10/02/2026
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Last December 16, I underwent a ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐บ๐. The hospital bill reached โฑ๐ญ๐ด๐ณ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ, but because of insurance, I only paid โฑ๐ญ๐ณ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ. One of those moments that truly makes you say, โ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ช ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ.โ
This was ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐, especially because most of the struggle was invisible.
It started in November 2023, when I noticed a small lump on my neck. Akala ko tonsillitis lang. Something minor. Something temporary.
But then January 2024 came, and the symptoms started showing up.
Fatigue kahit kakagising ko pa lang.
Tremors.
Brain fog.
Muscle weakness to the point na kailangan kong sumakay ng tricycle papasok sa work, even though itโs just a 4-minute walk from our apartment.
On the outside, I looked okay. I showed up. I smiled.
But inside, I was exhausted in ways that are hard to explain, fatigue that no one could really see or understand.
I lost 9 kg in just one month. I consulted four doctors, and all of them advised the same thing: I needed to undergo a total thyroidectomy.
Then came the biopsy results.
โ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ป.โ
Of all the congrats Iโve heard this year, this one came with silence, tears, and overwhelming relief.
This journey reminded me that when you or your loved ones get sick, if thereโs an option, you will always want to give them the ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. Yes, public hospitals are there and weโre grateful for them (but we deserve the best, at sana makulong na mga korap ๐
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Insurance didn't just help me with the bills, it helped remove a huge weight from my heart so I could focus on healing.
Having the choice, the access, and the peace of mind. Makes all the difference. Gusto mo rin ba ng ganun?
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To those who prayed, checked in, and supported me in ways big and smallโthank you! ๐
Above all, Thank You, Lord, for every provision and answered prayer. ๐ค
And to 2026. Iโm sooo ready for youuu! โจ
