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trauma
and devastating depression, critical factors why he turned to
drinking and gambling.
    She felt so sorry for her father’s
misery. She, too, was deeply saddened by the untimely passing of
her mother. She had been crying for months after her death, but she
had realized that life must go on. She wouldn’t forget her mother,
of course. She would forever be dear in her heart, but she had her
own life to live. So she focused her attention to her
studies.
    And in her pursuit to please her
mother, wherever she was, she studied diligently. But she was just
so sorry that by doing so, she had unintentionally neglected her
own father. She wasn’t there to help him get through the tragic
loss of her mother. She didn’t help him recover. She didn’t share
his pain, misery, and regrets.
    And she felt guilty. Maybe, if she had
been there for her father during the crucial moments of his
struggles, he wouldn’t turn to alcohol and gambling. He would have
someone to be with him, to share his struggles, and someone who
would lift his down spirit. Maybe that way, they wouldn’t have this
kind of financial dilemma right now. Most of all, his father
wouldn’t suffer from a stroke and fight for his life. Oh, if she
could just turn back time!
    Her tears streamed profusely, drowning
the glow of hope in her eyes. The fear that she would lose her
father any time was haunting her. She was slowly getting desperate,
but she knew that she had to remain strong. Someone should stand
for her family, and fight for them. And she had to do that. She was
the eldest child. It was her responsibility to take good care of
her family now that her father was on the brink of
death.
    She composed herself. She wiped her
tears that were abundantly spilling from her grief-stricken eyes.
She stopped herself from crying. There were important things she
needed to do aside from crying a river of tears.
    She had to remain strong. Her father
and her sister were now depending on her. What would happen to them
if she would let devastation wreck her? No, she would never succumb
to devastation. She would never surrender. She would fight for her
family. She would fight for her father. She would do her best to
keep him alive!
    “ Pa…” She reached for his
hand. She held his limp hand very gently, with full of love. “Don’t
give up, please…” her hoarse voice sounded begging. “We still need
you here. Don’t leave us yet. Don’t be with Mama yet…” She choked a
sob. The dreadful thought scared her big time.
    “ Please… hold on, Pa.
Brenda and I love you so much. You’re the only one we’ve got. I
can’t afford to lose you, you know that. Please... I won’t bear it.
Papa…” Her eyes stung once more, and tears started to well again.
“Please fight for me… for Brenda... We love you so much, Papa… We
care for you… We really do…” She choked another despondent sob. “We
love you, and we need you. Please stay alive… for us…”
    How she wanted to touch her father’s
face, but he had an oxygen mask. His head was carefully wrapped in
a bandage. And her heart bled at the sight of him. It was painful
to look at her father when she knew that he was fighting for his
life.
    But aside from her father’s medical
condition, they still had another big, pressing problem. There was
their farm, which was facing foreclosure from the bank. Like her
father, the farm was also important to them. That was their source
of livelihood. If it would be sequestered by the bank, where would
they get money if ever? What would be left of them? She couldn’t
even answer the question herself. The farm was something that all
of them couldn’t afford to lose. Without it, they would all be
thrown in a stinky dumpster.
    She knew that her strength
would really be tested during these hard times, but she
wouldn’t buckle. That was for sure. She would fight to the very
end, as long as she had her family by her side. She would try to
find ways to provide solutions to their