MELANIE MARQUEZ
FORMER Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez suffered some back and breast bone fractures recently, ayon sa ipinadalang detalye ng anak niyang si Maxene through their Philippine-based production assistant na si Susan.
“Apat (4) po silang magkakasama. Mom has a fractured sternum, fractured t2, compressed fracture in the L1. Arlene has 3 broken ribs and a fractured sternum. Nanay Derecita has a fractured back. Adam (Melanie’s son) is okay.
“The accident happened in between Mesquite, Nevada and St. George Utah. The truck hit black ice causing it to slip and go into the cement canal. They were all wearing their seatbelts. It happened on December 7, 2013 at around 5:30 pm.
“Mom’s doctor (Dr. Watson) said that it will take 8-12 weeks for mom to recover. She will need to wear a back braces when she gets discharged. Naka confine po siya sa Dixie Regional Medical Center – St. George, Utah”, said Maxene.
Nataranta kami tuloy lalo nang makita namin ang larawan ni Melanie sa kanyang hospital bed. Hindi lang malinaw sa akin kung si Melanie ba ang nagda-drive ng sasakyan nu’ng sila’y maaksidente – pero malamang siya nga siguro.
Pero sa tinagal-tagal nang panahong nakasama ko si Ineng Melanie sa mga biyahe, I may say na siya na ang pinakamaingat magmaneho pero alam mo naman ang aksidente – they come like thieves in the night. Ang dasal lang namin ay gumaling agad si Melanie sa tinamong sakuna.
Salamat din sa Diyos at walang casualty and her son Adam just had a few bruises at hindi malala. Ipagdasal na lang natin ang kanilang agarang paggaling.
Huwag kayong mag-alala mahal naming BANDERA readers – ia-update namin kayo sa development ng kalagayan ni Ineng Melanie habang siya’y naka-confine sa hospital. God bless all of them.