Yesterday evening: Found Out Mama had stroke

It's Saturday and we were in the church in the morning and when we got home. We ate lunch and then I took a nap. I checked also my skype if I have miscall from Delle since we were talking of chatting it again. Since there is none, I went ahead and took a nap.

When I woke up, I did not checked messages in my email or in facebook. We ate dinner first but I felt that I dont wanna eat something and because of the kids. We prepared dinner out of cans and left over in the fridge. I cook chicken tocino.

After then, I checked my facebook and I have message waiting for me to read from my sister back in the Philippines. Telling me that Mama had a stroke and I look at the time -that was around 14 hours ago, the ambulance was bringing her to the hospital along with my sister Delia. I was so sudden and never think of coming home right away but I need to send help over there and help the expenses for her to survive. I knew from my heart that Mama is a fighter. We experienced too many difficulties in our lives but still we were holding on.

I was asking so many questions to Delle and Peps. First that I know, she had a stroke and it is serious. She was even throwing up and peed on her bed. My brother was there, but he could not help Mama. The neighbors heard my brother crying around and sent someone to get my sister which she live few blocks away.. My sister Delia is the one helping Mama. She cleaned her up and asked for an ambulance to bring her to the hospital.

When they got there, people were helping her and check what was the damage done during the stroke. I am just hoping that she did not bonk her head to any hard objects. Mama, fight for it.. We will see you on March with Ben and Mary. I was gonna surprise her of our visit but for telling her that might of help.

19 hours ago, my sister updated me that she started to move a little bit but she cant speak. There is no "ugat" or arteries explode or any blood clot. Mama is only answering my sister by nodding her head. Sister is very concerned and asked the nurse. We found out that there was a big part on her brain that was damage and has little oxygen supply to her brain. I was talking also to my sister Pepay. We were discussing if I needed to go home and or else the amount of money that I will spend for plane ticket. I will send it there to help all her medicines, laboratory and other expenses. Too many things to think and to consider.


Mama is also diabetic and she has 30 mmol/L reading on her sugar level. My sister Delle updated me that it went down to 18. It is a good thing. She was also experiencing in chilling. My sister reported it to the nurse. The doctor also informing them that if ever the sugar level does not go down, there is a possibility of another series of strokes. They are giving her an insulin to help in reducing her sugar level. This is what we have in our family- a hereditary disease that runs in our veins. Diabetic is also the main cause for my Grandfather that he died.

There are so many people praying for her that she will recover fast-from the Philippines down to Japan, United States and other corner of the world. Thank you so much. Mama we will see you on March, your apo Ben and Mary will be seeing you too. ======== But only God knows when will be our time.

- I always got an update from my sister through facebook- thanks to the social networking.

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Dec 9, 2011 at 2PM Local Time... Mama returned her borrowed life to Jesus.

My youngest sister even told me that Mama died and here I am holding 80k pesos to buy more for all the medicines she needed. Even for that she left us - she knew that Mama wanna live longer but her body gave in.