Mula dulo pataas dapat ang basa nito!
Dear Friends Forever,
. . .
Update on Eddie - Accdg. to Arlette, he is doing fine. Dalawang
beses na
raw namamasyal sa mall na malapit sa Marikina. Going out and
doing your
normal thing is really encouraged by the doctors. At least, we
can say
that he is really improving. The first time is always the most
difficult
becuase you become dizzy with so many people around you. That
is why you
have to do it to make you adjust again to normal living. His
arrhythmia is
OK na raw. Wala na sigurong extra beat when he is with Arlette.
Hindi na
natataranta ang puso niya kay Arlette.
So long and take care, all of you.
Love,
Ruth
. . .
Thursday, I'm sending something in the mail for you and also something
for
Arlette.
Regards,
Mila
Ana,
I wanted to send a small check to Arlette. What is the best
way to do
this?
Many thanks,
Andy
Subject: Re: Is Arlette already back at work?
dear ana,
ed is better though his wound on the arm from where they got the veins
for grafting has some kind of infection. he was brought to makati
med
for checkup today. ty.....pat
Ana Urbina wrote:
Pahingi ng update about Eddie. Ok na ba ang arrythmia?
Gumaling na ba ang ubo niya?
"Felixberto U. Bustos Jr." wrote:
Excellent presentation, as usual! I am really sure your (and Manny
Canillas') reward will be great in Heaven...
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:03:21 +0800
Subject: The Power of Prayer
Hey Guys (and Gals, of course)
Can we all use this power to help Arlette Aquino-Umali (and Eddie!)
overcome! This can be more powerful than any financial assistance...
THE EVERLASTING ARMS
When the doctor told me that
my precious six-week-old son, Paul,
was
blind, I went into shock. I tried to pray but for some reason I couldn't.
Hours passed and I still
could not form words into prayer.
Meanwhile, news of my baby's disability spread among our family, friends
and
church congregation. An army of prayer warriors carried their concern
for
Paul, my husband and me to the Lord.
Two days later, while I was
bathing Paul, something almost
mystically happened. Ever so quietly and gently I was reminded of the
Bible
verse "...and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27).
I
had the distinct feeling of being buoyed up, supported. And my depression
began to lift.
Paul is an adult now.
Though legally blind, he went to college and
is employed; he can read with special magnifying glasses.
I discovered on that
day long ago that even when you yourself
cannot pray, the prayers of others can intercede for you. That barrage
of
prayers didn't change Paul's problem, but it changed me. Ever since,
in
good
times and in bad, I've been sustained by the knowledge of His everlasting
arms.
__________________________
"Therefore, I know
that I can face this day with courage O, Lord.
You will provide the strength I need.
You will gladden my thoughts with hope.
You will bring the joy of a new day."
(Psalm 31)
Dear Ruth,
God bless you for doing this and God bless Arlette and Eddie for being
such
generous souls. Thank God for organizers and spearheaders
like you and Ana,
avatars of the best in friendship (just wanted to use the word :-),
the extra
compliment is gravy) .
Count me in for $250. Let me know about the mechanics.
Regards to all. Take care.
Love,
Rory
EQ!!
I'm waiting for your call. When are we going to "Cravings"(or anywhere
else) to visit
Ed?
BENJIE!
Can't forward the bitmapped image to the others. Too big,
GUYS!
We will have a no-host meeting so we can visit Ed together. EQ
will set the date and
place. Bring your wallet.
if anybody needs direction on how to get to Eddie's place. Just call
Benjie. or me
- - - - - - -
benjie santillan wrote:
ed's going home tomorrow. his doctor finally gave him is
certificate of good
heartkeeping. any visits will have to be done to his house.
attached is the sketch
in bmp format.
anyone near his place should go visit him. he needs support.
define "near" as
anything within a 100-km radius.
benj
Do you have an Bank Acct # where deposits could be made? I've
known eddie
since elementary school days and still remember him as someone who
always
has a smile on his face.
