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Nadine Lustre’s mom recalls battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: ‘I don’t know what the future holds’

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Pao Apostol

<p>As Myraquel Lustre marked her 51st birthday, the mom of the Kapamilya superstar Nadine Lustre recalled her battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. </p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiAEVh4Pbwk" title="Nadine Lustre’s mother beats cancer | Push Now Na" width="853"></iframe></div><p>Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is “a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, which is part of the body&#x27;s germ-fighting immune system,” according to mayoclinic.org.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/5/25/fresh-scoops/nadine-lustres-parents-mark-29th-anniversary-200224"><strong><u>READ: Nadine Lustre’s parents mark 29th anniversary</u></strong></a></div><p>In a Facebook post celebrating the “gift of life,” Myraquel shared her experience before becoming a cancer survivor. </p><p>“In 2016 (at age 45), I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, had surgery and chemotherapy,” Myraquel wrote. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/28/fresh-scoops/watch-nadine-lustre-takes-karen-davila-around-her-194263"><u><strong>WATCH: Nadine Lustre takes Karen Davila around her mom’s plant shop in Quezon City</strong></u></a></div><p>While the future remains uncertain, Nadine’s said she learned a lot from what she had gone through. </p><p>“I don’t know what the future holds, but one thing this experience has taught me, it is how to cherish life and those little moments most people take for granted,” she said. </p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="671" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fmyraquel.p.lustre%2Fposts%2F6030142233678957&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>Meanwhile, Nadine’s dad Ulysses shared Myraquel’s post, giving thanks for another year spent with his wife as he took a trip down memory lane. </p><p>“Sharing 29 years with you has given me contentment, even with its ups and downs. Thank you, Lord for adding another year to you. It is a big blessing. Looking forward to the next 50 years of seeing you every time I wake up. Happy Birthday,” Ulysses wrote. </p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="775" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fulysses.lustre%2Fposts%2F5383147311774558&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>It was in 2017 when Myraquel announced that she had beaten cancer.</p>