When she reached Rio, she went to the American embassy and spoke with the Consul General about Marcos’ situation. She also spoke with the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Dom Aloísio Lorshcheider, and public relations officers at the Ministry of War, and family friend Colonel Octavio Mederios. As a result, Mederios’s mother called Sattamini’s mother and told her that Marcos would be home by Christmas. However, by the time Christmas rolled around, they received word that Marcos was at the hospital again and would not be coming home. The family was told that because of the kidnapping of the German Ambassador, they would not be able to visit Marcos. When the family relayed that information to Colonel Mederios, he was shocked and had no idea that Marcos wasn’t released by Christmas.
