Ikinuwento nina James Auste, Pearl Imperial, at Yaren Agustin ang kanilang laban sa cancer at ang naging buhay nila matapos nilang malagpasan ito!
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00:00We walk hand in hand, we dream together. We giggle and laugh like kids forever.
00:19We're two different people, but we're having fun.
00:22We talk about anything under the sun. We are sisters, we are friends. We've got magic that never ends.
00:33I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
00:45We always have fun being together. You know me the best, we're friends forever.
00:53Through good times and bad, I'm here for you sis. Right by your side, hit or miss.
01:00We are sisters, we are friends. We've got magic that never ends.
01:07I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends, the best of friends. The best of friends we'll always, always be.
01:20We are sisters, we are sisters.
01:24Good morning. Good morning.
01:31When we hear the word cancer, we often associate it with death.
01:36We often forget that there are survivors.
01:40And today, that's where we will focus. We will celebrate life.
01:47We will get to know people, students, people who have a house, who got cancer, but they survived.
01:57Let's watch this.
02:16I thought at first, when they told me I have two brains, I wouldn't get through this.
02:31When I found out I have this cancer, I was really shocked.
02:38First time, I was so afraid. I didn't know what to feel. I was numb. I couldn't describe my feelings.
02:48But with God's mercy, and with the help of my family, friends, and community who pray every day, I got through this and helped others.
03:07But I fought for it. Now, with God's mercy, I am here.
03:13If this has to happen to me, it's okay. You're here. I know you won't leave me.
03:19We are all familiar with cancer. It can be a sibling, an acquaintance, a friend, someone you admire, someone you watch.
03:45There are people watching us right now who are experiencing this.
03:51So instead of watching and listening to us, this morning, you will be the one listening to us.
03:59You will see today people, inspiring people who succeeded in this disease.
04:06So don't leave. Just watch us.
04:09Of course, this is for Sis.
04:16Always, always be. We are sisters. We are sisters.
04:24Breast cancer is a type of cancer that affects the female's organelle.
04:33The symptoms are, one, you have a lump in your breast.
04:39Second, you may have a bloody discharge in your nipple.
04:48Third, you may feel pain in your breast.
04:55For early detection, we suggest that women, especially, should do their monthly breast self-examination.
05:06You do that around 10 days after the first day of your menstruation.
05:12Maybe after taking a shower, just examine your breast thoroughly, all quadrants, and then check for nipple discharge.
05:21You can do that while lying down and then palpate or examine your breast and check for masses.
05:29If you have any symptoms of breast pain or nipple discharge or at the first sign of breast mass on your monthly breast self-examination, you should consult your doctor.
05:44Okay, Sis, our guest today, she said she has a brain tumor. James Auster.
05:54James! Hello, James.
05:58Good morning!
06:03A breast cancer survivor and founder of Breast Friends, Pearl Imperial Agustin.
06:18The cool 19-year-old cancer survivor, Yaren Agustin.
06:25Cool, man!
06:28How are you, Yaren?
06:31It's not enough, right?
06:34Let's show them.
06:36Can I sit next to you?
06:38No.
06:39Okay.
06:40How many holes do you have in your ear? I just want to see.
06:43Nine.
06:44Nine?
06:47Okay.
06:48Nine.
06:49Nine.
06:50Are there any other earrings that we can't see?
06:54None.
06:55None.
06:56I'll show you if there are any.
06:58He'll show you if there are any.
06:59Yes.
07:00What a waste.
07:01Okay, initial reaction when you were told that you have cancer?
07:07Who would like to go first?
07:09Me.
07:10Okay.
07:11My initial reaction was different from the standard reaction because I said, it's nothing, it's okay.
07:18I have two small brains.
07:20I only have two hair on my head, that's what I told the doctor.
07:23And I asked the doctor what to do to get rid of it.
07:27Because I believe in God that whatever he gave us is for our good and improvement.
07:34There's a reason.
07:35When was that?
07:36Did you think of it right away?
07:37Did you think of it right away?
07:38September of 1996 in Makati Med.
07:41What were you feeling during that time?
07:44How old were you at this time?
07:4519 years old.
07:4619.
07:47September of 1996.
