The Bustling Halloween Week

I'm back! I've been missing in action for exactly eight days, and I missed the routine-  working and writing in between. So, how was everyone?!

My last article was all about our bundle of joy, my nephew, celebrating his 8th birthday, and he had a blast indeed. That was last week's Monday, the inception of the bustling Halloween week. The day started so early at work with a patient for discharge, I intend to finish before lunch so I can head over to my nephew's birthday party in the beach just a few minutes from home. It was really refreshing, the adults enjoyed the chitchat, the mommy invited her highschool friends and a couple had kids almost the same age with my nephew. The kids had fun swimming and playing on the beach and with the sand. When I asked our cute little boy if he enjoyed his birthday party, his reply was "it's the best birthday ever!" Lol! I thought, the innocence and simplicity of a kid's mind is just heartwarming!

Anyway, after the birthday party was "All Soul's and Saints day," and apparently we celebrated these days traditionally here in the Philippines - by offering flowers, and candles for our dearly departed. As usual, just like last year, we went to my grandparents' province, an hour land trip from home. My aunt prepared some great food and we had a great time the rest of the day, it was like a reunion, a #halloweenreunion as some people on social media call it. We traveled back home tired but happy.

I thought I'll be off to start work the next day, but no. While we had dinner that evening, we received a bad news from my father's brother in Davao. I've written a few months ago that my uncle was diagnosed with Liver Cancer and has been receiving immunotherapy treatments that costs a fortune. He just had his 6th treatment last month, and he got a bit better. Unfortunately, now, he just had a hemorrhagic stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. His condition got complicated, just sad really.

My father had decided to visit him, especially that my dad was his closest sibling. My mom won't allow our old man to travel alone, like driving alone at his age, so I have to go with him. It was an emotional rollercoaster ride while we were in Davao, we're happy to see some of my dad's siblings and cousins coming too, but we're just so distraught for what happened. We left Davao in tears, I hate to leave my uncle because he was such a fighter, he even wanted to undergo Physical Therapy to recover.

We passed by Bukidnon before heading home because another relative of ours passed away. My father's uncle died at the age of 89.

Sigh. Not a great November to start, but I thank God for the safe travels and the reunions, no matter how sad, tiring and draining.

Before heading home, we had breakfast here at Ayahay in Lantapan, Bukidnon and the view of the mountain was just so wonderful and refreshing. I'm so glad that we dropped by.

That sums up the bustling week, I hope to finally get back writing and interacting with y'all! Thanks for reading!

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11/08/2022

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