Summary: My Mother Galsa Sosa De Obarrio

It was the time of the military in Panamá, which was ending the country. At that time all those who opposed the military began to make acts of repudiation, leaving the sidewalks and balconies of the houses to protest with white handkerchiefs and taking out pailas at certain times of the day. So little by little began to call street marches, which every day were more crowded by people who opposed the military dictatorship. My mother Gisela Sosa de Obarrio, lived many experiences in her 17 years during that times, even lived an experience that almost ends her life. Here is part of his experience. I remember that to some opposition marches came the famous Dobermans and Smurfs to repress the great crowds. We ran with a horrible scare. One day
However, that night when a friend was going to take me to my house, her grandfather says best I accompany you to take your friend Gisela for safety. At that time, where the Multiplaza Mall is located today, there was the airport Marcos Gelaber, we were coming down the bend in Israel, when I heard that my friend who came driving screams ¡ The Dobermans! , in what I turned to see for my window were several dobermans pointing towards 50th street. We had them 3 meters away from our car. When I saw them my reaction was to crouch in the car. Suddenly I heard a great outburst. We were shot directly at our car. I felt a great explosion in which I realized that we had fired pellets at
My friend's grandfather was at the helm and we were able to get to the emergency room at Paitilla Hospital. I remember coming to see me immediately. I was cleaned and the doctor on duty commented "this girl is full of pellets". I did not feel the pain from the shock. They cleaned my eyes because I had pieces of glass sprayed inside my eyes. At that time there were no cell phones. My friend's grandfather located my friend's mom, who went directly to my house to find my parents and tell them what had happened. My parents, on hearing what happened, flew to Paitilla Hospital, which was filled with our friends and