ULOG #30: Ate Leah's Battle for Cancer Finally Ended...in Sad Tears

About two months ago, I made a post about how a "Welcome Home" sign could bring out an emotion other than happiness. ^{You can click on the link to read about it.}

Now, if there is one thing that dawned on me is the painful reality that man is a desperate being. He is helpless in the face of death. No matter how much he is willing to pay for his treatment and/or medications, money can do nothing. True, money is a very useful tool to save life but it is no guarantee to escape death.

Source

Yesterday afternoon, I received a private message from my husband @islaw. It was shocking, saddening.

"Wife, I am at Ate Leah's now. She is already dying..."

Just a few days ago, we were glad to learn that Ate Leah was getting better. It was a positive news and we all thought she was getting better.

So the message I recieved was shocking. As soon as my husband arrived, he told me all the details. As I listened to him, a few tears escaped unknowingly.

Sad Tears

Last night, at around 10pm, we got a text message that says Ate Leah is gone.

It took about six hours hovering between life and death, battling for dear life with difficult breaths and sighs. Sadly, death took over.

In that span of about six hours, family and friends are helpless. That helplessness and desperation is made visible by sad tears.

Missing her already

I haven't slept much. I was thinking about her.

She sits adjacent to me during congregation meetings. Whenever my little one drops something, she was so sweet to get out of her way to pick it up for her. Whenever there is a joke thrown at the stage, or the slightest funny moment during conversations, it was sure she was one of the first to laugh with her handkerchief over her mouth. Yup, she was demure, dalagang Pilipina- an example I always tell my daughter to imitate.

She would surely be missed.

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