Fil-Am nurse sa U.S. na may stage 4 cancer, nagpapalakas ng katawan sa pagiging triathlete

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Hindi biro ang lumangoy, magbisikleta, at tumakbo ng kilo-kilometrong layo... lalo na kung may cancer na malapit sa puso at kumakalat sa baga at buto. Pero kinaya 'yan ng Filipino-American nurse at triathlete.

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00:00My fellow countrymen, it's not a joke to run, ride a bicycle, and run a kilometer-long distance,

00:06especially if you have a cancer that's close to your heart and spreads to your lungs and bones.

00:11But the Filipino-American nurse triathlete managed to do it.

00:15Here's the story of her journey in the running of Rafi Thima.

00:23In the body of Jonathan Tubong San Jose Nueva Ecija,

00:26he was born in Hawaii and is now based in San Francisco, California.

00:30He has been diagnosed with cancer at the age of 15.

00:33It's hard to believe that he's been diagnosed with cancer for 5 years.

00:38Mediastinal Paraganglioma.

00:40It's stage 4 because the cancer that's close to my heart

00:45has spread to my lungs and to my bones, from my head to my legs.

00:55In March 2022, when he was diagnosed with cancer,

00:58he was operated on for 15 years because of a brain tumor.

01:01Because his bones were eating cancer, his back was fractured and he had to be operated on.

01:06His cancer didn't go away.

01:08There's a therapy, radiation, and targeted therapy,

01:12and the main goal is stability.

01:16What's up, buddy?

01:17I'm better now.

01:26Good swim.

01:28After recovering from back surgery, Jonathan participated in an ultramarathon.

01:32This is where he decided to participate in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii,

01:36which he dreamed of doing before he got sick.

01:38But because of cancer, Jonathan realized that he would have a hard time in the 3.8-kilometer swim.

01:43Because the tumors blocked my head, my neck, and my tongue,

01:49I had a hard time breathing.

01:52When I got to the shore, I said,

01:55just focus on your breathing and catch your breath.

01:57I heard the announcer say,

02:00I had two minutes to spare.

02:02I cried because I realized that I now have the chance

02:09to get onto the bike and onto the run.

02:12I knew that I could do it.

02:13Your family is at the very end of that line.

02:17So that's what I was looking for.

02:21Thank God that's exactly what happened.

02:23They were there.

02:26So I clung on to that dream and I've never let go.

02:29As long as his body can take it,

02:31Jonathan will continue to participate in the races

02:34to strengthen his body

02:36and to inspire those like him who are fighting to live.

02:40There is always something that you can do for yourself and others

02:44however difficult your life circumstances may be.

02:48It has given me this new life of giving this message of hope.

02:58For GMA Integrated News, Raffy T. Manacatutok, 24 hours.

Fil-Am nurse sa U.S. na may stage 4 cancer, nagpapalakas ng katawan sa pagiging triathlete | 24 Oras

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