CALDERON–CARDONA v. DEM. PEOPLE’S REP. OF KOREA
Cite as 723 F.Supp.2d 441 (D.Puerto Rico 2010)
nia] would have to dedicate all her time
basically with him [Pablo], making sure
that he would eat, he would be medicated—it wasn’t easy.’’ (Trial Transcript,
Dec. 3, 2009, p. 98, ln. 6–8)
In Antonia’s written declaration (Exhibit
No. 47),30 Antonia describes her life before
the Lod Airport Attack in very positive
terms. She says that Pablo was ‘‘strong,
healthy and happy. He had confidence
and took charge of our household. He
would work each day and was a stable
provider. Those who knew Pablo knew
him to be a good man. Pablo had always
been solid and secure, and you could depend on him. I could depend on him to
provide me assistance in all of our personal
activities. He was a caring husband, and
he found strength in his religion.’’ (Exhibit No. 47, ¶ 8)
Antonia also explained how her health
also suffered from the Lod Airport Attack.
She stated, ‘‘Like Pablo, I was a strong
and healthy person before the terrorist
attack. After his return, I was often very
nervous and became upset easily. I was
very sad. I had health problems that developed because of the stress, strain, and
sadness that I felt over my husband’s deteriorating condition.’’ (Exhibit No. 47, ¶ 12)
Antonia stated further, ‘‘Before the attack, I had been a married woman in a
stable loving relationship with a fine man.
He was a solid provider, and we had a
wonderful life. He was the one who took
care of me. After the attack, my husband
changed, and so did our relationship and
my life. I now have to care for him each
and every day, often like a nurse, and I
have to be strong around him in my at30. A written declaration was provided by Antonia in the context of the D.C. Action (but
never submitted to that court) and has been
introduced to the Court in lieu of her live
testimony as Exhibit No. 47.
31. Dr. Ramos reviewed the written declaration of Antonia dated November 16, 2007. As
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tempts to ease his pain. Instead of having
a relationship that grew and was filled
with more and more happy memories like
other happily married couples, ours was
constantly affected by Pablo’s worsening
emotional health problems and our attempts to cope. In many ways, I have to
take charge of the household and take on
all kinds of responsibilities and tasks that
Pablo had carried out before the attack.’’
(Exhibit No. 47, ¶ 13)
Before the Lod Airport Attack, Antonia
said that she would have described her life
with Pablo as a couple that was happily
looking forward to the years ahead. In
addition to visiting with friends often, Pablo and Antonia enjoyed travel. After the
Lod Airport Attack, however, they never
again left the island of Puerto Rico. Pablo
spent most days at home and socialized
with others less and less. Both Antonia
and Pablo were scared to travel and often
cried. Their lives became full of doctors’
appointments. (Exhibit No. 47, ¶ 14)
Psychological Evaluation of Antonia by
Dr. Alexandra Ramos–Duchateau
As a result of the Lod Airport Attack,
Antonia suffers from medical conditions
that precluded her ability to testify at trial.
Antonia has a medical certificate stating
that she suffers from dementia, congestive
heart failure, vertigo and that travel to the
Court is not recommended. Additionally,
Antonia’s son Angel testified at trial concerning the deleterious psychological effect
the Lod Airport Attack had on Antonia,
and Angel’s testimony and Antonia’s written declaration were supported by the testimony and written evaluation 31 of Dr. Ramos.
noted supra, Dr. Ramos also read a newspaper article titled, ‘‘La Matanza de Tel Aviv’’
and a newspaper article from The New York
Times dated June 4, 1972, a patient summary
of Antonia by Dr. Efrain Marcantoni dated
October 17, 2007, and she also had the
chance to interview both Antonia and her son,