She Finally Came Home For Good
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
April 26, 2016 12:17am CST
Yes, yesterday my husband’s auntie , the sister of my mother-in-law arrived from the USA.
Actually she has been retired from her work since February 2015 , but she said she’s having a hard time getting a buyer of her house including its contents there, so she cannot say when she will finally be coming home . Thus , we don't expect her to come home this soon .
Her American husband died more than 10 years ago .
Since 5 years ago , we had a room at the second floor added , for her . It’s already filled with boxes from her that she keeps sending through those 5 years , though we didn’t open them .
It was her nephew who is a captain of a Boeing , who fetched her in Manila , let her stay for the night at their house and got her a flight to Legazpi City , the next day , last Sunday .
We were all so surprised at the house when she arrived . The sister of the pilot fetched her from Legazpi airport , because she said she cannot contact my husband again .
Imagine , she travelled alone at the age of 82 ! 
And she still can drive she said , so she wants us to look for a car for her to buy so she can drive the car and we will go to places here . 
I wish to be like her , no ailments yet at age 82 and is still so active .
And she still can drive she said , so she wants us to look for a car for her to buy so she can drive the car and we will go to places here .
I wish to be like her , no ailments yet at age 82 and is still so active . 23 people like this
22 responses
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
When he ang my grandmommy were that age they travelled thru and fro the US by themselves. At that age my grandfather was a volunteered worker at the LA City Hall and my grandmother also volunteered at the hospital because they were bored at home. Until now at 95 my granddad still reads without glasses.
I don't think I could be as healthy as him though.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@toniganzon Wow , they're amazing ! I wish to live at that age and at that state too of the body and mind .
Maybe you can interview him of his lifestyle and make a post about it so we can adapt it to live a longer and healthy life , Toni ?
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD he drank a bottle of pale Pilsen every single night without a miss. He walks a lot and talks a lot to people. Other than that he doesn't have any kind of special secret.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
26 Apr 16
I hope I'm still healthy enough to drive when I turn 82 in eight more years. I'm still young at heart, though.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
And you must read @toniganzon 's comment about his grandparents . Much more amazing !
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Really . I wonder why they look younger than people of their age here . Could it be because it's cold there that can somehow preserve their skin unlike here where it's hot and can make the skin wrinkly at an early age .
She actually look younger than my mother in-law who is 5 years younger than her .
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
people of older age are still as strong as the people of today, mainly because during their time, the only diseases they have had were tuberculosis and cancer, and the cancer was treatable yet. it is also rare now to find senior citizens still able to drive a car. i appreciate your sister-in-law being one of the many who can still travel and ride alone on a plane
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Yes, i agree to that . They grew up eating simple foods so their body don't have much of those processed foods yet that can cause the body to be unhealthy .
She's my aunt -in-law , my dear and yes she's that amazing .
So i suppose at that age you will still be driving your car too .
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Hmmm my aunt might come home too after a few years. But unlike your husband's Auntie, my Aunt isn't that active anymore because she had undergone brain surgery and half of her body was affected.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@brokenbee And besides their son is there . With their health insurance they can get their medications free .
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD yes, she worked there as a nurse but I don't kniw if she's getting free treatments.
What I know is, she and her husband are receiving free medicines there and they also have their own house and their one and only son.
My grandmother once told me that they(my Aunt and Uncle) might no longer come home because of their health.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@LdeL0318 Yes she told us that she never came home for a vacation after her 1995 vacation here , because she might not want to go back there anymore . Her late husband told her that they will be retiring here . Sadly , he passed away after how many years after that . 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Yes . Actually we have been waiting for her since she retired last year . 
@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)
• China
26 Apr 16
I am amazed that at the age of 82,your husband’s auntie is still in possession of all her faculties.Most people feel very homesick as they are up in years.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
@changjiangzhibin89 I like that saying . It's similar to "there's no place like home " . And for one who grew up in her native country , it's her home .
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)
• China
27 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD HereThere is a saying,a tree may grow a thousand zhang (1 zhang is equal to 10.9 feet) high,but its leaves fall back to the roots.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
When her American husband was still alive , he told her that he wants them to have their retirement here , because when he worked as an engineer in a nuclear plant with my auntie , he said he so loved the relatives of my auntie and the Philippines .
Yes , she will be with us permanently .
Yes , she will be with us permanently . 1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@sol_cee Yes. Sometimes she can't control speaking in English , though she speaks Bicol fluently still .
She even told us a story where the Filipinos meet in a social gathering and a Filipina keeps speaking in a very slang English . Then she asked in Tagalog ," how many years are you here already in the US ? " . Then the woman said " 3 years " .
Auntie blurted out , "only 3 years yet you cannot speak our own language anymore . " Me i am here for more than 20 years yet i always speak Tagalog in this kind of gathering . " 
The woman blushed and spoke in Tagalog . 
The woman blushed and spoke in Tagalog . 1 person likes this
@vincenttagupa (128)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
Wow. She sure sounds healthy at that age. God bless her and give her an even longer life. :)
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
@vincenttagupa Whatever suits your ear .
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@vincenttagupa (128)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD I understand. :) What name do I call you? D? Or rebel? Hehe
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
A co-worker of ours who is also our neighbor, also arrived last night but I've not seen him personally yet. We're not even sure if his children have also come along with his wife. They have been in the States for, I guess more or less, 20 years now. They rode on a tinted van and a double cab was following from which I saw that there lots of huge travel luggage. My wife and I think that he and his wife might be staying for good. Or they could only be on vacation but our guess that they'll be staying is bolstered by the fact that his nephew and nice who are presently staying in their house were very busy the past 2 weeks having the roofing sheets replaced and having others works on the house. We'll be finding out that soon when we get to meet our co-worker and his wife.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD And there's no better place than home.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
That's what is good in the US . They still are eligible to work even at 60 and above .
Here , once you are already 50 and above , some companies offer early retirements , so they can hire new employees at a lower pay already . 
And companies have age requirements for hiring new employees , they should not be over 35 .
Here , once you are already 50 and above , some companies offer early retirements , so they can hire new employees at a lower pay already .
And companies have age requirements for hiring new employees , they should not be over 35 . 1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
is she okay with the heat and humidity here?
but driving in america is not the same as driving here.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
No. She actually avoids the heat outside as she experienced yesterday when she and my mother-in-law went to the bank yesterday .
Indeed , that's why she's having trepidation of buying a car for herself and driving it . She said she never wants to go downtown again in the town we live , where she saw the cars and tricycles driving past each other .
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Apr 16
And who knows . . she may find her second love back home!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
Well , as of now , i think no more . She just wants to be finally home and be with her living sisters and relatives .
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Apr 16
The house together with the things inside , was sold already that's why she suddenly came home for good , without informing us at all .
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Apr 16
I am happy too that she is still that and is determined to still live very long .
Oh yes you can . My father is a diabetic since before he reached 60 . Then , he had a prostate cancer more than 10 years ago , had his left lower leg amputated , yet he is still living and healthy despite those .
Oh yes you can . My father is a diabetic since before he reached 60 . Then , he had a prostate cancer more than 10 years ago , had his left lower leg amputated , yet he is still living and healthy despite those .1 person likes this
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
26 Apr 16
My grandfather is that age. And so active till date. Being an Ex Army, he still follows his army routine.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
@Daljinder Oh well , my father in-law had heart by-pass also more than a decade ago . And he is now grown fat again . He is 78 .
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
26 Apr 16
@SIMPLYD He had by pass surgery. Didn't phase him any though!
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