07:48Six years ago.
07:49So you were only 19.
07:50Did you think right away that there's a reason for this?
07:52Yes.
07:53Because my family is very active in the church.
07:58We go to church every Sunday.
08:01We pray every day.
08:02My grandfather and father always say, trust in God and you'll be able to do it.
08:07So that's your anchor, your spirituality.
08:10Did you go through a stage of denial?
08:12No.
08:13Or anger?
08:14No.
08:15Anger is probably the effect of medicine.
08:18Does that have an effect?
08:20Sometimes your head gets hot because your whole body is hot.
08:24This is because of the chemotherapy?
08:26Even radiation.
08:27Because I went through radiation.
08:29There are several kinds of therapies to help, right?
08:32And you went through chemo and radiation?
08:34I only went through radiation.
08:35Radiation.
08:36For God's sake, only radiation.
08:37Only radiation.
08:38How about you, Fern?
08:40My first reaction was, I couldn't believe that I have a disease.
08:45Because, of course,
08:46It's like it's only happening to others.
08:48Yes.
08:49Because, well, I'm a nurse by profession.
08:51Ah, so even to your father.
08:53You're very familiar.
08:54You're very familiar with these things.
08:55Yes.
08:56And I have a lump, but I took it for granted.
08:58So this is a lesson to everybody.
09:00Never take it for granted.
09:01Please.
09:02Never take it for granted.
09:05Whatever changes you see there,
09:07we shouldn't
09:09take it for granted.
09:11Because it took me almost two years
09:14to really submit myself to
09:17Although I have a mammogram.
09:19The first time I had a mammogram,
09:21Negative.
09:22Well, it was not picked up.
09:24It's not a mammogram.
09:27So I was confident because I don't have any symptoms.
09:31The weakness and all.
09:34Or maybe, maybe I do, but I took it for granted.
09:38Was it benign initially?
09:41I really don't know.
09:44Then I had my mammogram in the year 2000.
09:49And finally, they have a finding there.
09:53And I was told to see a surgeon right away
09:56to have a biopsy.
09:58To have a biopsy right away.
10:00So it took me another two weeks
10:02because I have to find somebody
10:04that I'm really confident with.
10:06Who you trust.
10:07That I trust him and so on.
10:09So, two weeks after,
10:11the biopsy was done.
10:14And then, when my friend told me that
10:17I'm still like,
10:19I'm still negative.
10:22I was so, you know.
10:24He didn't hesitate.
10:25Finally, he held my hand.
10:27He said,
10:28Well,
10:30you need to be admitted.
10:32Immediately?
10:33Immediately, you need to be admitted.
10:35He said,
10:37You need an operation.
10:39He said, tomorrow.
10:41So I was shocked.
10:42I said, right away?
10:44I said, give me one day.
10:47Can't it be just one day?
10:49Because I have to tell my mom.
10:50My mom is 88 years old.
10:52And I said, I don't know what to do.
10:54Even you have to process it.
10:56I asked my mom first.
10:59Because my mom is 88 years old.
11:01How can she handle it?
11:03That's what I thought.
11:04It's not just me.
11:05It's my mom.
11:06Are you married?
11:07Yeah, I'm married.
11:08Were you married at that time?
11:10I'm separated already.
11:12So, I don't have a child.
11:15I'm with my mom.
11:17So, I said to my mom,
11:18how can she accept it?
11:20She's 88 years old.
11:21And I'm sure,
11:22she's the first one to lose it.
11:24She'll be devastated.
11:25So, I had to hide it.
11:28I hid it from her.
11:32So, I told my friends,
11:35we have a check-up.
11:37There are three of us.
11:39She said, why?
11:40She said, I'll be in the hospital for one week.
11:43Just a check-up.
11:45She said, why?
11:46One week?
11:47Yeah, one week.
11:48She said, why one week?
11:50I said, we'll just be there for one week.
11:52We'll rest.
11:54So, finally, when I was confined,
11:57she really didn't know
11:59that I had surgery.
12:02Until I got home.
12:04I got home and she didn't know
12:06that I had make-up on.
12:07Everything was fine.
12:08Everything was fine.
12:09Nothing happened.
12:11What about you, Yarin?
