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The next day, Mrs. Alvarez received an email from Mariana, with an attachment. It contained a detailed record of everything Alejandro had done: the list of patients he helped, the bills he paid, and the mortgage contract for the house. Along with this, a handwritten letter from Mariana:<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, I\u2019m sorry about yesterday\u2019s message. It was the last thing Alejandro asked me to repeat if he ever didn\u2019t survive. He told me that, if that time came, you wouldn\u2019t have to worry about the money, because he would have already \u2018spent\u2019 his share saving lives. I just want you to understand that Alejandro lived true to his ideals. I\u2019ll stay to take care of him, even if you don\u2019t accept me. But I hope you\u2019re proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. \u00c1lvarez read the letter with tears streaming down her face. She realized she had misjudged Mariana and grasped the weight of what her son had silently carried. \u201cEveryone pays what they spend\u201d wasn\u2019t a provocation, but Alejandro\u2019s declaration of principles\u2014an affirmation of how he chose to live and serve.<\/p>\n
In the following days, Mariana remained by Alejandro\u2019s side day and night, even though he hadn\u2019t yet woken up. Mrs. \u00c1lvarez, previously distant, began to change. She began visiting the hospital, bringing Mariana\u2019s favorite dishes, and for the first time, she took her daughter-in-law\u2019s hand and said,
\n\u201cThank you for being with Alejandro.\u201d<\/p>\n