ver
finally managed to drop by ed umali at makati med yesterday afternoon.
he was in good spirits and was actually sitting down being his usual
jolly self. from what happened to him, it may not be a bad idea for
the
rest of us to get our regular check-ups. this is something i myself
avoid unless made mandatory by management. ed was talking about changing
his lifestyle after this --- cutting down on the fats and the alcohol
and the late nights, etc. on the other hand, ed is 2 or 3 years older
than me, so maybe i still a bit of time left. except that he was saying
that one of the bypass patients operated on about the same time as
he
was barely 20 years old.
anyway, ed's case showed again how special it is
to be a prepian. we
do take care of our own, somehow. the response to the plight of the
late
miss cruz and now with ed is so heartwarming. we may not have been
in
touch with each other for 30 years after high school, but when we did
decide to get togther again, we certainly got together in more ways
than
one. makes us feel like we belong to one family.
ed will probably be out of makati med by today or
tomorrow. i
suggest that we keep in close touch and see how we can be of help to
him
and arlette.
boo
Subject: Visited Eddie Umali at MMC
with Ruth Flores last Saturday. He looks okay. However, meron siyang
ubo
saka arrythmia (heart skipping a beat), baka naman in-love lang talaga.
May
mahaba siyang tahi sa left arm where they harvested the artery for
the
triple bypass that he underwent.
Eddie's sense of humor is intact. Sabi niya, he was hoping that the
incision
on his chest would from a letter 'S', para Superman, kaso, letter
'D' pala,
kaya ayun, Darna!
Regarding the decision na isugal na lang ang buhay, tinanong daw
siya ng
friend niya kung tumama na ba siya sa Lotto or sa Sweepstakes. E hindi
pa!
Kaya wala raw siyang karapatang buhay niya ang isugal this time!
Sabi ko kay Eddie, ang problemahin lang niya ay ang magpagaling.
I gave Arlette a xerox copy of Mila's article about our reunion. I showed
Eddie their Prep 66 Annual while Ruth and Arlette discussed outside
the room
(limited visitors sa telemetry).
We did not stay long because of the color coding but were able to interact
with some of their relatives, too.
Ana B. Urbina
Dear Jojo & Rudy.
. . .
As for Eddie and Arlette.... You must have read my e-mail by now.
This
afternoon, Ana and I went to see them. They had some relatives
visiting at
the hospital. As we were talking, suddenly, Arlette approached
her aunt,
started laughing and then broke down. Gusto ko na ring umiyak,
kaya lang
kausap ko si Eddie. May problem na naman siya. He developed arrhythmia
(
iwon't spell check anymore cause I'm sleepy). We continued talking
as if
nothing was happening between Arlette and her aunt, kasi parang ayokong
makita si Eddie na bumigay rin, but he kept on looking at Arlette.
Pero
sandali lang naman ito and Arlette started acting herself again. Medyo
kabado nga ako pag ganito na. Hindi kami maka-imik ni Ana.
Then I got
the chance to bring her out in the corridor and told her that I have
written to our classmates and hope that she and Eddie won't mind
it. We
are just trying to help. She is very grateful for this gesture.
Since I
am sending all Prep 65 a copy of this, please don't feel pressured
by my or
Ana's accounts about them. To us, it is an outlet to express
our feelings
that are just too difficult to keep to ourselves lest we burst into
tears
also.
I have received two pledges already. Thank you very much.
Some of us
here have given directly to her. But now I suggest we give it on a
lump sum
to Arlette when they are about to be discharged. However, to lighten
her
burden and with your pemission, may I tell her about your pledges
so that
she can at least count on this na. To those who made pledges, I will
contact you by phone as soon as I can.
Let's keep praying for good health for everyone.
Love to all,
Ruth
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:48:51 EDT
Subject: Re: About Eddie and Arlette Umali
Ana, I will send you a check for $50.OO. Ikaw na ang bahalang mag-deposit
to
Arlette and Ed Umali's account. I hope it helps a little.
