FromTheArchives: A father of two recounts how their kasambahay poisoned him 'just to steal enough spare change to buy a pack of cigarettes or a hit of a drug.' 😱 | via philstarlife
We’ve all read horror stories of house help committing acts of crime against their employers. But I never imagined it would happen to us. We’re not rich, and we treat our kasambahays well. But on Oct. 10, 2020 that reality was brought home—our house help poisoned me, just to steal enough spare change to buy a pack of cigarettes or a hit of a drug.We have always had trouble finding reliable household help.
Even when she openly refused to wear a mask outdoors and would sneak out of the house despite warnings of the barangay restrictions, all we could do was think, “Just for a few more months.” It wouldn’t be humane to kick her out of the house until the travel ban had been lifted, and she could safely go home.The thing is, she kept making advances.
This was the morning of Oct.10. She did not take the news well, to say the least. From what Dedet recalls, she was visibly upset and kept asking for the cash.Around mid-afternoon, Dedet and I went out to run some errands. We got back home around 5 p.m. I immediately went upstairs to our room and turned my PC on.
After performing lab tests, the doctors told us that I ingested a highly alkaline solution—more corrosive than bleach, and definitely more concentrated and toxic than any accidental traces left from washing the bottle with soap. The tube is gone now but I can only eat semi-solids or liquid food. It takes me two hours to finish a meal, because I have to cut even small pieces of meat into very tiny portions and chew several times so I won’t choke. I can take overcooked noodles, and not even all kinds. For example, I have learned that I can’t take macaroni, but I can eat misua. We are constantly experimenting to find which dishes I can tolerate.
I’ve lost almost 20 kilos and it has affected my quality of life—maybe permanently. We’re in a tight financial bind right now. My health is compromised, which has affected my productivity. But despite all of these challenges and problems though, there are still some things I’m thankful for. One very evil person did a random act of violence, but hundreds of very good people showered us with random acts of kindness. They are the reason my family and I have not been consumed by anger or resentment over what happened to us. That household help could poison my water, but we would not allow her to poison our lives.So where is our kasambahay? She disappeared a few days after the incident.
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