It's been ages.... I have lived for approximately 19 years and 7 months and 2 weeks now. I have a maid who has worked for my family for approx. 25 years and if she wasn't diagnosed with what they call brain cancer, I am pretty sure that she would still be working for my family. And I too, wouldn't have to write this post. I've came across with many different maids in my life but they have never touched my life in ways that they could. This one's.....very different from the rest.. She's not boastful, very kind, thoughtful, nice, loyal and also a talkative and cheerful person. She has seen me growing up from a toodler to a teenager and now, almost a young adult. I, too, have seen her growing older, from a woman who has black, long and thick hair to a woman whose hair is falling and you could actually spot more white hairs and black ones. She has been the one waking up earlier than any of us, to wake us up for school and ensure that we weren't late ...