Love, Delay
From: Ruth Flores <ruthy@skyinet.net>
Subject: Arlette and Eddie Umali
Dear Friends Forever (Prep '65),
Ana's decision to tell all about Arlette and Eddie may or may not be
welcome to all. But I felt something must be done about the situation.
This morning, I was able to visit Eddie at Makati Medical Center.
Arlette
was there, as expected, watching and taking care of her husband, with
a
mask on her face because she had cough and colds. Eddie
said he had
triple bypass and that he is OK now but he developed pneumonia after
the
operation. From my own experience as a bypass veteran (Feb.7,
1997), I
know that this is not good at all (luckily, I didn't get it then).
This
will definitely affect his recuperation. But I know that the
team of
doctors of the Heart Foundation of Makati Med headed by Dr. Jorge Garcia
of
Washington D.C., are the best, and hopefully, they will be able to
arrest
this in Eddie's case. I really made it a point to come as early as
I could
to give moral support to Eddie and Arlette as well. I would have
gone
sooner had I learned about it earlier. I want Eddie to call me anytime
to
ask about the pains he will be experiencing, so that I can help assuage
his
fears. (I found talking to a bypass vet, next to God in my prayers,
very
helpful, therapeutic and really encouraging.) I guess I
am just trying to
emulate what some of our classmates, my other friends, and relatives
did
when I was in the same bed. I know how much it meant to me and
my family
during those days. Their visits, prayers, telephone calls, cards and
flowers, before and after the operation, are still fresh in my memory.
I
am, and will forever be, very grateful to all of them, specially
to Ana's
and Tessie H's son's blood donations, which must be on stand
by , just in
case I would need it. Again, I was lucky enough not to need any
transfusion. Eddie and Arlette need our moral support.
Please include
them in your prayers. When we are many who knock at His door, the Good
Lord
will listen.
I knew from reading Class '66 e-mails b/w Manny Canillas and Benjie
Santillan that the family also needs some financial help. I took the
courage to ask Arlette's permission to write about this to our batch
'65.
After all, even if Eddie belongs to '66, Arlette has been one of us,
especially with the girls during our Girl Scouting days.
And so with her
permission, albeit with some hesitation, iyakan, and kahihiyan on her
part,
I am writing to you. Eddie, as the patient, is in trouble.
But Arlette,
as the other half, is more problematic. She is the one bearing
all the
burden of taking care of Eddie, encouraging him to get well and not
to
worry, and doing everything she could to raise funds. ( I heard
that
Eddie's primary concern before and after the operation is how
they are
going to pay.) Their package hospital bill for the bypass is about
P650,000. But Eddie was hospitalized before the operation and
had already
incurred a lot of expenses. From experience also, the final bill
will be
higher than the package deal (which they will tell you in the
end that
the package amount is just an indicative figure). Their insurance
is only
up to P200,000, P50,000 of which they have already used up.
Arlette has
converted some of her vacation leaves into cash. She is also selling
some
of her jewelry. They do not have any savings left because they are
helping
their families also. Any help from us will be most appreciated by the
family. Please remember that I was the one who insisted that I write
you
all about this, for whatever worth this may bring about. Nahihiya
talaga
si Arlette. At I am sure si Eddie rin, kahit hindi siya ang kinausap
ko.
You may think that I am too forward in spearheading this (again?). But
for
the love of a classmate, I will do it again and again. After
all, I think
of all of you as more than classmates but friends forever. Kulang na
lang
mag-blood compact tayo sa samahan.
O sigue na, tumigil na kayo ng iyak.
Love to all,
Ruth
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 02:20:08 EDT
Subject: Re: About Eddie and Arlette Umali
Ana B,
Do you have Arlette's mailing address? I'd like to write her and
help in my
small way.
Daddie
Hi, folks!
This is an e-mail train
of prep66 about Eddie Umali. I forwarded it to Ruth Flores when she asked
me if I think it is okay kung mag-abot siya kay Arlette pagdalaw niya sa
Makati Medical Center. Sabi ko oo, kasi nabasa ko na nga dito sa prep66
info na they need help.
