PRAYERS TO MARIEL, RAMON, AND JACKIE

     Our prayers and energies to Mariel, Ramon, and Jackie, who are stricken with illnesses that could be fatal to them. Mariel, a former officemate in the state-run  Philippine Informatione Agency lives with her daughter and two grandchildren in California while Ramon and Jackie are in Baguio City and Toronto, respectively. May the Lord Almighty be with them always.
     The blogger has not seen Mariel in person for more than a decade. I learned about her illness from Lina Suyat, also a former officemate in PIA, who lives with her family in West Covina. Same is true for Ramon, a media personality.  The last time the blogger saw Jackie was during a sort of a party in the yard of their house in San Mateo, Isabela. She is the sister of daughter-in-law Maria Ceoncepcion.
      Their illnesses affect the blogger who sometimes feels a great sadness thinking of them. How could such diseases strike them in their not-so-advanced years?