Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Thursday visited her 70-year old supporter battling breast cancer.
Duterte paid a visit to Dhely Borja while going rounds in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
Due to her illness, Borja said she was not able to attend the campaign launch of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Duterte at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
Borja’s daughter Pia then sent a private message to one of Duterte’s staff and asked if they could visit her mother.
“Noong nakita namin na medyo may time tayo today na pumunta dito, isiningit natin yung schedule and of course personal na pasalamatan si Ma’am Dhel. Si ma’am Dhel hindi niya ako kilala pero sumusuporta siya sa journey ko sa aking kandidatura kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa kanya,” Duterte said.
“Nawala yung kirot sa saya, tuwang tuwa po ako,” Borja said.
Duterte also shared the experiences of her mother Elizabeth who is also a cancer survivor. Elizabeth was in between cancer treatments when she joined Sara in Byaheng DU30 national bus caravan during the 2016 presidential campaign.
“Good luck sa chemo mo, ma’am. Ihanda mo lang ang sarili mo kasi nakita ko talaga sa mama ko ‘yung hirap niya sa chemo niya. Pero sabi naman nila pag tinapos mo yung cycle ng chemo, mataas yung chances na hindi na bumalik yung cancer,” Duterte told Borja.
The VP bet added: “Kayang-kaya mo yung chemo. Basta mental preparation sa physical na hirap na dadaanan mo.”
Read source story here Sara Duterte visits cancer patient-supporter: ‘Kaya mo ‘yan’ —Politiko, by Billy Begas
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