Ruth says I should broadcast
this to you, apat na taon din naman daw nating kasama si Arlette, plus
active girl scouts ang most of the girls, at si Arlette ang leader, di
ba nga?
I hesitated to broadcast,
because Pat said baka mapahiya sina Arlette at Eddie.
Pero mukhang tama si Ruth,
so here it is.
Ana B.
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:42:04
To: ruthy@skyinet.net
From: "Ana B. Urbina" <abu@nfa.gov.ph>
Subject: About Eddie and Arlette Umali
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:21:53 +0800
From: Manny Canillas <manicani@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: pass the hat for ed
(Tuesday, 6/22/99 1:01am)
benjie santillan wrote:
manny:
spoke with ray, after your conversation with him. he said magpa-pass
the hat daw tayo
for ed. i think you need to write and explain to everyone what's
needed. ang
mechanics, i-deposit nalang ang pera sa account na ginamit para kay
ms. cruz. kay josie
ba yun?
ganoon na lang. it may take time but i think arlette will try
to remedy the immediate
situation, meaning, manghihiram muna siya. yung tulong natin,
ipagba-bayad nalang sa
utang.
ang total na kakailanganin nila ay PhP650,000. sabi ni arlette,
may mga PhP250,000
silang insurance. tapos, magbe-benta siya ng alahas niya.
that'll raise another
PhP100,000, more or less. ang sabi niya, kulang pa siya ng PhP300,000
to 350,000.
note: wala na daw silang ibang pagkukunan ng pera, kasi sila
ni ed ang nagsusustento sa
parents and relatives ni arlette, kaya wala silang savings at wala
silang ibang assets.
kaya nga naisip ni ed na isugal nalang ang buhay niya at huwag ng magpa-operate.
they
truly need help, and not a little help.
benj
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(Tuesday, 6/22/99 10:01am)
Manny Canillas wrote:
Benj
Maybe we should be more agressive the first time and set up a reunion
just like what EQ
did at Cravings for Ms. Cruz. Then, later we can inform the others
of Ed's bank account
to draw in all those who failed to contribute at this "reunion" and
to get those poeple
abroad to help.
Ray had already pledged 10k so if EQ & Ray can get Jerry
and Ted to make their pledges
then we can set up this fund-raising reunion . Of course timing
may be critical here.
Ray will be back next week. (Perhaps we can have this at Makati Sports
Club, sagot ni
Raul :-) or when Jess,Ray and EQ goes golfing, sagot ni EQ kasi
haharangin niya iyong
dalawa :-) Kidding aside maybe we should have this reunion also
as a way of
institutionalizing the KKB approach instead of always having a host.
Manny
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(Tuesday, 6/22/99 4:06pm)
benjie santillan wrote:
cool. let's do it.
benj
Perhaps, for funds coming abroad, it would be more convenient
if we just send it
directly to Arlette/Eddie 's account. Let's just inform them
of what's going in and
where it's coming from. such as "Prep 66 is depositing $_____
into your account..
I'll ask Ana how Prep 65 is working it at their end.
Manny
benjie santillan wrote:
butch:
quick response! nice going. i just spoke with ed
on the phone.
there's a chance he'll be going home today. so i guess
the world can
start worrying again with ed back in our midst.
about the details for the fund, i really don't know. i'm
cc'ing manny
this mail so he can tell us what's what. (manny, what account
do we
use josie's or bpi?)
benj
jecgarcia wrote:
Dear Benjie,
How do we contirbute to Ed U's fund? Pleae send me the
details.
I hope things are going well for him, now that the by-pass is
over.
Thanks.
Butch
I printed your message to Josie and gave it to her at her daughter's
debut. I'm afraid
Josie doesn't have any new email address.
Don't worry about your messages to Ed and Arlette. I'm sure
that they will know of
whatever is written to or about them. Most likely via Ana.