12:14It's so embarrassing.
12:15Their story is so good.
12:16Because I was 13 years old.
12:1913?
12:2013.
12:22They opened me before they knew
12:24that I had cancer.
12:25What was the symptom?
12:27Why did you go to the doctor?
12:29There was a problem with my intestines.
12:33Your intestines.
12:34They ate a big one and a small one.
12:36So, they had to open it, cut it,
12:38and put it back.
12:39Then, they found out
12:40that there were still bones there.
12:42Then, when I woke up,
12:43after they opened it,
12:46I asked my mom,
12:48what was the problem?
12:49She said, you have cancer.
12:50Then, I smiled.
12:53Did you think it was a joke?
12:54When you have cancer,
12:56you're special.
12:57They bring you grapes.
12:58They bring you grapes?
13:00They're nice to you.
13:01Then, I forgot that they're nice to you
13:03because you're going to die.
13:06But I didn't think of that
13:07because I thought of grapes.
13:08Yes, grapes.
13:11At 13, of course.
13:13What do you expect?
13:16When it became clear to you,
13:18did the doctor talk to you
13:20to explain it to you?
13:21He explained to me
13:22what he was going to do
13:24and how difficult it was.
13:26Then, he said,
13:27you're beautiful,
13:28we're going to have an abortion.
13:29I was shocked.
13:30He said,
13:31he was going to help me get better.
13:34Actually, the doctor chose a lot of people
13:36but we chose one person,
13:38Dr. Marvie Abisabis.
13:41She's like Patch Adams.
13:44Really?
13:45That's why it's funny.
13:46Her spirit is uplifting.
13:48You're really smiling like that.
13:50Are you really like that?
13:51You're always smiling.
13:54Oh, you're serious.
13:55Yes, that's right.
13:56That's beautiful.
13:58Because,
13:59you should've just laughed.
14:01Okay.
14:02Don't be beaten.
14:03We'll be back, sis.
14:17We are sisters.
14:18We are sisters.
14:20We are sisters.
14:24My illness started in 1995.
14:28My knee and lower back were aching.
14:30It was just a joint pain.
14:32I didn't notice it
14:33because I was a football player
14:35and a mountaineer.
14:37I thought it was just a bump in my ankle
14:39and in my ankle.
14:41Then, it progressed.
14:43I couldn't eat.
14:45I slept on the floor
14:46because it was too hot.
14:48I put my body in the refrigerator
14:50to cool it down.
14:51Then, I had weight loss.
14:53But, the doctors still couldn't see me.
14:55So, I went to college for my third year.
14:58Until the doctor told my friend,
15:01because my knee was aching,
15:03I drank alcohol.
15:04I couldn't hold water.
15:07The doctor said,
15:08measure your knee
15:09to see how much it aches.
15:10So, in September,
15:12I was absent for a day.
15:14I drank 13 liters of alcohol.
15:16Normally, a person drinks 2-3 liters.
15:19So, my mom said,
15:20let's go to the doctor.
15:22That's when I noticed
15:23two bruises on my head.
15:25It was in Makati Med
15:26in September of 1996.
15:28The problem was,
15:30the cancer I got was different.
15:32It was a brain cancer.
15:33But, the difference was,
15:35it grew in the pituitary gland
15:37and the pineal gland.
15:39The pituitary gland is the master gland.
15:41So, now, I don't have hormones.
15:43I don't have cancer,
15:44but the long-term effect is,
15:46I don't have hormones.
15:47If you look at my eyes,
15:49they're closed.
15:50My pupils are dilated.
15:52That's why I always have glands.
15:54So, I can only live
15:57because of medicines.
15:58If I don't have medicines,
15:59I don't have anything here
16:01because my thyroid doesn't work anymore.
16:05My adrenals don't work either.
16:09So, what I'm saying is,
16:11what keeps me alive
16:13is the help of God,
16:15the spirit that He gives me every day,
16:18and the positive energy
16:20that my colleagues give me.
16:25If you're wondering
16:27why they can still laugh
16:29or smile,
16:30we're also wondering.
16:32But then, if you think about it,
16:34what is there to not smile about?
16:36We are celebrating life.
16:38Okay, Jelly?
