Dear Rosalina,
It’s Saturday morning. It’s 7:15 am as I’m writing this letter to you. Outside, the sky is crystal clear. I can hear the hooting of vehicles from afar. I think today the city market will be full to the brim. It’s an end month, moreover, the schools are opening on Tuesday. You can understand why that is so. The birds have just concluded their morning session. The breeze is cool. The wind is a little bit still. I can’t tell what will happen in this day. Only He, the Creator of the universe understands. As for me, my heart is in pain and sorrow, my Love.
David passed away one week ago. The pain was too much for him. He requested the doctors to shut down the life-supporting machine he had been using. He was so weak, my Love. I can’t blame him for making such a decision. I know you must have prayed for him, but some things my Love, we have no control over. We have to let them go, even though it is hard and painful. I’m sorry Love, that I am telling you this late. I was to write to you within the past week, but something unfortunate happened. I have been having throat pains recently when I went for a checkup, my doctor couldn’t identify the problem. I had to undergo another thorough checkup. I couldn’t believe the results. Yesterday, I had to go for another test from a different hospital.
My Love, I have throat cancer. I understand that this will hit your nerves hard, but I don’t want you to worry. I am never going to leave you. Cancer is just but a disease, it may eat away my throat but it will never stop me from loving you. Pray for me. I believe it shall be well with me. Don’t start crying and thinking that I will die. Cancer can’t kill me. I have God with me and I have you too.
Till next time, I love you.
When the sun kisses the dark skin of the earth,
Flowers blossom richly, showing off their grandeur, And you my Love, are like the morning sun.