Meet my lola

June 29, 2012- 11:40 pm

So today, I woke up at nearly 9am but I officially get out of the bed by 10:20 am. I have to go to the hospital to take care of my sick grandmamma. When I woke up, I watered the plants, did some cleaning and watched TV-which lasted for approximately 2 hours, because by the time I looked at my mobile phone, I had two messages, one from my mom and the other from my friend. Me being a family-oriented person, I first checked out my mother’s text, and it said: LING, dapat 12:30 nandito ka na sa ospital. It was the shock of the day, because when I looked at the clock of my phone, it was exactly 12:30-HA! What a coincidence. Then I rushed to the bathroom, got into a casual attire-a dotted blouse and jeans-then rushed outside. I was walking so fast though, I was almost skipping-ALMOST. Anyway, I reached the highway in no time and rode a jeep.

When I arrived at the hospital, I was panting like a wet dog who just came home from a morning walk. I immediately sat down and caught my breath-to avoid another MVP(Mitral Valve Prolapse) attack. Then my mom went out to buy my lola’s meds and I was left in the semi-private room with my lola. She was sleeping so the best that I could do was to read a book.

Anyway, after some more hours, I assisted her-with my mom-to do her necessities. After doing the routine, I let her sleep and I sat beside her, on the bed, and I was rubbing her back and shoulders, while I was reading the book. I could say that there was a kind of a lola-apo bond in that scenario. In the middle of the rubbing, she embraced my knee and I was astonished by her act. I don’t want to let go but my feet was near her nose, so I nudged a bit.

After a few more hours, it was time for me to go(it’s Friday and we have a prayer meeting every Friday). So I went out her room at 7:00 pm and paced as fast as I could going to the CAP Auditorium for our prayer meeting.

You know the feeling that you don’t want to leave someone because you want to take care or at least watch him/her? That’s what I felt when I left her room, I want to stay there for the rest of the night. Natatak sa isipan ko yung rule na: Stick with people who are below 6 years old and above 70 years old. To think na 85 years old na ang lola ko-I don’t want to be unattached from her.

She could be my everything-my inspiration, my love, my grandmother.

To lola Obing gwapa. ;)

-AnlyGalgo