Before reaching the end of 2008, I was wondering why most of the people who are close and dearly to me pass a way so sudden. These people that i am mentioning are my patients at work which are like mother and father to me, one of my bestfriend, and my dearest uncle.
My uncle, JUNDY JICK GRUPE JAUOD, is a former Philippine Swimmer-Athlete who represent the Philippines in back-stroke category in South East Asian Game. He is a veteran swimming coach in bacolod city and handles potential swimmer champs. He is a jolly, kind, and funny person. He is a good father to his daughter, and good brother to his 4 brothers, and a comedian uncle for all of us, his nephews and nieces.
However, things turned upside-down when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and it was already stage four. And this cancer cells had already metastasized through out his brain. My dad really did his best to keep my uncle alive and back onto his feet, through moral and financial support. My dad once went back to the Philippines to manage my uncles medical finances and status. That was around last September, and spent 2 weeks there. Uncle Jundy went to serious treatment, and aside from that his brothers even putted him in a herbal treatment which made him even feeling better, and be able to walk again. Before my dad came back home here in New York, Uncle Jundy’s health was already in progress. He was dancing a bit, he has smile on his face, and he even try to make joke. Read the rest of this entry »
