Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa's message to NDD Batch '73

August 4, 2008 - This afternoon, a group of our Kabatch '73 (Nel de Guzman, Gilda Bantawig, Vickee Gonzaga and Gilbert Tan) visited Ma'am Aida Hoyumpa at her residence near the old NDD Girls Department campus. They were met at the door by Ma'am who's feeling well nowadays and using her walker to move around her residence. She said she was just visited by Ma'ams Ching Penpena, Lourdes Valencia and Rose Tina-Dimamay before we came.

She has shorter hair and has gained a little weight. In spite of her condition (after having a mastectomy due to breast cancer and a stroke complicated by diabetes), she is now supervising her niece and nephew in taking care of their bedridden grandmother (Ma'am Aida's mother).

When our Kabatch handed her the amount of P4,639.10 NDD Batch '73 was able to raise during our 35th Grand Reunion Party by passing around the cowboy hats in every table, she was so profuse in her gratitude and thanksgiving for the financial assistance for her medication (due to her stroke, some of her words are slurred).

She wished she could have joined us during our reunion and the group reassured her that our Batch understands her condition. Throughout the entire visit, Ma'am Aida was cheerful and optimistic about the current improvements in her health.

The group promised to return and visit to show Ma'am Aida pictures from our 35th Grand Reunion.

Let us continue to pray for Ma'am Aida and her mother. :)