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German Moreno is now undergoing therapy after a mild stroke

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Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222"><img src="" alt="010415-germs_main.jpg" width="400" height="290" align="left" border="0"/>Veteran host and star maker German Moreno is now in a better condition after suffering from mild stroke last January 2.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">This was confirmed by Kuya Germs’ son Federico in a statement sent to <i>The Buzz</i> on Sunday morning.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">“He is improving very well. Food intake better today. Very faint improvement with his right hands and finger. At last he slept well last night. High spirits than yesterday. All is well with Papa,” Federico said.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">Despite his improving status, the former actor is still inside St. Luke’s Medical Center’s Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) and still cannot entertain guests.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">It was said that fatigue caused Kuya Germs’ stroke.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">The Buzz</font></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222"> report added that he is now also undergoing therapy for his immobile right leg and right arm as well as his speech which also got affected by the stroke.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">At this moment, Federico says they are asking for prayers for the speedy recovery of the head of their family.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" Sans="" font-size:="" background-color:=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#222222">The showbiz icon turned 71 last October and was last seen on the Kapamilya network as a special guest on <i>Gandang Gabi Vice</i>.</font></span></div>