Aired (October 21, 2024): Si Chery, dating sales promoter, nagkaroon ng breast cancer. Mayroon siyang bukol sa kanyang kaliwang dibdib. Ayon sa kanya, nagsimula ang mga sintomas sa simpleng pangangalay ng kanyang braso. Ang pinakamalaki niyang problema, hindi niya alam kung saan siya kukuha ng pera pampagamot. Paanorin ang video.
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00:00She is currently fighting Stage 2B Breast Cancer at the age of 29 years old.
00:17How did you detect it?
00:18I noticed that my hand was always itching.
00:21Itching?
00:22Yes, here on the left side.
00:23And there was a pain in the breast.
00:26But it didn't hurt that much, so you wouldn't think it was cancer.
00:35It was as if Cherry's world collapsed when she found out about the news.
00:42I was scared because I was still young.
00:45I wanted to be normal.
00:48I wanted to fulfill all my dreams.
00:51I wanted to have a child.
00:54Of course, it was cancer.
00:56In our minds, we thought that we might die.
01:03To prevent the spread of cancer to other parts of her body,
01:08Cherry immediately underwent a mastectomy.
01:14That's when I underwent a mastectomy.
01:16That's when I started fighting cancer.
01:20I had my left breast removed.
01:25After the removal, I had to undergo chemotherapy for two months.
01:32At that time, it was difficult.
01:35Cherry, we all know that breast cancer is a part of our womanhood.
01:43When you removed your breast, what effect did it have on you?
01:49Mentally? Emotionally?
01:51Yes, because it's important to us.
01:55If we don't have a breast, it's embarrassing.
01:59We're not confident enough to wear clothes that fit our body.
02:07Because we don't have a breast.
02:11But what's more serious than her situation?
02:15The unbearable expenses due to cancer.
02:21Cherry was a sales promoter.
02:23Her income was not enough to pay for a medicine that costs more than P100,000.
02:31And because her body became weak, she had to stop working.
02:37At that time, I didn't know where I would get the money.
02:41That's what I was thinking.
02:43I was sick. How would I get this?
02:46Where would I get the money to pay for the medicine?
02:49Where would I survive?
02:51It was really painful.
02:53I felt like my bones were breaking.
02:55My tears were even falling.
03:00No matter how difficult her life was,
03:03sometimes, she couldn't get over the fact that she had to give up.
03:11When you found out that you had cancer, how did you overcome it?
03:14You said, no, I will fight.
03:16I thought of my child, my family, and my partner.
03:21I fought for them.
03:23I fought for Endy.
03:25Because without them, you can't do anything.
03:30But what she thought would be a shield during the trial, she left it for good.
03:38At that time, I talked to my partner.
03:42She said, it's okay.
03:44We will get rid of it so that you can live.
03:47But she also left me at that time when I was still in chemo.
03:51When you were in chemo?
03:52She left me.
03:54She became a woman.
03:55She met another woman in her work.
03:59Oh my God.
04:00Yes, so it was really hard.
04:03It was really hard.
04:05I didn't think that I would survive all of that.
04:09Because I was depressed.
04:13This kind of situation didn't change
04:15where cancer patients are suddenly abandoned by their loved ones.
04:22Because it's hard.
04:24Not one person can support them.
04:28The roles of people in the family change.
04:32Before, the husband was just a provider.
04:36It's hard to be a provider when you work all day.
04:39And when you go home, you still have to take care of him.
04:42The one with cancer needs the help of everyone.
04:48It's very sad to be separated from your loved ones.
04:54So you really need to support the love givers
05:00or those who help the patient.
05:07After the stroke that happened to Cherry,
05:11she gained strength from her six-year-old daughter, Cyrus.
05:17While I was in chemo, I was taking care of her.
05:21It was really hard because I felt really bad.
05:25Because of the effects of the medicine,
05:27I would feel dizzy.
05:28But I was able to do it.
05:31I would walk her to school.
05:34And when I felt dizzy,
05:37I would stop for a while and rest.
05:40Then I would walk her again.
05:43That's what I did.
05:45I always prayed that I would be able to do this.
05:52According to the Global Cancer Observatory,
05:54in 2022,
05:56almost 200,000 Filipinos were diagnosed with cancer.
06:02More than 113,000 people died because of this.
06:08This is higher than the last figure in 2020.
06:16The Global Cancer Observatory
06:19is a global, non-profit, non-governmental organization
06:22based in the Philippines.
06:24Its mission is to help people with cancer
06:27get the best care possible.
06:30For more information, visit www.globalcancer.org