Still Asking for Anyone's Help

It’s December 13, 2010 and I woke up excited on the few reminiscing stories on the affair the night before. Immediately, I opened my Facebook account and saw that I have few messages in my Inbox. When I opened the folder, I was shock to see the message title. Like someone dumps a bucket of ice on me, I got numb for few seconds seeing the “KD’s Wake” header.

Yes. December 12, 2010 is a bittersweet day. It might be a sad day that Kimberly has to leave her earth form at an early age. Leaving her 2 bundles of joy and her loving husband behind, it’s quite a misfortune that she wouldn’t be able to hug and kiss them any longer, though I’m pretty sure that she will be their angel to watch and guide them. This day could also be a joyous day for she lived her life to the fullest and righteous well deserves to be in the kingdom with our Father knowing the great plan of salvation.

Though KD already had her rest, she still has her child, Polo and the pending bills on the hospital. We are still asking for your kind heart to share even a little of your blessings to this wonderful family but devastated by a tragedy of loosing the light of their lives.

KD, we will miss you but we guarantee you that you’ll never be forgotten. We’ll meet again….. in His side.

Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, You willingly gave Yourself up to death so that all people might be saved and pass from death into a new life. Kindly listen to our prayers; look with love on Your people who mourn and pray for their departed sister, mother, child, Kimberly Dionne Velasquez Almaquer. Heavenly Father, You are holy and compassionate; forgive our sister in her sins.

Lord Jesus, by dying You opened the gates of life for those who believe in You; do not let Your daughter be parted from You, but by Your glorious power give her light, joy, and peace in heaven where You live for ever and ever. Amen.

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Giving birth to a child is the most wonderful thing that a woman would ever do for everyone she loves, for herself and for God. But together with this gift is an enormous danger she has to face. As they say: one foot is already under the grave when we give birth.

Last November 27, 2010, a classmate, a friend and a sister thru Heavenly Father , Kimberly Dionne Almaquer (KD for short) gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Polo is her second child; her eldest is a girl, Eowyn. The delivery went too early from her due date of late December. She experienced pre-eclampsia which is a hypertension that arises during pregnancy in association with significant amounts of protein in the urine, and led to her having a caesarean operation. What's more, the doctors found out that KD has a condition called "Hirschsprung's Disease". It is a circumstance where the normal enteric nerves are absent that starts at the anus and progresses upwards. It arises when certain nerve cells in the gut (called ganglion cells) fail to develop and mature correctly. The usual treatment is "pull-through" surgery where the portion of the colon that does have nerve cells is pulled through and sewn over the part that lacks nerve cells (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse). She already went through numerous operations and had her Biopsy to determine if she developed some cancer cells and still awaiting for the results hoping that it will turn out negative.

While the new born baby, Polo is sick; he has pneumonia and is being given antibiotics.

KD and her baby boy are currently confined at Delgado Hospital along Kamuning Road, Quezon City. Her medical bill is bound to get bigger and just last night, she was moved to the Intensive Care Unit. I guess that isn’t a good news.

So this is the part where we're going to ask for your help. Let’s face it! Hospital bills for this kind of situation is not a joke. They were ready for a second baby but not the complications she is in right now. Actually, KD didn’t know about this but the family really needs any financial assistance as of the moment.

For those of you who want to chip in, please feel free to contact any of the following in their Facebook accounts:
Sinag Abello
Christina Canaria
Julie Espinosa
Hernan Obera
Florante Quinzon
Reinner Canoza
Michael Roque
Jonathan Pascua
or
Agatha Guidaben also thru her email: anvguidaben@yahoo.com or text her at +63919-850-2944. Or you may also deposit directly to our batch's bank account: BPI Kalayaan Branch peso savings account 1999-0180-13 Eidelweis Alden (she's been maintaining the account for the batch since our 2006 reunion).

Any amount will do. Balato nyo na lang kay KD yung mga pang-Starbucks, pang-sine, o pang-quiz night nyo. O baka naman isa sa inyo ang nanalo sa 6/55 Grand Lotto... paki-claim na sa PCSO ang jackpot mo para makatulong ka na kay KD. For those of you who have already chipped-in or have expressed their intention to help, thank you very much for going out of your way to do so.

Si KD, na mahilig magpatawa (pero mas matatawa ka sa tawa nya kaysa sa joke nya)...

Si KD, a proud momma of 2 kids...

Si KD, di man umamin ay higit na nangangailangan ng tulong natin.

Wishing more of us can contribute. Will keep you posted from time to time kung magkano na ang nagegenerate natin and kindly offer your prayers for the recovery of KD. More than the money, we need your help to pray for her. Will you please be an angel for a loving mother and his son this season of giving?

Heavenly Father, with your ever merciful grace, we give You thanks for the unwavering love and courage You showered Your servants with especially in this time of immense trial. We humbly entrust our sister in Your Name, Kimberly Dionne V. Almaquer, to your care; guide with wisdom and skill the minds and hands of the medical people who minister in your Name, and we plea to grant that every cause of illness be removed, that she may be restored to soundness of health and learn to live in more perfect harmony with You and with those around her. Through the Name of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Thank you very much.