Yesterday morning, I got a letter from someone who introduced herself as Josie Studer. She is a Filipino-American, based in the United Sates but comes home often to her parent’s hometown in Hernani. Eastern Samar.
She was asking help for the release of her 68-year old mother who was arrested last June 26 as she was coming out of the church in their town. Since then her mother, Josephine Rodriquez Mckee, has been staying in jail in Borongan, Samar.
Part of Ms Studer’s letter:
“My mother suffers from a heart condition that is supervised by her doctor in U.S. At the request of friends and family, Gov. Nicart (Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart Jr) sent a physician and ambulance to assess her. Her blood pressure index was recorded three times to be 170/110. The doctor sent written recommendation for medical attention via the jail warden to Judge Cesar Abit. The judge denied her medical treatment.
“It has now been five days without medical attention. This is an extremely dangerous situation because her condition makes her a candidate for a stroke.”