An Eagle Has Fallen

Saw this sad news from Joey’s blog.

I don’t really know the details but in a nutshell, this young man from Ateneo High School who was taking the ACET just dropped dead all of a sudden during the exam. EDIT: [The young man managed to get to school to take the exam but he suddenly suffered from bleeding. Last I heard it was a nosebleed and then the virus got to his heart.] Apparently, he was suffering from some viral infection and was already feeling sick and had requested to have the testing date rescheduled. Bad news was he didn’t get any better and apparently the virus hit his vitals when he was taking the exam. He died on the spot.

This is really shocking news to me. But I think it’s even more shocking for his parents. I can imagine the mom asking herself why she didn’t see this coming and probably blaming herself for the loss of her beloved son.

So young and so soon.

I’ll be digging for more details and will post what I find tomorrow. To those who are reading this post right now, especially the students, please, PLEASE, watch your health! If you notice something feels wrong, tell your parents, go see a doctor. You know your body better than anyone. Don’t wait until something like this happens! I hate to think that either the boy or his parents were careless. They probably just didn’t see this coming. They probably didn’t think it was that bad. But there are a lot of virii nowadays that can make our bodies traitor to us, making think it’s just a cold, or a slight fever, but in fact, it’s already killing us inside.

I commend the young man’s soul to God. He deemed this young man to rest early. And I pray that his guardian angel helps soothe the bitter pain of such an early loss in his parents and loved ones. I do not know his name. But for this news to remain under wraps for this long must mean that the family is avoiding as much exposure about this as possible.

Another eagle has fallen. But his soul now flies free. And we are left to grieve his loss.

I am still reeling from the shock and trying to hard to stop the tears. I can imagine the shock for the parents is a hundredfold. And this time, I don’t think a hug would be enough. But then, that’s all the comfort that we can give, we who don’t understand God’s ways.