Jackie Lou nag-sorry kay Ricky bago pumanaw, inamoy-amoy si Pilita bago namatay!

Hindi naging madali para sa pamilya ni Jackie Lou Blanco ang mga pi­nagdaanan kamakailan. Halos magkasunurang namatay ang ina ng aktres na si Pilita Corrales at ang dating asawang si Ricky Davao. “By God’s grace, by God’s love, I take it a day at a time. Just the same thing I tell my children. There’ll be a day that we’re okay, there’ll be a day we’re not okay and it’s okay. Because there’s no shortcut to grief. But for me, I think it was harder because my brain couldn’t process that I lost mom and now I lost Ricky. There are days that I’m thinking and crying for mom. Then after a while I’m crying for Ricky, and crying for my children. Because I know how hard it is for them, and how hard it will be for a long time. Hindi ma-1+1=2 ng utak ko that I’ve lost two loved ones,” makahulugang pahayag ni Jackie Lou sa amin sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.

Mayroong bagay na natutunan ang beteranang aktres dahil sa hindi magandang pangyayari sa kanilang pamilya. “What I’ve realized is when you lose a loved one even with my situation with Ricky, what is left is just love. I don’t think of the not so good times. I don’t think of anything else but what lasts talaga is love both for mom and Ricky. But I think I’m experiencing that more with Ricky. Because with mom, I didn’t have naman a separation of sorts but with Ricky, I did. Although I’m happy that we got to a point where things were better. But pala, when there is death, all you remember is love, and love stays,” paglalahad niya.

Ayon kay Jackie Lou ay talagang hinahanap-hanap niya sa ngayon ang namayapang ina. Madalas makakwentuhan ng aktres noon ang nakilalang Asia’s Queen of Songs. “I miss my mom calling me everyday and asking me how I am. I miss how wonderful she smelled, always Tito Boy. I always look forward to seeing mom and smelling how wonderful she smelled. That’s one of the things that mom has gifted me. Because the day after she passed, I smelled her perfume, and it was bitter sweet. I was happy that I smelled it but sad because wala na si mom. I just miss mom being there. calling me, I miss her laughter. I miss her making kwento of the things in the past, her love life. I just miss her, I miss her presence,” emosyonal na pagbabahagi ng aktres.

Mayroon umanong ibinulong ang aktres kay Ricky habang nakaratay pa sa ospital ang dating asawa. “I just told him that, Ricky I’m here with the kids. Don’t worry, I will take care of the kids. I’m sorry if I hurt you in the past. Just don’t worry, we are going to be okay. And I told him that I love him,” kwento ni Jackie Lou.

Pinagpaplanuhan na ni Jackie Lou kung ano ang gagawin sa gowns, wigs at iba pang mga mahahalagang gamit na naiwan ni Pilita. “I want her memorabilia to be in a specific place. I’m trying to talk to people here in Manila. Not all, but at least some. And I want to do that in Cebu as well because mom was from Cebu. The wigs, I’m thinking maybe if some of the kids want it, if they can use it. If not, I can donate it to the ones who make wigs for people who have cancer. I don’t think my mom would want her things to go to waste,” pahayag ng aktres. (Reports from JCC)