Inilahad ni Jackie Lou Blanco ang hirap ng pagdadalamhati sa magkasunod na pagpanaw ng kaniyang inang si Pilita Corrales, at dating asawa na si Ricky Davao.Sa kaniyang guesting sa “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda” nitong Martes, sinabi ni Jackie na maging ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay at malalapit na kaibigan, naubusan na rin ng salita ng pakikiramay.“When Ricky passed and people would come to us, those who have been in Mommy's wake, they don't know what to say anymore. And I don't expect them to say anything,” panimula ng aktres.Pero para kay Jackie, sapat na ang kanilang presensiya at pakikidalamhati.“They just hold my hand and I know. ‘It's like they're telling me, ‘Oh my gosh, here we are again. I don't know how it is for you,’ but hinahawakan lang 'yung kamay ko,” sabi niya.Tinanong si Jackie kung paano niya hinaharap ang pagkawala ng dalawang taong mahalaga sa kaniyang buhay.“I don't know,” kaniyang pag-amin. “By God's grace. By God's love, I take it a day at a time, which is the same thing I tell my children. Let's take it a day at a time.”Ayon kay Jackie, nagpapakatatag siya para sa mga anak na sina Kenneth, Ara, at Rikki Mae.“There'll be a day when we're okay, the next day, we're not okay, and it's okay. Because there are no shortcuts to grief. You know that, Tito Boy, when you lost your nanay. But for me, I think it was harder because my brain couldn't process that I lost mom and then now I've lost Ricky,” sabi niya.Gayunman, nakararamdam din siya ng pagluluksa bilang isang ina, na alam na nahihirapan din maging ang kaniyang mga anak.“It's like, there are days I'm thinking of mom and crying for mom and 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. So, hindi ma-one plus one equals two ng utak ko that I've lost two loved ones," paliwanag niya.Sinabi ni Jackie na napagtanto niya na nawala man ang kaniyang mga mahal sa buhay, mananatili naman ang pagmamahal.“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 pala 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 a separation of sorts. But with Ricky, I did. Although I'm happy that we got to a point where things were better. Kapag pala, when there is death, all you remember is love,” dagdag niya.Pumanaw si Pilita sa edad 87 noong Abril 12, samantalang namaalam si Ricky sa edad 63 noong Mayo 2 dahil sa komplikasyon sa sakit na cancer. -- FRJ, GMA Integrated News
