The past week has been hectic. I’m sure every one of you knows that when the Month of Ramadan is coming, most of us are in rush. Its given na kasi na wala walaan talaga mga tao sa office pag Ramadan. The month of Ramadan for all is generally the month where you can be excused for being lazy. You can technically show up in the office and do nothing the whole day. The working hours are shorter and very conducive to tamad tamaran.
Aside from being really busy, last week has been tough for me emotionally. I still could not digest the bad news that I received from Iloilo last 5 July 2010. An email from my sister says that my first cousin Nonoy Hapon died. We call him Nonoy Hapon because he looks like a Jap. We were born on the same year and I could say that we’re pretty close because we were raised together in the same compound. According to my Uncle, he just collapsed (at 11:00AM) and died right there and then. He was rushed to the hospital but they could not resuscitate him. The attending physician who knew him very well said that he was suffering from type 2 diabetes. The family never knew his illness because he hid it from the family. They’ve observed that he abruptly lost weight (He was gaining weight since 2000). The physician also told the family that he was dehydrated due to excessive dieting. May tubig din daw ang kanyang lungs. I don’t know how the physician found out. I didn’t ask Uncle because I can’t ask them properly. I was still in shock from disbelief. Even now, I still could not believe it. We’re of the same age, bata pa, yet nabawian na ng buhay.
‘MAISOG’ that’s the best way to describe Nonoy Hapon. He’s fearless as a child and even more when he was a young adult. I really feel sorry for the family that he left behind. His wife and child will have difficulty in surviving because he was after all a bread winner. It’s shocking for our cousins too since he’s the first one to die.
To Nonoy Hapon, where ever you are, may your soul rest in peace.
3 comments:
Condolences to you To. Sorry to know that your cousin died. Amo guid ina ang kabuhi tuod daw aso lang nga madula. Masakit man sa mga nabilin but at least sya nakapahuway na. had he revealed his illness earlier the doctors could have given him suitable advice on how to combat the illness and in effect prolonged his life.
Thank you To. Grabe hindi gid kapati ang tanan.. asta subong...
No one is ever totally prepared for the death of a loved one. We humans would like to live for ever, for family, for ourselves.
“People never get over a loss, they just get used to it,” stated Dr. Holly G. Prigerson
Brag, for this period of loss, it is normal to grieve, lalo na you have good memories together.Speak to his family, it will be consoling to both parties.
our sincere condolences.
f and michel
Post a Comment