As for the mechanics of helping Ed from there, Butch and Fred
had already started
something. Maybe you can send it to Butch. The last time out,
he was exemplary
in his fund drive for Ms.Cruz. When, he was not getting any response
from the emails, he
started faxing and calling our classmate there and then gave us an
accounting of all
contributions. I will have to ask Ana to get Arlette's bank account
number so Butch
can send it directly there.
Manny
Manny Canillas wrote:
Hi Edna!
I printed your message to Josie and gave it to her at her daughter's
debut. I'm afraid
Josie doesn't have any new email address.
Don't worry about your messages to Ed and Arlette.
I'm sure that they will know of
whatever is written to or about them. Most likely via Ana.
As for the mechanics of helping Ed from there, Butch and
Fred had already started
something. Maybe you can send it to Butch. The last time
out he was exemplary
in his fund drive for Ms.Cruz. When, he was not getting any response
from the emails, he
started faxing and calling our classmate there and then gave
us an accounting of all
contributions. I will have to ask Ana to get Arlette's
bank account number so Butch can send it directly there.
Manny
OK you guys in the US... and yup the ladies too... Fred Antonio is kicking
in $100.00 and I will match it, to start our effort to assist Ed Umali
defray his by pass surgery expenses. I am sure you will wish
to help out,
and so, please send your checks to me, and I will take care of having
it
sent to Manila. I am waiting for Benjie and/or Manny to send
me details of
where to remit the funds.
Again, my address is:
Jose Enrique C. Garcia (AKA Butch)
777-29 San Antonio Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
I will be out of commission for a few days, as I will be undergoing
foot
surgery tomorrow, so please be patient if I don't reply to any questions
in
the next few days. Other than that... I will be waiting for your
help, and
for instructions from Benjie and Manny.
Take care,
Butch
My fellow American Resident Prepians and American Citizen Prepians,
Please my apologies... for those of you who will be in a position to
contribute, please make the checks out to me, JOSE ENRIQUE GARCIA.
I will
be using my own account as a clearing account. Unlike the last
time, when
Fred was still in the bank, we cannot open a checking account without
being
charged fees etc. for low balances etc. I hope you understand.
Again my address:
Jose Enrique C. Garcia
777-29 San Antonio Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Again, thanks...
Butch
i suppose they've moved ed to another room. arlette mentioned
something about that. ed
was supposed to be transferred from the icu to ...ano na ba yun?
anyway, yun na yun, as erap says. i have the money from ray.
he gave it to me
yesterday before he left his office. he couldn't drop by ed anymore
kasi na move yung
meeting niya before he flies off to korea (?). pero sabi niya,
call siya doon sa "pass
the hat for ed" cum kkb reunion when he comes back. eta niya
is 3 jul, sat.
benj
Subject: Re: pass the hat for ed
To: Manny Canillas <manicani@bigfoot.com>
dear manny,
it's amazing and very touching to know (i actually had goose pimples
when i
read the emails) what you and the others (benjie, ray, pat & frank,
etc.)
have done to make all these happen on ed's behalf.
joe and i would like to contribute $100 and more. but since we
don't have
the cash, here's how i plan to generate it: i'm the manager of
my
artist/sculptor brother rafael ("paeng") de jesus, jr., here in new
york
(his manager in manila is emily tongco-abonal c/o plusphilonline.com).
in
the history of the art association of the philippines (aap), he is
the only
2-time first prize winner of the annual national art competitions that
they
sponsor. he joined the competitions twice only (the 2nd was 2
years ago
when he went home to visit being away for 10 years). he has been
featured
in philippine newspapers like bulletin, etc., and the philippine art
magazine "chimera". he has had several art exhibits in manila,
2 exhibits
in soho, new york, and the philippine center on fifth avenue, new york.
we
are in the process of setting up his website over the internet so
prospective buyers can get a glimpse of his art and his resume.
one of his
award-winning paintings is in the lobby of far east bank in makati,
and the
other in the office of david sycip, jr. (rizal banking corporation).
