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This is about me, my thoughts , opinions, my grief recovery and the journey to my "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son last May 27, 2000. Recovery is always a work in progress....
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QTV Proudly Filipina and Charlene Gonzales
(Thanks to Jeric for this recording and also to Pinoy Biscuits for taping the episode as backup) Welcome viewers of Proudly Filipina. I really like how the writers and researchers prepared for the ...
Blogging in a Cemetery
Here I am in a cemetery, with a TV crew. A GMA 7 show wants to feature bloggers for this Saturday (Thanks to Brian Gorrell for the hype on blogs these days). Why should I do this? I asked the producer...
An Easter Message of Eternal Life
“If I die, Mama, will I be alive again?” Luijoe asked. My six-year-old was lying on the bed, flipping through the prayer books piled on his tummy. It was Holy Week, a month before that fateful d...
From Cradle to Cross: A Mother’s Joy and Pain
Every Good Friday was just like any other day for me. The streets are empty. Everything is still. At 3:00 PM, I’d bow my head in prayer and reflect on Jesus’ death. That is before the de...
Hope Inside the Box
I first met Bill on December 20, 2006 through his blog entries of Anne Sherina. His pain is all too familiar. For most bereaved parents I know, not being able to touch, to hold, to embrace our child...
11th Worldwide Candle Lighting Event
A candle signifies life and light and so the burning of a candle brings light and life to the memory and to the hearts of the bereaved. It is not that a candle has any magical or mystical powers as it...
Breast Cancer Awareness and My Mom
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 when mom anxiously took my hand so I could feel the lump in her left breas...