Life is short as the old saying goes. I remembered this saying when I heard the news from Jojo that his family friend's daughter died four days after she was admitted to the hospital.
She is their pastor's daughter who has been playing the piano for their choir during their Sunday worship service. She is a lovely girl at the age of 20. One of the warmest people I have met when Jojo took me to his Church in Antipolo. Makulet. Friendly. Mahilig magcomment sa friendster. No sign of sickness at all.
This is why I was also struck by the news. I thought about Pastor Carding and Tita Wyett. I know how parents would feel about losing their child. My mom went through it when she lost my elder brother after struggling with Leukemia. It was heart breaking even for someone who has witnessed all the grieving.
She had low platelet count which led to organ failure. She had blood transfusion but it did not help at all. The diagnosis was not even identified yet when she died. Test results of the bone marrow test are only coming out by tomorrow. They were speculating it was leukemia that caused it. Jojo was thinking Malaria.
Life is short as the old saying goes. You will never know when death will come upon you and tells you that your time is up. At least, she had a good life. Yun ang nakashout out sa friendster niya. Funny coincidence.
