a dentistry student made me feel that i am half alive. At the beginning all i know is that i want to be get that DMD suffixed at my name. Never did i notice that i am not only fighting for that pride but also, i am fighting for the love of my life, no other than, dentistry. It is now clear to me that this is what i want and if you really want something, you will do anything crazy to get it. I just did. And now i am here, ready to claim it! It was year 2012 few days before i turned 18, I’ve been diagnosed with a skin disease (not contagious ok) that will always show up whenever i am stressed and got lack of sleep and i swear it was a nightmare i don’t want to believe. I used to hide it to everyone and go to school wearning stockings and sweaters even the weather is not cold. It humbled me in so many ways that somehow i forgot my worth. Right now, i’m okay it’s not showing up for years. It is never easy to study dentistry and to deal with the disease of insecurity. The emotional torture i’ve been through was my lowest point that time. But i never quit. Because this is what i want. I want to be a doctor. Now, this is the moment where i thank my self that i did not give up. With all the sincere thanks i have in my heart, i’d like to thank you all for being part of my shakey journey. To my friends that became my second family. Ive been with you through ups and downs. We shared failures and success. We fell and we stand. We share the same story in our everyday lives. I am glad that i have you all. 😘 congratulations to us doctors! To my patients that trusted my capabilities to bring back their smiles, to remove their pain and to treasure what they have, thank you so much po!
To Jv, the one i was with at the beggining of this journey and suddenly lost in the middle, haha You’ve been my inspiration. You were one of the reasons why i wanted to get high scores in quiz. I used to tell myself “dapat mataas scores ko para magsisi si jv” hahaha! We may not ended up in good terms but I will never forget to give you a credit for this.It’s now the right time for me to say my old joke but this time this is effin real “Oh ayan may ex ka ng dentist…. Na maganda na mabait pa😜" To my loving parents, thank you mama thank you papa. 💕 Words will never be enough to say how much i thank you for giving me all the love, support and things that i needed. i couldn’t have done this without you two. It’s payback time. I love you so much 😢
The top most of my thanks goes to my Great God Who guided me to make my dreams do come true. This is all from You and this is all for You. Maraming salamat po Ama. 🙏 I am at my happiest and this is the time of my life. ☺ Joy Alexandra Alcantara Doctor of Dental Medicine Batch 2017 11-01999 signing off.