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Nadine Lustre’s boyfriend recalls battle with cancer

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<p>Christophe Bariou, the boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, took to social media to open up about his past battle with cancer.</p><p>In a lengthy Instagram post, the Filipino-French businessman revealed that he was diagnosed with a rare type of lymphoma three years ago and was told by doctors that he only had a few weeks left to live.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtJdQtruHMZ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A913623.3999996185%2C%22ls%22%3A913007.3999996185%2C%22le%22%3A913618.2999997139%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>“This was something I never thought I’d share at all on social media. … But around 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and I was told I only had a few weeks left to live,” he said.</p><p>“I experienced the darkest sensation of fear, which is something I thought I had already known because it wasn’t the first time I was in a life threatening situation. But this was different. The enemy was invisible and deep inside my own body—a body that I never doubted before, at the age of 27.”</p><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">Thinking there was not much hope left, Christopher said he’d decided to stay put in Siargao and just “live the best I could out of my last days” without bothering to even seek treatment. </span></div><p>However, “A couple days later, while trying my best to accept my fate between fear, anxiety, anger and frustration, I learned from other doctors that there was a chance to heal but I had to drop everything, leave immediately, and go back to France to a specialized hospital,” he recalled.</p><p>While in France, it was discovered that he had a very rare type of lymphoma (or cancer of the lymphatic system) — one that was so rare that “they had no statistics of survival.”</p><p>“But they were still hopeful and my 6 month treatment started,” he said.</p><p>True enough, after only two months of intense chemotherapy and immunotherapy, Christophe was in full remission.</p><p>&quot;Something I learned from this, going through all the terrible side effects of the chemo, is that despite everything, my life goals did not change at all. I wanted to get back on my feet as fast as possible and continue everything I started, but with more intention and even more motivation,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/7/11/fresh-scoops/nadine-lustre-met-her-boyfriend-christopher-bariou-201168"><strong>READ: How Nadine Lustre met her boyfriend Christopher Bariou</strong></a></div><p>Christophe said it was his battle with cancer that inspired him to pursue his advocacies.</p><p>“When it comes to advocacies, it was a brutal reminder that life is fleeting. We do not have the luxury to wander and be mindless,&quot; he said. &quot;I want to be mindful and conscious in every action. The best I can do is to lessen the suffering and cruelty around me, and promote kindness and compassion towards all forms of life – human and non-human. Our lives are way too precious to be wasted. In the same breath, other lives are too sacred to be robbed from them, too.&quot;</p><p>He went on, “I have no pretension of changing the world or saying anything revolutionary but simply hoping some readers will realize they should not wait for life to hit them hard to realize all of this. I can make mistakes, I can make bad decisions but one thing I never want to have again is regrets.</p><p>“Live and let live.”</p><p>He then ended his post by thanking everyone who supported him during his battle with cancer — including his partner at the time, family, and friends.</p>

<p>Christophe Bariou, the boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, took to social media to open up about his past battle with cancer.</p>

Christophe Bariou, the boyfriend of actress Nadine Lustre, took to social media to open up about his past battle with cancer.

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Nadine Lustre’s boyfriend recalls battle with cancer

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Published June 07, 2023 01:41 PM PHT

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