So if someone says to us, by word or by action, “You should be over that by now,” we can recall the words from the… Read More »The myth of closure
Luijoe meadow somewhere in the North, where his grandparents live today The Holy Week is one of the most memorable time of the year. Being… Read More »Luijoe, my son and The Seven Last Words
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw I caught the George Bernard Shaw quote a few days ago and… Read More »Life is about creating yourself
It was a warm Sunday afternoon in 1972 as mom and I were taking a siesta by the porch. I still remember that fateful day… Read More »It’s been 40 years since my mom died of breast cancer
When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark on who… Read More »On my Luijoe’s 22nd birthdate: Love lives on
My heart still aches to hold you I close my eyes and see, Your face now, 15 years later And who you were to be.… Read More »My beloved son, in our arms for a little while, in our hearts forever.
I love the thought that my son is still alive in someone’s memory outside of my family. Today , being Mother’s day, I received a… Read More »I am a mother of three children. Thank you for remembering my son.
Once upon a time, seven siblings lived in an almost perfect world with a strict mom and a loving dad. It seemed almost perfect because… Read More »National siblings day: We know each other’s hearts
April 3 is the 16th death anniversary of my younger brother, Oscar. He died from a failed stem cell transplant. He was only 40 years… Read More »My brother’s battle with Leukemia
It was sometime January 2004 as I was wheeled through the Operating room of the Philippine Heart Center for an angiogram procedure. Three doctors told… Read More »To love and to be loved by you, our child,…an honor and so blest.