“Ninang, bakit sinunog si Zak?” I was stunned with the question, coming from a four-year old who had just lost his newborn baby brother. Kai had wished for a baby brother. And now that his wish got granted, it was immediately taken away from him. I screamed inside my head, “Anak ng iskandalo naman, sino nagsabi sa bata na sinunog ang kapatid nya?!” For the … Continue reading Lamentations of a four-year old on death
God finally took Rafi Zakkari Faigao Feliciano home. Little Zak passed away at around the same time he was born — exactly two months after he was born. He no longer suffers. He now breathes freely…without the tubes…without the syringes…without the meds…without the pain of seeing the anguished faces of his daddy, mommy, and kuya. Grace and I were silent for a full minute over … Continue reading Zak is home
I stood outside the nursery window, watching Greis caress her frail little baby boy Rafi Zakkari. Zak raised his feeble left arm in response, as if wanting to reach out and touch his mommy’s hand. But he couldn’t. He could only lift his arm by half an inch. I have seen this scene a few times before — and each time would stuff a big … Continue reading Never give up
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