Actually C2H4 that's not the only trauma I had.
The other was one of my very close bestfriend in college passed away in Jan.2006 due to breast cancer. I'm still recovering/not over about what happened to her. It still brings tears to my eye everytime I think of it like, right now! whew. I kept in contact with her when I left Tagbilaran in 2001. It was when she moved to an island in Cebu where mobiles and no landline are in poor connections. Yet I wrote letters, cards etc. eventhough no replies but I thought it was ok 'coz writing wasn't her thing. By the time they bought another property in Mango Ave.Cebu with all the high technology connections, tha's when she dropped me the bomb about her stage 4 illness. And I sobbed overnight because I didn't do anything, not even on her side to give her just a little comfort, sorry I got to stop....
B, I can so relate this story! I have this friend named Mary Ann. We were so good friends! She was with me in Manila the day before she was to leave for Canada for the World Youth Summit. She wanted to go to SM to buy heavy sweater and jacket but I offered my favorite jacket so she took the offer. I learned later that she decided to stay there in Canada and all I worried was my favorite jacket! I got kind of mad because she couldn't return my jacket. For a year or so, we didn't have communication. When I got here in California, I got a surprised email from her to say hello. I already forgot about my favorite jacket so we re-connected. I sent her stuff to Canada then one day I learned that she was terminally ill of breast cancer. Oh boy, I couldn't call her because I learned that she didn't want any crying and I am such a big cry baby! It took me awhile to gather all my courage. When she answered the phone, she said, which I can still hear up to now: "Hello, Grathie girl! komusta na ka?" Nah, wa na man ko ning tingog kay na choke naman ko. Ingon dayon sya, "Nah, gi ingnan lagi ba way hilakay nah!" I just couldn't take it jud! She remembered that back when we were in Cagayan de Oro, I gave her as a gift to all my friends the book by St. Exupery, The Little Prince and she said she still has it. Then she said, "when I get better, I will visit you there!" Then a week later, I got a box in the mail. It was my favorite jacket plus some Canadian-made Chocolates.
I sent her a box of California goodies like the See's candies and a DVD of The Little Prince. I called her in her landline but there was no answer then I got a text message from her saying that she heard the phone ringing but it was a labor to get the phone. She also said that she got the box and that she will eat the candies when she gets better because at that time she was so weak due to another chemo session which she said she wasn't taking anymore. I was crying like crazy.
She was already married but she wished to be married by a priest. Less than a week after she sent me that text messages, they got married in her hospital bed. Our friend who was able to attend the wedding sent us the pictures. She was so lovely and so peaceful in her wedding dress lying in bed. Then in the morning, I got a text message from her. I was so happy to see it was coming from Mary Ann but it was her husband who sent the text message. He said, I am sorry to text u this. MeAnn just passed away...
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