16:40Let's introduce first
16:41our guests today.
16:42Yes, today we have with us
16:44a fellow in training
16:46in medical oncology
16:47at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital,
16:49Dr. Carmel Manila.
16:55Next senior fellow in training
16:57in medical oncology
16:58at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital,
17:00Dr. Dennis Dulay.
17:04Let's start this.
17:05All of us,
17:07many of us don't know
17:08about cancer,
17:09especially if we haven't
17:11understood it,
17:13seen it from people around us.
17:17So, there are many common perceptions
17:20that are sometimes wrong,
17:21sometimes right.
17:22Now, let's find out
17:24what the truth is
17:27behind these.
17:28Okay.
17:29And we will use eggs.
17:30There's a plate of eggs
17:32in front of them.
17:36We will use it to signify life.
17:37I will show the eggs.
17:39And at the same time,
17:40we will break down
17:41the misconceptions
17:43about cancer.
17:44Like,
17:45let's ask Yaren to pick one.
17:50Pick one first.
17:52What does it say?
17:54It says that cancer is contagious.
17:57Contagious.
17:58I haven't tried it yet.
18:00I don't know if it's contagious.
18:02But I don't think so.
18:04Let's ask our doctors.
18:06So, doc,
18:07who would like to answer?
18:08Okay, break the eggs.
18:10It depends on
18:12the organ system involved.
18:14If the organ system involved
18:17is responsible for the production
18:20of our sperm cells
18:22and needs to be removed,
18:23so, in effect,
18:24it's contagious.
18:26So, it depends on the cancer
18:28or cancer site involved.
18:30So, you're not speaking in general.
18:32It depends.
18:34So, let's say,
18:35if the cancer is in the brain,
18:37it's not contagious.
18:39Definitely not.
18:40But if it's in the uterus?
18:42If it's in the testicles?
18:44In the prostate?
18:46In the prostate,
18:47it's contagious.
18:49If the cancer is in the reproductive system,
18:51of course, it's contagious.
18:52Yes.
18:53Okay, so,
18:54next.
18:55Next.
18:57Pearl.
19:02It's contagious.
19:05Why are they confused?
19:08Dr. Dulay, would you like to answer?
19:10It's contagious because of the chemo.
19:15Two weeks after my chemo started,
19:17that's when it started to fall off.
19:19So, the cancer is not contagious.
19:21It's not the cancer.
19:23It's the treatment.
19:24The medicine.
19:25The medicine.
19:26The treatment.
19:27The treatment.
19:28The chemotherapy.
19:29The radiation, that's also right.
19:30That's also right.
19:31Doc?
19:32Doc?
19:33What can you say?
19:34Yes, that's true.
19:35It's contagious,
19:37but not because of the cancer.
19:38The treatment is contagious.
19:40Treatment involves chemotherapy.
19:42Because when we give medicine,
19:44all the rapidly dividing cells,
19:47including the cancer cells,
19:48plus our normal cells,
19:50get damaged.
19:51So, our hair,
19:53the rapidly dividing cells are there,
19:55and it gets infected.
19:57Okay, next.
20:01A happy face.
20:02A happy face.
20:04A happy face, that means good.
20:06Cancer is not contagious.
20:09Okay.
20:10I hope it's a joke,
20:11so let's break it again.
20:13Because cancer is contagious,
20:15because the three of us are here.
20:16Yes.
20:19That's not true.
20:20Because,
20:21maybe if we were to base it,
20:24our thoughts back then,
20:26that's why a lot of people
20:27don't give medicine for cancer.
20:29Because when they hear it,
20:30it's like there's no hope.
20:32It's like that.
20:33But now,
20:34there's a lot of research
20:36related to cancer treatment.
20:39You can give chemotherapy,
20:42radiation therapy,
20:43and there's also what's called
20:45translational research.
20:47Meaning,
20:48the molecular things around the tumor,
20:53like what makes the tumor grow,
20:56what incites its growth,
20:58those are the new technologies now.
21:01Now.
21:02So that's the focus of research.
21:04Very interesting.
21:05If you will compare the 1980s
21:07and now,
21:08it's very different.
21:09It's very different.
21:10Yes.
