Separate ways
By rsa101
@rsa101 (40987)
Philippines
November 13, 2019 5:25am CST
Today seems to be a sad day to me. I did not report for work today and help her fixed her things. I already bade farewell to my wife for NYC. She is bound there to attend to his ailing father. As we hear the news that his conditions are weakening every hour and she is really needed to be there the soonest possible time. Of course I have to calm her down and accompanied her to the airport. This will be the first time we will be separated in our 18 years of marriage. Its hard right now she is not around home and me and my son will be on our own in the next coming days.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
15 Nov 19
You need to be strong. Your wife needs you
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
15 Nov 19
@amitkokiladitya Yeah I wish I can do that too.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
15 Nov 19
@rsa101 I can understand. What she ks going through is just so tough. I wish you could go there for her
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
19 Nov 19
That's sad. Why are you not going with her?
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
19 Nov 19
@Nakitakona Today is his cremation day and tomorrow a mass will be given to him with family and friends. After that it's done. My wife will have to stay for 1 more week there as she bought a ticket home by the 29th of this month.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
19 Nov 19
@rsa101 okay. It's understandable. Condolence to the bereaved family of your late father-in-law.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
thank god you already have multiple entry visas. do you have to drive your son to school and pick him up?
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
Our house is not far from school he could manage to walk by himself there. Yeah I think it was a blessing in disguise that we were able to get our US visas last year at least we would not be troubled getting it now. It would not be practical anymore since I do not think she will be able to catch her flight this soon.
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@hereandthere Yes he will be. He’s old enough to take care of his needs. I asked office to allow me to go home early for this couple of weeks to attend to other household chores. I will be a house dad and mom this couple of weeks.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@rsa101 so he will be home ahead of you?
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
Yeah this is first time for us to be separated with her traveling long distance. Last year we were together there for a month. It was one of the highlights of my family last year. We met my father in law he even showed us around the city. It is such so sudden that he has been so helpless and in coma now. I feel for my wife’s anguish right now.
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@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@rsa101 It's scary how health can just go downhill.
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@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
@yoalldudes That’s true I was caught by surprise. I know a couple of weeks ago they were still chatting online and there was no sign of him deteriorating in health.
@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
@JudyEv She has arrived there already and she said that she could not resist crying and being sad seeing his father there lying motionless. She tried communicating with him but unresponsive anymore. She tried touching his hands but there was no hint that he is responding at all. So it looks like the machine and meds are the ones making him alive at this point in time.
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@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
13 Nov 19
This makes me feel sad. I hoep you are all going to be okay.
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