Even after his death, a Pinoy husband made sure his wife would receive flowers and letters on three special occasions every year: Valentine’s Day, their wedding anniversary, and her birthday. He hasn’t missed any since, not even once. | via philstarlife
Joji Mendoza and her husband Bing were supposed to celebrate their 25wedding anniversary on June 10, 2020, but he passed away less than a year prior due to chronic kidney disease. Still picking up the pieces, she expected it to be filled with sadness, grief, and longing. Little did she know, there was a sweet surprise waiting for her that day—and the years after that—from her forever love.
“I am sending this to you in the off chance that I’m not in my right mind or worse, gone. I hope not,” the email began. In the scheduled message, Bing enumerated instructions about how he wanted to celebrate their first wedding anniversary without him. From the flowers, to the food, to a trip to the salon, it had a little bit of everything that makes Joji smile.Aly made it a point to follow each step for a successful surprise.
“I receive flowers every Valentine’s Day, our wedding anniversary, and my birthday. We don’t know how he managed to pull this off because he was already very sick and bedridden at the time he wrote the scheduled email to our daughter. I just know that the florist contacts our daughter a couple of days before those three events yearly about the delivery of flowers for me.” It’s very much like Cecelia Ahern’s debut novelwhich has been known as one of the greatest love stories ever written.
“He would visit me every day at home after work, even after a long, tiring day, even just to get a glimpse of me at our gate before heading home. Bing was an ardent suitor and my parents really liked him. Mabait and magalang daw kasi si Bing,” she said.Bing and Joji started their relationship in June 1991 and got married in June 1995.Throughout their marriage, Bing was always sincere, respectful, and true to his words. “He always made me feel special. He always made an effort for me.
Joji opened up that she’s still heartbroken to this day. It’s true what they say about grief, she said, that it never completely disappears—people just learn to live with it over time.
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