21:12How about,
21:13of course,
21:14you said that there's a chance,
21:17but of course,
21:19it costs a lot.
21:22It's expensive,
21:23because our system now
21:26is not health-centered.
21:29The policy of the government now
21:31is towards the military and other stuff,
21:34not focused on health.
21:35If you look at the national budget,
21:38what they give to the DOH
21:39is just less than 2%
21:41of the national budget.
21:43There are medicines available from India
21:46that are 50% cheaper,
21:47which is not available here.
21:49That's what we're trying to convince the DOH
21:51to include chemotherapy drugs
21:53in the parallel importation program.
21:55And with that,
21:56more children,
21:57more Filipinos,
21:59will be able to live
22:00against cancer in the Philippines.
22:02Okay.
22:03Thank you very much,
22:04Dr. Manila,
22:05Dr. Dulay.
22:06SIS will be back.
22:28So in the year 2000,
22:31I was still pregnant,
22:33but it didn't go away.
22:35So my friend told me
22:37to undergo a mammogram again.
22:40So from that mammogram,
22:42I saw that it really exists.
22:44My gynecologist said,
22:46you better go and see a surgeon
22:49who can give you a biopsy.
22:52I was afraid.
22:54I was afraid.
22:55The kind of cancer that I have,
22:58it's really invasive.
23:01It means that it spreads easily.
23:04The night before my surgery,
23:06I talked to God.
23:08I said,
23:09Lord, I know you won't leave me
23:11because I know you'll use me
23:15for another woman.
23:18So I stayed there for five days,
23:20and then I kept it a secret
23:22from my mother.
23:23When I got home,
23:24I noticed that my wound
23:26was like a grenade.
23:28It was hidden in my pajamas.
23:32After that,
23:34I decided to change my diet.
23:37I said I'll have fruit juices.
23:41I made my own juice
23:43to get rid of all the toxins.
23:45And vegetables.
23:47That was my lifestyle.
23:50I decided to change my lifestyle.
23:58If cancer is difficult for patients,
24:02it's also difficult for those
24:04who are close to them,
24:06their families,
24:08and those who take care of them.
24:11We have Yaren's mother,
24:13Yankee Agustin.
24:15She used to be the head of the
24:17Cancer Center in the Philippines.
24:19And she's also a UP professor.
24:21Good morning.
24:23Good morning.
24:24Yankee,
24:26since you're his mother also,
24:28was it difficult for you?
24:30Especially when he was only 13.
24:32Yes, it was difficult emotionally,
24:34and financially.
24:36At that time,
24:37when you found out,
24:39aside from your own process
24:42of what you were told,
24:45did you have to put up a strong front
24:49just to make sure that he's okay?
24:50Exactly.
24:51You said it well.
24:52The doctor told me
24:54that he has malignant lymphoma.
24:56I said,
24:57I don't understand malignant.
24:59The doctor told me
25:01that this is cancer.
25:02So what should I do?
25:04I had no time to cry.
25:06I had no time to really feel bad.
25:09I have to move on.
25:10Because I'm a single parent.
25:12And I said,
25:14I have to do something.
25:15So I told the doctor,
25:16okay, tell me what to do.
25:17She said,
25:18we're going to get an oncologist.
25:20And they recommended Dr. Marvy Abisamis.
25:26So we had a session with her.
25:29We had a roundtable discussion.
25:31Explaining to me
25:32the medical protocols for him.
25:35The most difficult part was
25:36that every 21 days,
25:38he had to push his lumbar.
25:40He had a lumbar top.
25:42So it was very difficult.
25:44And every 21 days,
25:45he had chemotherapy.
25:47So when you see your child like that,
25:49sometimes my son would say,
25:52Mom, I don't want to do this anymore.
25:54He would say that to me.
25:56Then I would say,
25:57No, son.
25:58You have to be strong.
25:59Then he would say,
26:00because you don't get hurt.
26:02But I would say,
26:03we both get hurt, son.
26:05So we both fight.
26:07So my role as a caregiver,
26:11and also as a survivor,
26:16we have to define our roles.
26:18Sometimes we fight.
26:19Like I told him,
26:21your role, son,
26:23is to follow doctor's order.
