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Kris Aquino to stop being Kris Aquino? She says she needs time to ‘heal’

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/06/07/20190608-kris.jpg"/><figcaption>Kris Aquino arrives at the premiere of &quot;Crazy Rich Asians&quot; in Hollywood, Calif., in August 2018, one of her last high-profile public appearances before revealing she was battling several autoimmune disorders.<em> Emma McIntyre, Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—Kris Aquino is going to try and stop being herself, while she transitions into becoming a &quot;regular citizen,&quot; she revealed in a lengthy Facebook post on Friday.</p><p>Aquino explained that she needs to take the drastic step, unless she wants to bear the &quot;worst manifestations&quot; of her health issues.</p><p>&quot;My reason is simple: I need to HEAL,&quot; she wrote, sharing that she is going to be focusing on taking care of her 2 children and combating her autoimmune disorders that &quot;have no cure.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pragmatically, I cannot do that without adopting PRIVACY.&quot;</p><p>She said that, during this indefinite break of hers, her social media posts are going to be mainly endorsements.</p><p>She promised to come back when she feels healthier, teasing that she wants to host an online talk show.</p><p>Defiantly, she added: &quot;You and I deserve the REAL me, not the angled, filtered, photoshopped me to make me look less frail and gaunt . . . that&#x27;s why I am surrendering to God&#x27;s timing.&quot;</p><div><strong>&#x27;I MISS THE OLD ME&#x27;</strong></div><p>In the same note, Aquino described just how worse her condition has become.</p><p>&quot;Truthfully, I miss the old me, the one who felt fulfillment from being a workaholic, wasn’t constantly bedridden for days because of extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, or dizziness,&quot; she said.</p><p>She continued: &quot;The one who used to enjoy eating and didn&#x27;t find food consumption a struggle; the one who slept well at night, not when the sun is rising until mid-afternoon; the one who could go to Church, malls, cinemas, and restaurants without fear that her immune system couldn&#x27;t handle it; and I miss the one who could brisk walk while traveling, wasn&#x27;t helpless that her sons have to take turns holding her hand to keep her steady, and also take turns with Bincai whenever in the bathroom because of the times she had dizzy spells and fainting.&quot;</p><p>She acknowledged that she ignored previous health warnings, and is now paying the &quot;high price&quot; in her &quot;desire to stay relevant.&quot;</p><div><strong>Aquino&#x27;s full note can be read below:</strong></div><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/kris-aquino/better-in-time/2322146738104048" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Kris Aquino is going to try and stop being herself, while she transitions into becoming a "regular citizen," she revealed in a lengthy Facebook post Friday.</p>

Kris Aquino is going to try and stop being herself, while she transitions into becoming a "regular citizen," she revealed in a lengthy Facebook post Friday.