Aired (October 28, 2024): Ang 54-anyos na si Apple Carrera, na-stroke at kasalukuyang inaalagaan ng kanyang mga kaibigan sa Muntinlupa City. Walang kamag-anak na nag-aalaga sa kanya dahil ang nag-iisa niyang anak ay nakapiit sa Correctional Institution for Women (CIW). Ang kanyang tirahan, isang maliit na sulok lamang. At ang nagsisilbing panangga niya sa ulan, isang trapal.
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00:00After a few weeks, I tried to find his mother, Apol.
00:13Do you know Katihan?
00:15Yes.
00:16Ah, this is it. Katihan.
00:18Do you know Apol Carrera?
00:21The one who was stroked?
00:23Yes.
00:24Do you know her? Where is she from?
00:26Here.
00:27I haven't seen her.
00:28No, I haven't seen her.
00:29No, it's okay. Where is she from?
00:32That house over there.
00:34No, it's okay. It's just me.
00:36That house, the one that's yellow.
00:39The one that's yellow? Okay.
00:41That's where she lives.
00:43Okay. Thank you.
00:53Sheila told me that this is where her mother lived when she was stroked two months ago.
01:00Hello, Ma'am.
01:02Good morning.
01:03Do you know Apol?
01:05Yes.
01:06Apol Carrera, Sheila's mother?
01:08Yes.
01:09Where is she from?
01:10Just go straight.
01:12Then turn left.
01:14Is this the house?
01:15Here?
01:16Yes.
01:17There's no roof.
01:18Is this their house?
01:20Okay.
01:28Sheila has been in prison for six years.
01:33When Apol was stroked, no one took care of her.
01:41Hello, Ma'am.
01:43Is this Apol?
01:44Yes, Ma'am.
01:45She's crying.
01:47Hello, Ma'am.
01:49She's crying.
01:51Is this where they live?
01:52What if it rains?
01:54We'll bring her home.
01:55It's not that bad.
01:56If it rains, I'll bring her home.
01:59Ma'am, take this.
02:03Apol, why are you crying?
02:06I'm not crying.
02:08This is for the roof.
02:14Oh, I see.
02:17I see.
02:20Ma'am, I made this.
02:23Oh, you just put this here?
02:26Yes, so it won't get wet when it rains.
02:28So it won't get wet when it rains?
02:30Yes, so it won't get wet when it rains.
02:32It's cloudy here.
02:34We'll put a blanket.
02:36A blanket?
02:37Yes, a blanket.
02:39Don't cry.
02:40Why am I crying?
02:41I can't speak.
02:43I can't speak.
02:47She can't speak.
02:49What's that?
02:53What did she say?
02:55Ma'am, don't cry.
02:57Don't cry.
02:59What's not moving?
03:02Oh, the floor?
03:03This is moving.
03:05From the top.
03:07So from here to the top, it's moving.
03:12Even her feet.
03:14Oh, even her feet.
03:21This is the corner of Marilyn's house
03:23where Apol currently lives.
03:27Apol is only 54 years old,
03:30but this is her fourth stroke.
03:35Since she doesn't have any siblings to take care of her,
03:38her friends Marilyn, Lulu, and Lily
03:41are the ones who took care of Apol.
03:47They talk about taking care of her friends.
03:55How did you first meet Ms. Apol?
03:58I met her when I wasn't sick.
04:00You met her when you weren't sick?
04:02She was five years old.
04:04Oh, they've been living here for a long time.
04:06I took care of her.
04:09She left me and she's looking for a job.
04:12They've been living here for a long time.
04:14That's why I help her.
04:16I don't leave her alone.
04:19She's her mother.
04:21She's her aunt.
04:22What was Apol's job before?
04:25Before, she was just a housekeeper.
04:28She left me.
04:31When Apol got her salary,
04:33she went home by herself.
04:35She didn't have a husband.
04:39How did you meet Apol?
04:41She lived here.
04:43She lived here with her friends.
04:56Marilyn is a widow.
04:58She has a family of her own.
05:01Lily and Lulu are taking care of Apol
05:04while she's taking care of her family.
05:08Aren't you tired of what you're doing?
05:10No, I'm fine.
05:12I'm fine.
05:14I need help.
05:16You need help?
05:18Even if you're not related?
05:20We're old friends.
05:24Apol's been like this for two months.
05:27It's hard for her to move around.
05:29From eating to cleaning her body,
05:31she's always reminded of her friends.
05:35This is where I do the laundry.
05:38I talk to her.
05:40If she's having a hard time,
05:43I try to help her.
05:46Why?
05:47Because I feel sorry for her.
05:49But you're not related.
05:51That's why I talk to her.
05:54She lives here with Marilyn.
05:57We're not related anymore.
05:59We adopted Marilyn.
06:02Marilyn said,
06:05we adopted Apol.
06:08She's not related anymore.
06:10So we adopted her.
06:12But why do you do this even if it's hard?
06:14Because we were brought up together.
06:16She was here before.
06:18She's not just a five-year-old.
06:21I don't have a father.
06:23I don't have a mother.
06:25It's hard for her to move around.
06:27I can't move around.
06:31Stroke is a type of disease
06:33caused by a lack of blood supply in the brain.
06:36There are two types of stroke.
06:38The ischemic stroke,
06:40which occurs when there's a broken bone in the brain.
06:42And the hemorrhagic stroke,
06:44which occurs when there's a broken bone in the brain.
06:48In the Philippines,
06:49stroke is the third highest rate of death among Filipinos.
06:53In 2023,
06:54more than 68,000 Filipinos died due to stroke.
07:00The number one cause of stroke is high blood pressure.
07:04For both,
07:05having a clot,
07:07bleeding,
07:09or a broken bone,
07:10high blood pressure is a major risk factor.
07:14Other than that,
07:15diabetes,
07:16high blood sugar,
07:18it speeds up the damage to our bones.
07:22We often see symptoms
07:24like weakness,
07:27especially in one part of our body.
07:30It can be in our hands,
07:31in our feet,
07:32or in our legs.
07:33Other than that,
07:34there can be problems with speaking.
07:37The patient suddenly can't speak,
07:41but they want to talk.
07:44Or their speech becomes unintelligible.
07:50Because of this,
07:51the Department of Health created the Stroke National Policy.
07:55Its goal is to improve the medical and care services
07:58for stroke patients.
08:00At present,
08:01there are more than 70 hospitals
08:03that are Acute Stroke Ready.
08:05These are the medical facilities
08:06that can provide immediate relief
08:09and rehabilitation to stroke patients.
08:12The focus of hospitals is to be stroke ready.
08:16Hospitals need systems,
08:19what we call a stroke team.
08:21Once they know that a stroke patient has arrived,
08:25everything can be done immediately.
08:29Like Apple,
08:30there are public hospitals
08:32that can provide free assistance
08:35to reduce the cost of their treatment.
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