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Nanay and Her Indelible Memory: 30 Years Later

Nanay and Her Indelible Memory: 30 Years Later

“Why did you come home? Don’t you have a nursing board review class tomorrow?” Nanay asked me these questions when I got home at 6 pm on April 22, 1993. She asked those questions because it was unusual for me to come home in the middle of the week. We lived an hour away from the city and it was so uncharacteristic of me to leave the dorm for home on a school day. I answered: “We have a review…

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An Open Letter to my Nanay this Mothers’ Day

An Open Letter to my Nanay this Mothers’ Day

Dear Nanay, It’s the second Sunday of May once again. Another Mothers’ day without you. In fact, this is the 30th Mothers’ day without you around. Oh, what I would give up just to have you again! I missed those simple days when I would scrimp up my leftover allowance just so I can afford to buy you a card. Tatay always pointed out that it was also your money spent on that card. However, no matter how cheap it…

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