26:25My role is to look for money.
26:28And I explained that to him.
26:32So why do we have to celebrate?
26:35You're right about what you said earlier.
26:37We have to celebrate.
26:38Because when my son had cancer,
26:41my friends,
26:43I thought they didn't love me.
26:45But they did.
26:47I can't think of any friends
26:49who supported me.
26:51Everyone prayed.
26:53Almost everyone gave money.
26:57Everyone was in debt.
26:58Not in debt,
26:59but really gave.
27:01I have a friend,
27:03I wrote in her column,
27:05Marites Vitug,
27:07Dangilan Vitug now.
27:10And my classmates from college,
27:15they came.
27:17And they rescued me
27:19from my financial needs.
27:21So I told him,
27:23we have to thank the Lord
27:24because He is there.
27:27We feel His presence.
27:30And that's why Captain Mikey
27:32celebrates National Cancer Survivors Day.
27:34Every January,
27:36during the Cancer Consciousness Week.
27:38Because I can't pay.
27:45I can't thank the Lord,
27:48my friends,
27:50my family,
27:51my mother,
27:52my siblings,
27:54for helping me emotionally and financially.
27:58Actually today,
28:00we have someone with us.
28:03We have here with us,
28:04Marilyn,
28:05who has cervical cancer.
28:07She doesn't have a uterus
28:09and she's undergoing treatment
28:10at the same time.
28:12Even though she's undergoing treatment,
28:14she's a volunteer at the Breast Care Center.
28:17She should be taken care of,
28:19but she's also taking care of others.
28:22Hello, Marilyn.
28:23Hello.
28:25We also have with us,
28:27Linda.
28:28Linda.
28:30Of course, she feels scared.
28:32But Linda's fight continues.
28:35We also have with us,
28:36Linda's husband,
28:38Danilo.
28:40Hello.
28:43Hello.
28:45We also have with us,
28:46Margie.
28:47Marjeline.
28:49She's going through chemotherapy.
28:53And Mr.
28:55Morning.
28:56Cesar.
28:57Hi.
28:58Cesar and Danilo seem to be talking.
28:59Look at them.
29:00They're wearing the same outfit.
29:04Okay.
29:05Now, we'll find out.
29:07Cesar and Danilo,
29:09earlier, you were talking about
29:11the support that caregivers give
29:13to those with cancer.
29:15How about you?
29:16What kind of support do you give
29:18to your husbands?
29:19Of course, they're scared,
29:21they're struggling,
29:22they're hurting at the moment.
29:24What kind of support
29:25do you give to them?
29:27I give them support
29:30when they're thinking
29:34about what to do
29:37and how to get rid of their illness.
29:43I don't know what others will do
29:48because it's like
29:51our minds are in a mess.
29:55Especially when there's no money
30:00to buy medicine.
30:07How about you, Cesar?
30:09For me,
30:12the first problem
30:15with this kind of illness
30:17is money.
30:20But I told my wife
30:24that as long as your body is strong,
30:29don't think about money.
30:34You can find a way
30:38as long as you have a strong heart.
30:43Because money is like
30:47the second most important thing.
30:53Life is important.
30:55Life is really important.
30:58Let's go to Marilyn.
31:00Marilyn,
31:01you're undergoing therapy, right?
31:04But you're also volunteering.
31:08What made you volunteer?
31:11They're thinking
31:13that you should just relax.
31:16But you're still taking care of yourself.
31:21Why did you decide to do this?
31:23Because I know their situation.
31:27I've been there.
31:29I also know what they need.
31:33Someone to talk to
31:35and someone to give them strength.
31:38Because I can't help them
31:41without their strength.
31:44Sometimes, I make them laugh
31:46even though I look corny.
31:49And you?
31:50Who gives you strength?
31:52Me?
31:54My siblings.
31:56Because I know they need me.
31:59My parents.
32:01My boyfriend.
32:03Because no matter what happened to me,
32:06he still accepted me wholeheartedly.
32:09That's all.
32:19This is an inspiration
32:21for those people
32:23who are undergoing what she's going through.
32:26You can do it.
32:28You can help.
32:30Because like she said,
32:32she's going through it.
32:34She knows what she needs.
