It’s overwhelming, when someone so young and full of life, dies and goes just like that. And saddening , realizing that we can never see them again.

I’ve met Kim months months ago when Ice was confined at East Medical Center because of her bleeding disorder. She was in the same hospital but with a different case. She had leukemia. Everytime Ice and I talk, she always tells me about this cute little girl. How Kim serves as an inspiration because inspite of her situation, she remained as joyful and if only her physical appearances were disregarded, noone could ever thought that she was dying. What I most remember about her was her eagerness to borrow Ice’s Staedtler pens to do some drawings that only her can understand, hehe.

We’re not that close but I felt sad when Ice told me the sad news. Kim passed away at six in the morning today. I am sure her parents will be submerged into deep sorrows and seemingly endless mournings. Hope time will heal the pain in their hearts.

Kimberly Maningas. Oct 26, 2000 - Aug 23, 2008. May you rest in peace.