Can’t afford to die
Can’t afford to die
By Casey Salamanca
IBON.org
My friend’s lola died last month. She was dear to me, as I grew up without grandparents and she was the lola I never had.
She once left the country to work as a domestic helper to ensure that all of her eight children would finish school. She liked gardening and ballroom dancing. She loved preparing for family picnics and enjoyed traveling despite her old age. Until she had a debilitating kidney disease and had to undergo dialysis thrice a week.
The treatment weakened her physically but her spirits never wavered. You could see in her eyes that she still wanted to spend more time with her grand- and great grandchildren. But she passed on one fine morning while preparing for her regular dialysis session. It was not unexpected, but all family and friends still grieved for Lola.
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