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Jessa Zaragoza reveals family tragedy in birthday greeting to daughter

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<p>In an emotional birthday message to her only child, music veteran Jessa Zaragoza revealed a recent family tragedy and credited her daughter for helping her move on and reminding her that &quot;life is a gift.&quot;</p><p>Zaragoza, 39, wrote the open letter to Jayda, now 15, on Instagram Thursday.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BjcjVYADBG9/" 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;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/BjcjVYADBG9/" 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 Jessa Zaragoza-Avanzado (@iamjessaz13)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-05-31T15:02:32+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 31, 2018 at 8:02am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>She said: &quot;I&#x27;d like to take this time anak para pasalamatan ka, for helping me face the trials I&#x27;ve gone through this past Holy Week. When I had a miscarriage last April, you reminded me that life is a Gift.</p><p>&quot;Thank you anak for helping me move on and helping me realize na, &#x27;Wag natin sayangin ang bawat araw maging malungkot.&#x27; We are still so blessed in many ways. &#x27;Thy Will be done.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Jayda, a showbiz newcomer, is the daughter of Zaragoza with husband and fellow singer Dingdong Avanzado. Until the &quot;Bakit Pa&quot; hitmaker&#x27;s post on Thursday, the celebrity couple hadn&#x27;t announced being expectant parents or that they had lost a baby.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhF0gqCDVoV/" 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:37.4537037037037% 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/BhF0gqCDVoV/" 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 Jessa Zaragoza-Avanzado (@iamjessaz13)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-04-03T02:07:18+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 2, 2018 at 7:07pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In the face of her family&#x27;s recent loss, Zaragoza said she&#x27;s managed to draw strength from Jayda, whom she described as &quot;strong, humble, and compassionate&quot; in her birthday greeting accompanied by photos of them together.</p><p>&quot;Anak, I&#x27;m feeling kinda emotional right now, thinking about you and the thought na 15 years old ka na bukas! I&#x27;m just so proud of you anak. I admire kung paano mo natutunan ihandle ang mga adversities that have come your way. Maliit man o malaki. Kung paano mo siya in-approach with maturity and paano mo sinasali ang Panginoon sa bawat yugto ng buhay mo,&quot; she said.</p><p>Zaragoza added: &quot;I just want to thank you for being you. Magpapaka-nanay na ako ha, pero totoo naman, your face is as beautiful as your heart. . . . I love you very much, my one and only baby. Sana makilala din ng mga tao kung gaano ka-pure ang puso mo.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BitxXF6nH5F/" 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/BitxXF6nH5F/" 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 JAYDA (@jayda)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-05-13T11:00:47+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">May 13, 2018 at 4:00am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>In an emotional birthday message to her only child, Zaragoza revealed a recent family tragedy and credited her daughter for helping her move on.</p>

In an emotional birthday message to her only child, Zaragoza revealed a recent family tragedy and credited her daughter for helping her move on.