32:36What about you?
32:39What about you, Linda?
32:41Who gives you strength
32:43besides your husband?
32:45My children.
32:47My husband, too.
32:49We talk to each other.
32:52Sometimes, he's the mother.
32:55I have a small child.
32:57He's the one I talk to.
32:59My son gave me strength.
33:02He told me,
33:03Mama, don't take life seriously.
33:06We all die anyway.
33:08That was his famous line.
33:10It really made me move on.
33:12Sometimes, he makes me laugh
33:14because he has tests every month.
33:16He told me,
33:18sorry to those who eat,
33:20Mama,
33:22death is something you can't stop.
33:26That's what he said.
33:28That's what he told me.
33:30He was 13 years old.
33:32I told him,
33:34he humors everything.
33:36That's why not only us,
33:38not only caregivers,
33:40give strength.
33:42Even they,
33:44the survivors,
33:46they give us strength.
33:48Despite all the hardships,
33:50let's celebrate life.
33:52Mabalik pases.
34:15After this trial,
34:17most of you are part of a group
34:20that helps cancer patients.
34:24Why did you decide to do this?
34:26Because,
34:28what I'm saying is,
34:30I'm alive because of a reason.
34:32This reason is to help children
34:34with cancer in the Philippines.
34:36They are neglected.
34:38Our government and society
34:40don't pay attention to them.
34:42Pearl, what satisfaction do you get
34:44from this?
34:48When I was diagnosed with cancer,
34:50the first thing I thought was,
34:52how can I help others?
34:54That became my therapy
34:56when we started
34:58here at Breast Friends.
35:00They became my inspiration,
35:02the patients.
35:04The first time I went to
35:06Breast Care Center,
35:08I saw the patients,
35:10the indigents.
35:12I said,
35:14this is my world.
35:16This is what I want to do.
35:18They became my inspiration.
35:20They became my strength.
35:22They gave me strength.
35:24Especially,
35:26the new patients
35:28that they couldn't
35:30express how they feel.
35:32What they need is
35:34just a hug.
35:36And an ear to listen.
35:38That's what
35:40gave me meaning
35:42in my life.
35:44My friends
35:46grew more.
35:48They loved me more.
35:52If I didn't get cancer,
35:54I wouldn't have met Gagay,
35:56the princess of Dawn Outlet.
35:58You're crazy.
36:00You just came out,
36:02that's why you're fresh in your mind.
36:04If you think about it,
36:08if something bad happens to you,
36:10there's always a replacement.
36:12There's always a replacement.
36:14Gagay is more beautiful
36:16than the princess of Dawn Outlet.
36:18Even if I'm the only princess of Dawn Outlet.
36:20What are you afraid of at this point?
36:22What I'm afraid of
36:24is,
36:26I don't have anything,
36:28but my family does.
36:30My mom is sick,
36:32so she can't buy my medicine.
36:34Maybe it'll be easier if I'm gone.
36:36My siblings
36:38haven't established yet.
36:40That's my concern right now.
36:42But for me, I've already accepted it.
36:44I'm just waiting for the time.
36:46Because my life right now
36:48is just a second lease on life.
36:50So what I'm doing is
36:52a thanksgiving to the Lord.
36:54Pearl?
36:56I don't have anything.
36:58Every day,
37:00I pray to the Lord
37:02that I'm still awake.
37:04Every morning,
37:06I just say, when I wake up,
37:08wow, I'm still here. Thank you, Lord.
37:10And I can enjoy
37:12all of this
37:14in this world,
37:16my family,
37:18my friends.
37:20I appreciate life more.
37:22Even the weeds that grow there.
37:24It's like, wow, you're there.
37:26You have life.
37:28That's how much you've given to me.
37:30How about you?
37:32Is there anything else you're afraid of
37:34at this point?
37:36Of course.
37:38But
37:40they say, you're always
37:42floating in the sea.
37:44But if God is
37:46the river of life,
37:48I don't mind
37:50floating in the river,
37:52even if it's shaky, because God is always with me.
37:54So I give thanks
37:56for everything.
37:58Even if you're sick,
38:00God is always there.
38:02That's what gives
38:04life to all of us.
