Filipino News April 2018
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Young family in shock after<br />
sudden death of doting dad<br />
reeling from the shock of<br />
suddenly becoming a single<br />
mum. She told FMN<br />
that she cannot make any<br />
major decisions and is<br />
“just trying to keep<br />
calm”.<br />
After being thrust into<br />
the role of widow with<br />
very young children in<br />
tow, she is now forced to<br />
cope on her own. After<br />
the funeral she has to figure<br />
out what to do next.<br />
They are all New<br />
Zealand residents – so<br />
they have options. They<br />
could stay on in the<br />
Philippines or move back<br />
to New Zealand where<br />
she would try to get her<br />
physiotherapist’s qualifications<br />
endorsed and<br />
hopefully fulfil the family’s<br />
New Zealand dream.<br />
At the end of the day<br />
the family needs financial<br />
support to meet their current<br />
living costs in the<br />
Philippines and help with<br />
travel costs if they are<br />
going back to New<br />
Zealand.<br />
If you would like to<br />
help the family you can<br />
message Marie at her<br />
facebook page: VMarie<br />
Marave. Marie’s New<br />
Zealand bank account<br />
details are: 01-0886-<br />
0249429-00. Any donation<br />
would help greatly.<br />
Imagine when the dream for a better life is stopped<br />
dead in its tracks after 5 years in the country.<br />
By MEL FERNANDEZ<br />
TIMARU – They come<br />
over here in search of a<br />
better life. But that<br />
dream can come to an<br />
abrupt end when tragedy<br />
strikes.<br />
Out of the blue an<br />
OFW who hailed from<br />
Santa Cruz, Zambales,<br />
collapsed and died after<br />
suffering a brain aneurysm.<br />
Alan C. Bucat,<br />
who lived in Timaru,<br />
collapsed<br />
at home on February<br />
25th and<br />
died in hospital<br />
two days later.<br />
He left behind<br />
his wife Marie<br />
Marave and<br />
three young children<br />
aged: 4, 3<br />
and 11 weeks.<br />
“He was young<br />
and fit with no<br />
health issues,” said<br />
Marie. “I checked his<br />
blood pressure two years<br />
ago and it was normal.<br />
“He doted on his kids,”<br />
added Marie, and the<br />
family loved travelling<br />
around New Zealand<br />
together.<br />
Alan worked as a carpenter<br />
and Marie, who<br />
was a physiotherapist in<br />
Santa Cruz, Zambales,<br />
was training to practice<br />
in New Zealand.<br />
After the sudden death<br />
the community has rallied<br />
to help the family by<br />
setting up a givealittle<br />
page. It raised $3,280.<br />
Thankfully, Alan’s employer<br />
shouldered the<br />
cost of flying the body<br />
and the family back for<br />
the funeral in the<br />
Philippines.<br />
The outpouring of help<br />
immediately after her<br />
husband’s<br />
death has<br />
temporarily<br />
cushioned<br />
the family’s<br />
short-term<br />
future.<br />
“The full<br />
impact of the<br />
tragedy is<br />
only now<br />
starting to<br />
dawn on<br />
me,” said<br />
Marie. She is
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