INAMIN ni Pangulong Duterte na regular siyang sumasailalim sa blood test dahil sa kanyang sakit na nakuha sa paninigarilyo.
“I’m 74 years old, I do not want to die of TB. [laughter] I do not want to die of lung cancer. As a matter of fact, I got — I acquired Buerger’s disease from smoking. That is why my doctor is here. She gets my blood. Was it… Ah see…Almost every other day,” sabi ni Duterte sa isang talumpati sa 7th Union Asia Pacific Regional Conference sa Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) sa Pasay City Martes ng gabi.
Ang Buerger’s disease ay isang kakaibang kondisyon kung saan apektado ang pagdaloy ng dugo.
“And I said, Doctor, leave me some for — to survive and this is just a week.” I… It’s about Buerger’s disease. But I have stopped smoking. When I became mayor in Davao City, I stopped smoking and said it cannot be done, because Filipinos, you know, blah, blah, blah…” ayon pa kay Duterte.