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 483 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,