Spina Bifida Support Group Foundation, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Individuals and Families Affected by Spina Bifida
Atty. Jessica Siquijor-Magbanua was born a "special" child. She had a rare medical condition called "spina bifida" that left her with clubbed feet and a part of her spinal cord exposed.
Early on in life, Atty. Jessica learned to walk with crutches. She went to traditional schooling like any other girl of her age. She did not allow her physical condition to stop her from having a life of her own.
Atty. Jessica earned a college degree at St. Scholastica's College in Manila. She later worked at the Hall of Justice of Pasay City, where her daily encounters with lawyers inspired her to become a lawyer herself. Determined, she enrolled in the weekend law classes at Arellano University. For five years, she balanced work and studies. She eventually finished law school in 1999 at age thirty-four.
But while preparing for her bar exams, life sprung a surprise. Atty. Jessica was diagnosed with "pyelonephritis" or inflammation of the kidney. She had to undergo dialysis right away. A nephrologist advised her to have a preemptive kidney transplant.
While still recuperating from her kidney transplant operation, Atty. Jessica took the bar exam. In March 2002, Jec saw her name in the list of bar passers. Two months later, she was sworn in as a lawyer.
In 2006, life gave her another surprise, she met her future husband Angel, whom she married two years later.
Atty. Jessica is currently a State Solicitor at the Office of the Solicitor General in Makati City. where she has been working for more than ten years now.
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