Felicisima D. Maniago
I mentioned on a comment on Facebook, "I noticed I've been putting way too much time on Facebook, but then I asked myself, SO WHAT?"
Some of the perks of retirement, do whatever, whenever! One minor consequence, however, is that it distracts me a bit from blogging. I had to force myself to log out of Facebook right now so I can post my updates.
Talk about Facebook, for those of you who've been living in a cave for the last few months, it's a social networking site not unlike Friendster but I find it a bit more user friendly. It's cool because I'm able to re-connect, among others, with former co-workers (Sharon Mislang, Raul delos Santos, Jo-Ann Chubb - and soon Barbara Biggs) and high school classmates (Jess Cuyugan and Nestor Simbulan). For those of you on Friendster, wonder no more why you never see me in there.
FELICISIMA DAVID MANIAGO
(Aug 6, 1913 - Sept 20, 1993)
My Mom got diagnosed with cancer the day my Dad passed away in California in 1987. She was given 6 months to live because supposedly with her cancer in the mouth being so close to the brain. At the time, my physician Uncle, Dr. Aquino (her cousin), was in the US. I can't recall whether he was there to visit his daughter or on a conference. But he told us to take her home and he'll try to prolong her life with his chelation therapy. True to his words, she lived 6 more years after her initial diagnosis. The last year of her life, however, she spent in and out of hospitals for surgeries and various treatments. Ironically, by this time Dr. Aquino has already passed away - before her.
Today, in spite of the pouring rain, Donna and I went to her grave site, next to my Dad's, at the Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Dolores, CSFP and we prayed the Rosary under our umbrellas. She would have been 96.
I miss her a lot.
Below is an old family picture courtesy of my niece Leilani-Maniago Giles taken during her 18th birthday which would make it circa 1993, (perhaps a few months before she passed away?).
And below are their portraits done by my brother Rafael.
Their graves should look better. In fact I've had Ramiro layer them with blue grass sod and I'm having him go back to weed it out.
Some of the perks of retirement, do whatever, whenever! One minor consequence, however, is that it distracts me a bit from blogging. I had to force myself to log out of Facebook right now so I can post my updates.
Talk about Facebook, for those of you who've been living in a cave for the last few months, it's a social networking site not unlike Friendster but I find it a bit more user friendly. It's cool because I'm able to re-connect, among others, with former co-workers (Sharon Mislang, Raul delos Santos, Jo-Ann Chubb - and soon Barbara Biggs) and high school classmates (Jess Cuyugan and Nestor Simbulan). For those of you on Friendster, wonder no more why you never see me in there.
(Aug 6, 1913 - Sept 20, 1993)
My Mom got diagnosed with cancer the day my Dad passed away in California in 1987. She was given 6 months to live because supposedly with her cancer in the mouth being so close to the brain. At the time, my physician Uncle, Dr. Aquino (her cousin), was in the US. I can't recall whether he was there to visit his daughter or on a conference. But he told us to take her home and he'll try to prolong her life with his chelation therapy. True to his words, she lived 6 more years after her initial diagnosis. The last year of her life, however, she spent in and out of hospitals for surgeries and various treatments. Ironically, by this time Dr. Aquino has already passed away - before her.
Today, in spite of the pouring rain, Donna and I went to her grave site, next to my Dad's, at the Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Dolores, CSFP and we prayed the Rosary under our umbrellas. She would have been 96.
I miss her a lot.
Below is an old family picture courtesy of my niece Leilani-Maniago Giles taken during her 18th birthday which would make it circa 1993, (perhaps a few months before she passed away?).
And below are their portraits done by my brother Rafael.
Their graves should look better. In fact I've had Ramiro layer them with blue grass sod and I'm having him go back to weed it out.
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