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"Mrs. Fuente was just stressed, isama mo pa na napakainit ng panahon ngayon causing her nose to bleed, but she's fine.", Doctor Ramirez stated. But he paused for some seconds, furrowed brows looking at a document. "However, I don't think she's out of danger.", he looked at me.
"What do you mean?", I asked bluntly.
"Well, does she have troubles in maintaining her steadiness? Like, walking abnormalities?", he asked.
"Uh... Well...", wala akong maisagot, kasi kahit kailan ay hindi ko sya pinagtuunan ng pansin.
"Or, has she been slurring when she's talking with you?", He asked once again.
"We barely talk but yes, she's been slurring...", is it a serious matter? I thought she's slurring because of barely interacting with other people?
"Sorry to say this, Mr. Fuente. But your wife has been showing symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia."
"I did some echocardiogram, x-rays and even did physical examination.", he handed me an envelope, showing me an x-ray print. He showed me his tablet, and pointed a spine curvature, it was called scoliosis according to him.
My heart was pounding so fast. "S-She won't die because of this, right..?", I choked out.
Doctor Ramirez heaved a sigh as he looked at me with sad eyes. My heart dropped.
He patted my shoulder and heaved a sigh once again. "Prepare for the worst..", he said and walked out the room.
I sat in the chair beside Florencia's bed. I looked at her longingly, guilt making my stomach turn.
"Prepare for the worst..", the doctor's words rang in my ears again, it was like a trigger that my eyes started to heat, and I just found myself crying my heart out, knowing that my wife will never be with me in the future.
I, Denver Fuente who vowed to myself that I will never let Florencia Malolos affect me, is now crying over the fact that the heavens will take my wife away from me in the future.
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