Olivia Lamasan 2 beses nagka-cancer: I’m more than the illness
Olivia Lamasan, Piolo Pascual at Toni Gonzaga
MATAPANG na ibinahagi ng blockbuster director at dating Managing Director ng ABS-CBN Film Productions na si Olivia Lamasan ang kanyang pakikipaglaban sa cancer.
Isa si Olivia Lamasan sa mga kilalang personalidad na tinaguriang Icons of Hope ng ICanServe Foundation bilang bahagi ng kanilang social media campaign para sa mga cancer survivor.
Dito, ibinandera ni Direk Olive ang kanyang naging mantra at paniniwala sa pakikipaglaban sa cancer, ang “I am more than the illness.”
Sa Instagram page ng ICanServe Foundation, sinabi ng batikang direktod na dalawang beses siyang inatake ng breast cancer.
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“My first bout with breast cancer was in 2008. The second one was in 2022. In both instances, I opted for mastectomy.
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“(In my cancer journey, I discovered) that I could love myself, that I could prioritize needs, and that I am not indispensable. So, let go. Be free, and live and enjoy the life God has blessed you with!” simulang pagbabahagi ng premyadong direktor.
Pagpapatuloy ng veteran filmmaker, “I am very grateful to God for holding my hand and guiding me through moments of shock, fear, anger, regret, and then through moments of finding forgiveness, acceptance, love, healing, and in discovering and finding myself.”
Nagpasalamat din siya sa lahat ng taong kinapitan niya habang nakikipaglaban sa breast cancer na hindi siya iniwan kahit na anong mangyari.
“Of course there’s my beloved family and friends, whose love, presence and prayers gave me invaluable strength and will to survive…
“Director Marilou Diaz-Abaya brought me to doctors and experts and was with me through the entire process while she, herself, was going through her own journey of battling breast cancer,” pagbabahagi pa niya.
Napakalaking bahagi rin daw ng naging journey niya sa pagpapagaling ang ICanServe.
“My other guardian angel was Kara Alikpala. I barely knew her (but) I got a text from her, then we met and she introduced me to ICanServe — a world that made me feel that I am not alone; a world that me realize that I am more than the illness; a world that gave my cancer a purpose.”
Ayon sa kanilang official website, “ICanServe co-creates comprehensive community-based breast cancer control programs, in partnership with local governments, through its flagship program Ating Dibdibin.
“Ating Dibdibin is institutionalized through a local law to provide sustainable evidence-based interventions for early breast cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment, survivorship and supportive care, and patient navigation.”
Ilan sa mga obra ni Direk Olive ay ang mga sumusunod: “Starting Over Again”, “Barcelona”, “The Mistress”, “Sana Maulit Muli”, “Got To Believe” at marami pang iba.
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