JALAN Haji Matoa, Bandung, one evening in 1963. A woman was strolling down the sidewalk with her four children. The woman, Idah Subaedah, appeared to be heavily pregnant. A motorcycle suddenly hit her from behind, causing her to fall forward. In a bloody state, she was taken to a hospital. Fortunately, the baby was born safely, and Subaedah recovered.

Subaedah recollected this event on one afternoon two weeks ago, as she received the bad news abo