his
collectors include the asian development bank, planters products, erlanger
commercial corp. (hong kong), kim il sung (former president of south
korea), roman cruz, jaime c. laya, rita kalaw ledesma (of metropolitan
museum of the philippines), rey orosa, rey david, topacio berenguer
interiors, lor calma, joe calma (interior designers), etc.
i will be going home first week of sept to visit my 91-year-old mom
(she's
also in the hospital for pneumonia; thank god hindi naman serious;
she'll
be out in a few days). i will be bringing a lot of my brother's
paintings.
his prices range from $50 to $2000. the first $100 out
of the proceeds
from the sale of any paintings to any prepian(s) will go to ed's account.
and therafter, 10% of sale of all paintings to any prepian(s) .
i will provide all the info (website, email addressess, ph/fax nos.,
etc.)
as soon as the website is established.
good luck and thanks a lot again for your concern all your fruitful efforts.
cheers,
susan
susan de jesus-bolnick
At 09:44 PM 6/20/99 -0700, you wrote:
Manny. Please let Ed and Arlette know that we are praying and expecting
a
quick recovery. I'm sure Ed will fight hard through this one.
Anything or
anyway we can help, just let us know. Please convey our concern
and keep
us posted.
From all Clements in Vancouver, Canada.
manny:
spoke with ray, after your conversation with him. he said magpa-pass
the
hat daw tayo
for ed. i think you need to write and explain to everyone what's
needed.
ang
mechanics, i-deposit nalang ang pera sa account na ginamit para kay
ms.
cruz. kay josie
ba yun?
ganoon na lang. it may take time but i think arlette will try
to remedy
the immediate
situation, meaning, manghihiram muna siya. yung tulong natin,
ipagba-bayad nalang sa
utang.
ang total na kakailanganin nila ay PhP650,000. sabi ni arlette,
may mga
PhP250,000
silang insurance. tapos, magbe-benta siya ng alahas niya.
that'll raise
another
PhP100,000, more or less. ang sabi niya, kulang pa siya ng PhP300,000
to
350,000.
note: wala na daw silang ibang pagkukunan ng pera, kasi sila
ni ed ang
nagsusustento sa
parents and relatives ni arlette, kaya wala silang savings at wala
silang
ibang assets.
kaya nga naisip ni ed na isugal na lang ang buhay niya at huwag nang
magpa-operate. they
truly need help, and not a little help.
benj
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(Tuesday, 6/22/99 10:01am)
Manny Canillas wrote:
Benj
Maybe we should be more agressive the first time and set up a reunion
just
like what EQ
did at Cravings for Ms. Cruz. Then, later we can inform the others
of Ed's
bank account
to draw in all those who failed to contribute at this "reunion" and
to get
those poeple
abroad to help.
Ray had already pledged 10k so if EQ & Ray can get Jerry and
Ted to make
their pledges
then we can set up this fund-raising reunion . Of course timing
may be
critical here.
Ray will be back next week. (Perhaps we can have this at Makati Sports
Club, sagot ni
Raul :-) or when Jess,Ray and EQ goes golfing, sagot ni EQ kasi
haharangin niya iyong
dalawa :-) Kidding aside maybe we should have this reunion also
as a way of
institutionalizing the KKB approach instead of always having a host.
Manny
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(Tuesday, 6/22/99 4:06pm)
benjie santillan wrote:
cool. let's do it.
benj
Dear Manny.
I am back on line after someone cranked up the speed
on my modem and I
couldn't get
my
e- mails. Now, I got all the jokes again from Ernie.
I tried to call
Artlette at room
443
but no one answered. I'll try to pass by the hospital tomorrow.
I talked
to EQ and he
has
some ideas how we can help out and he is willing to be the center.
