My name is Minda M. Laquian. I'm a wife and a mother of three. I graduated from Centro Escolar University with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in the Philippines year 1980. I migrated in the United States on October 1981. In February 1982, I was hired as a clerk at Delta Dental Plan  where I served for over twenty one years. My experience there was somewhat of a bittersweet one. After twenty one years, due to a massive lay off, I lost my job and decided to go back to school.
         I felt at this time that it was my chance to pursue a career in the health field and I chose Resriratory Therapy. I've always wanted to be in a career which involves helping people and I believe Respiratory Therapy fulfills this desire in me. My niece Jocelyn, who has been a great motivator has inspired me to push toward this field. She loves her job and everything about it. My eighty nine year old dad has asthma. As I watch the health providers perform their duties on my dad, I hope to someday be the one to aid my father.