Hi, this is Zoey, from Lapu-Lapu Cebu. And this is our story.

August 5, mao ni ang expected date nga bisita’on ko sa ako regla (usually a week or almost 10 days from the expected date). Ni agi na ang 10 days and kampante ra kayko nga mu abot ra jud siya kay lage, mao jud na ang usual na dagan sa ako cycle. And I have been feeling the usual symptoms if padung na ko reglahon so wa ra ko mag overthink. But then, 2 weeks na and wala gihapon and by then naka feel nako og cramps sa ako pus’on and lipong lipong from time to time. Akong gi search online if unsay meaning ani nga symptoms kay naka think na sad jud ko nga basig buntis ko, and wa jud masayop kay ang first ni gawas is “possobly pregnant”.

I had to know for sure if mao ba jud so I bought a pregnancy test right after work. I did the test and the results were two very clear lines. At first, wa nako ma accept most especially kay na ihi’an nako ang test window. Per my research, there is a slight possibility na mag hatag siya og inaccurate results. Since there were two tests sa akong na palit na PT, I tried it again the next morning and this time nag use na ko og container para akong ma dip ang stick. Results: TWO CLEAR LINES.

My boyfriend and I have been slowly trying to build a life para sa among kaugalingong pamilya. But wala namo gi consider and possible chances na ma buntis ko this early. We are open to starting our own family soon, but since we weren’t epecting it to happen dayon wala jud mi naka pangandam financially. Right now, naka focus mi og invest sa among kwarta sa business and in a place that we can call our home. Tungod ani, naka think ko na mu agi og abortion.

Nag search ko sa google, abortion clinics sa Cebu and I saw just one little comment “project486 helped me”. Ako gi look up ang project486 and adto nako nakit’an ang stories sa mga taw nga ni agi og same situation sa ako. I felt unsure and scared going through all this. Usa ra jud akong ma think and that is, ang mga consequences sa akong decision. But reading all their testimonies, it kind of helped me just try to think of the what if’s sa situation. I then proceeded to message the team.

Project486 has definitely been a great support through everything. They will equip you with the knowledge of going through the process and they will have the answers to your questions. They will support whatever decision you make. Tungod ani tanan, wa ko mag duha duha og salig nila. On the days sa procedure, wala jud sila magkuwang sa pag updates sa ako og pagpangumusta. Wala jud ko mag expect nga ing’ato ang akong ma agi’an during the procedure, but tungod sa assurance na ilahang gi hatag sa ako, everything went successfully. And then it came, the message I was dreading to read. You are officially not pregant.

Grabe ang emotions na ni fill sa ako. I really felt sorry that we all had to go through such experience just because we weren’t responsible enough. Being open to sexual activities, means we should be ready to whatever the results are of our actions. And adto jud mi nag kuwang.

Thankful kaayo ko sa akong partner na grabe ang support all throught out the procedure and most of all, team project486. I am sharing this story because I know that there are women out there na walay support and very lost at a time like this and I just want them to know that you will be in good hands with team project486.