I am
praying for Ed
and
his full recovery. Regards
Ray Dan
Manny Canillas wrote:
(Tuesday, 6/22/99)
benjie santillan wrote:
manny
arlette says ed is fine and as of this morning, was speaking with
the
pretty nurses on
his beat. looks like we'll have the same ol' ed with us
soon.
pls. forward to everyone as i can't on my server. thanks.
benj
just called
up rm.431 and there seems to be no ed u., prep 66,
nor arlette a., prep 65, rejoicing over yonder. gotta tell our ed it's
not
yet the time to be engaged in physically-taxing intimacies with a prep
65
granmomma. so where, oh where do i visit him tomorrow a.m.?
ray was
supposed to drop by the house to deposit his k's before
he flies to germany, unless you got to him first. anyway, i dunned
jerry b.
for another 10k after he showed me how he can handle poder in the palace
by
putting me on the jalopy F-27 presidential flight which almost did
not make
it to vigan, ilocos sur because of a defective landing gear -- but
that is
another story.
talked
to ed a few minutes before he was wheeled to the o.r. on
my way to the airport; shared with him a prayer which carried me thru
that
F-27 flight of another story.
way to go, ed and arlette, will always pray for you and all!!!
love you,
EQ
Subject: Prayers for Ed
Dear Manny,
Pls let Ed know that we are praying for his speedy recovery. I'm pretty
sure he is in very good hands since the surgeon must be Jorge Garcia
. I
just came back again from Manila myself because of Tatay.
Ed is lucky
that they caught it in time and that Dr. Garcia is in town. I
will
definitely include him in my prayers.
I also bumped into Jerry Barican in one of the restaurants by Dewey
Blvd
. Cora Santos was also there in Manila (she is based in Australia)
and
was visiting her Dad also. What I did was to give her your e-mail
address, and she'll be the one to contact you when she goes back home.
I
did not contact you anymore as I had my hands full shuttling from one
doctor to another, one hospital to another. Let Ed know how lucky he
is
-as some people are not operable because of their age, and or
complications to other organs of the body .
. . .
This is all for now, Manny-thanks again for getting us all connected.
Norma
dear manny,
so sorry i was out when you called the office earlier today.
monday is
always a day for conferences and this noon i also managed to
get away
for a while and keep arlette and pat company at the makati med
while ed
was undergoing surgery. pat who just came home reported
that ed's
operation seems to have been successful and he was wheeled out
of OR to
the ICU at around 7 pm. he will be there for the next two
days which is
the most critical period after a major surgery.
. . .
thank you and best regards.
frank mangonon
(Sunday, 6/20/99)
Pat Pascual-Mangonon wrote:
dear manny,
hi! heard from arlette that you, benjie and boyet visited
them at the
hospital today. thanks for doing that. i hope the
others will do their
share of visiting and praying especially tomorrow while the operations
is going on. i promised arlette i would wait with her tomorrow.
. . .
pat
(see Pat's message at end of this email)
Is there anybody else who can go with Benjie, Boyet and me to visit
Ed
on Sunday around 5:00 pm?
From there we can go to Intramuros to help Josie celebrate her daughter's birthday.
Jerry! be sure to be there at Intramuros. Jess has a lot of questions
and
EQ has a lot of chismis (mainly about you, I think. :-)
Boo! Josie's been trying to get in touch with you. Can you make it too?
Manny
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: re: eddie umali
dear manny,
arlette informed me this morning that eddie will undergo a quintuple
heart bypass early monday morning, june 21 at the makati medical
center. he was brought there last thursday after complaining
of back
pains which started in angeles, pampanga last week and which turned
out
to be a heart attack. he was also confined for a day or two in
angeles
and was rushed back to manila after that.
he is now confined at rm 431 and arlette would like you to inform the
rest of your classmates and also wish that you could form a prayer
brigade of some sort for a successful operation and speedy recovery.
i hope you and some classmates will find time to visit him this weekend
to lend eddie and the rest of the family morale support. he needs
encouragement as up to this time he is not convinced that he should
undergo such an operation considering that it is going to cost them
a
lot and there is so little time to prepare. franklin and i will
try to
visit them tomorrow or probably late this afternoon. our weekend
schedule is very tight and the car ban is not helping us either.
bahala ka na, manny and thanks so much.
pat pascual-mangonon