She developed regression after. She needs help the way a child does now. She doesn't remember a lot of things, and she has a hard time walking long distances.
The woman who carried everyone now needs help getting through the day.
When she was first hospitalized, I resigned from my corporate job.
Someone had to coordinate with the social workers, the doctors, the grants, the MRI schedules. Someone had to be there when the doctors needed a decision. That was me.
I did night duty. One night I had been awake for a long time and let myself sleep for a few minutes. Dad was still there. When I opened my eyes, Mom had gone to the bathroom on her own.
The floor was covered in blood. She had pulled out her dextrose.
It happened more than once.
Selina still had school. She was graduating college. She couldn't be there the way I was.
So we did what we do. We made a Messenger group chat. We updated each other there. Except messages get buried in a group chat.
Buried. And you miss things.
I tried freelancing. Part-time work.
But every time Mom needed a sudden checkup, the job had to wait.
What I really needed wasn't a different job.
It was care that keeps going when I can't be there.
I also needed a tool.
Something that could organize all the medical documents scattered across my phone and Messenger. Something where everyone in the family could see who gave which dose and when. Something that could help us find care solutions without canvassing three different places and hoping for the best.
I looked for one.
Nothing.
Nothing built for Filipino families. Nothing that understood what it actually looked like to manage someone's care from a group chat. Nothing that knew we were juggling work, caregiving, and trying to find affordable help all at once.
So I started building it.
Once Selina graduated, she took over as the one physically with Mom and Dad.
She manages the house. She makes sure both our parents are okay.
And she tests everything I build. Every feature. She tells me what's wrong, what's missing, what actually helps.
Our mom carried everyone. Then she couldn't anymore. After her strokes, it became our turn to carry her. And we realized how hard it is to coordinate care when your family is doing it together. When records are everywhere and nowhere. When updates slip through Messenger group chats. When you're hunting down care solutions on your own, hoping to find something affordable.
We were trying to care for her with duct tape and group chats.
Now we've built the tool we needed. And we think you might need it too.
Maria
CEO and Technical Founder · Daughter · Ate to Selina