Wow, just yesterday I wrote a tribute to Maya Angelou on this blog. Never imagined that the very next day I would be saying goodbye to my own grandmother...!

Just learned that my grandmother passed away. She had been suffering from alzheimer's and dementia for the past few years, and although i had wanted with all my heart to say goodbye to her in person, I just couldn't find a way back home to do so. Any of you who know my story know that I've been stuck in the Philippines for the past 12 years, unable to go home because I can't acquire a visa for my wife, and can't bear to leave her under such uncertainty. Unfortunately, neither of us come from a family that can, or will, help. So I keep writing, hoping to some day return home with her.

This picture was taken on the last day I saw my grandmother, about two weeks shy of 14 years ago.

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May peace be with you on your continuing journey, grandma~

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