38:06And I'm very happy
38:08every day when I see my son
38:10with his friend.
38:12He'll go to
38:14school,
38:16and he'll text me,
38:18I love you, Mama.
38:20He gives me a bottle,
38:22I love you, Mama.
38:24I said, am I dreaming?
38:26Then my friends said,
38:28you are so lucky because
38:30it's very rare for an adolescent to say I love you
38:32to his mom.
38:34And I'm very happy, son, that you
38:36say that to me.
38:38And that's what I
38:40give thanks for
38:42every day to God.
38:50It's crazy.
38:52Let's drink.
38:54Hurry up.
38:56Drink.
39:00Let's celebrate life.
39:06I will be here
39:12I will be here
39:14Yay!
39:23I will be here
39:25I will be
39:29I will be here
39:32I hope we don't Listen...
39:38I will be here
39:42I hope we don't Listen...
39:46I will be here
39:48Would you say that you are now better men?
39:52Better people.
39:54I don't have testosterone that's why I'm not a man.
39:56Better people.
39:58Better person.
40:00With what I went through, I'm better because you appreciate more the little things in life.
40:07The simple things.
40:08Things that you used to take for granted.
40:10Your family and friends are more important to you.
40:13And you are more focused on helping others.
40:16I think that's the reason why we are alive.
40:19And let's drink to that.
40:20Cheers!
40:31Thank you very much for sharing with us your very encouraging stories.
40:36You truly are inspirations.
40:42Like them, we will all continue praying for you.
40:48To help us celebrate life, let's welcome Anthony Toss.
41:09I can fly, I can reach the heavens above.
41:27I can right what is wrong.
41:31I can sing just any song.
41:35I can dance, I can fly and touch the rainbow in the sky.
41:43I can be your good friend.
41:47I can love you until the end.
41:56What took you so long to make me see how lucky I am because I am free.
42:07Free to do the things I want to do.
42:13What took you so long to make me feel I can give love a love so real.
42:24What took you so long to let me know that I can live, I can love.
42:35I can reach the heavens above.
42:39I can right what is wrong.
42:43I can sing just any song.
42:47I can dance, I can fly and touch the rainbow in the sky.
42:55I can be your good friend.
42:59I can love you until the end.
43:07What took you so long to make me cry so I would know the reason why.
43:15I'm so lucky I can smile.
43:19I didn't know this for a while.
43:26I can live, I can love.
43:30I can reach the heavens above.
43:34I can right what is wrong.
43:38I can sing just any song.
43:42I can dance, I can fly and touch the rainbow in the sky.
43:50I can be your good friend.
43:54I can love you until the end.
44:05I can dance, I can fly and touch the rainbow in the sky.
44:22I can be your good friend.
44:26I can be your good friend.
44:30I can love you until the end.
44:40I can live, I can love.
44:52Lately I've been living like it's yesterday.
44:59Always, always be.
45:01We are sisters.
45:03We are sisters.
45:28Grand Flora, The Barnyard, Wade Shoes, Janeline Shoes, Cal Computer School, Live Station, King Cakes and Union Square.
45:37Earlier, we were talking to them.
45:42Pearl said that when you go through something like this, there is this need to reach out to other people.
45:51Because if you are so happy that you are still alive,
45:56and you are thankful,
45:58what would you like to help other people?
46:01That is so small.
46:02That you can make their lives better.
46:04And to be able to let them know that you know what they are feeling and going through.
46:10Speaking of Pearl, she is of course a spearheading breast care center.
46:14The breast care center is located at East Avenue Medical Center.
46:18They provide free check-ups.
46:21So if you have a suspicion, if you are feeling something,
46:25go there for a free check-up.
46:27Don't make it longer.
46:29And don't be afraid if you are feeling something.
46:32It's better if you know what to do as soon as possible.
46:36Instead of reaching a point where there is nothing left to do.
46:41Let's not wait for that.
46:43But at the moment, let's live life to the fullest.
46:46Let's not wait for something bad to happen to us.
46:49And live a good life.
46:51Live a good life.
46:52Celebrate life.
46:54Thank you for joining us.
46:56Till the next sis!
47:16Thank you for joining us.
47:17Till the next sis!