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Gary Valenciano undergoes heart surgery

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgv6hZzn7-9/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgv6hZzn7-9/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Gary Valenciano (@garyvalenciano)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-03-25T13:56:32+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 25, 2018 at 6:56am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA -- Veteran singer Gary Valenciano on Sunday underwent an emergency open heart surgery.</p><p>In a statement posted by his management company Manila Genesis Entertainment and Management Inc., Valenciano said he started to feel &quot;a sensation I’d never felt before&quot; after his performance with his son, Gabriel, to celebrate his 35th anniversary.</p><p>&quot;Two weeks ago, I celebrated my 35th anniversary in entertainment with a dance performance with my son, Gabriel, and a beloved team that’s second family to me,&quot; Valenciano wrote.</p><p>“To some, it may have looked like routine movements for my songs from yesteryears, but that performance is one I won’t ever forget. My life from that point would never be the same.</p><p>&quot;After that dance, I felt a sensation I’d never felt before -- not even during the times I would push myself, riding my mountain bike on the trails for extended periods of time -- I felt tightness and pain in my chest,&quot; he revealed.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/07/050718_gary.jpg"/></figure></div><p>According to Valenciano, it was after his check up that he discovered that his left anterior descending artery has been blocked due to diabetes.</p><p>&quot;Friends - the good news? I have a good, strong heart. The doctors are amazed. My heart and all its blood vessels, with the exception of one, are miraculously in excellent condition. Surprising after 39 years of Type 1 diabetes. The tough news? The one exception - the main valve, my left anterior descending artery (LAD) is 95% blocked and now has very thin walls, because of diabetes,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>Valenciano also apologized to all the companies and shows he might have to miss because of his surgery.</p><p>&quot;I now lie here on a hospital bed because I need a bypass immediately. I apologize to my &#x27;ASAP,&#x27; &#x27;Your Face Sounds Familiar,&#x27; and &#x27;Showtime&#x27; families and fans, the companies and organizations i am scheduled to do shows for; the students from various universities I am so excited to meet... I was especially looking forward to &#x27;Unstoppable,&#x27; Darren Espanto’s concert. I need to excuse myself from all these commitments until I fully recover from the bypass surgery,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>He also said he deemed it necessary to reveal his real condition to prevent gossip and speculation.</p><p>“I thought it best to give you the details of my condition to prevent gossip and speculation that may be cause for worry and concern,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>Valenciano, likewise, hopes to be back on stage once he has recovered.</p><p>&quot;I know one day soon I will give my all on that stage again, perhaps in my spirit, even stronger than ever before. I believe this will be a story to tell people, and yes, it will be another one of God’s amazing faithful, merciful, gracious, and good ways. Let’s not worry, ok? Let’s just be prayerful,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>Valenciano released the statement Saturday, a day before his scheduled surgery.</p><p>As of Sunday night, Valenciano&#x27;s heart surgery was successful, according to his wife, Angeli, who asked everyone to pray for her husband&#x27;s speedy recovery.</p><p>&quot;Paolo, Gab, Kiana and I visited him at the coronary recovery room and doctors have said he is doing very well. In behalf of our family, I request for prayers for my husband’s speedy recovery,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>Veteran singer Gary Valenciano on Sunday underwent an emergency open heart surgery.</p>

Veteran singer Gary Valenciano on Sunday underwent an emergency open heart surgery.