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Kris Aquino reveals she and her 2 sons had COVID-19

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kris Aquino shares photos of the physical toll of her autoimmune condition. Screenshot/Instagram: @krisaquino" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/06/30/20220630-kris.jpg"/><figcaption>Kris Aquino shares photos of the physical toll of her autoimmune condition. <em>Screenshot/Instagram: @krisaquino</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Kris Aquino turned to social media to write a lengthy letter addressed her late brother Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, who passed away one year ago.</p><p>Kris revealed that she is now in the United States where she has been receiving treatments for her auto-immune condition.</p><p>“I had to do this corticosteroid challenge which unfortunately caused me to have unbelievable body pain (yes even worse than my bone marrow aspiration when we found out I&#x27;m allergic to all forms of opioids),” she said, revealing that she was sedated from May 7 until May 11 because her pain was just so hard to endure.</p><p>It was only on June 5 when Kris had her first dose of the medicine she flew to the US for.</p><p>“I now understand Noy why you chose to keep your illness to yourself... my realization came because I do feel peace &amp; since no info will be coming from me after this post - I&#x27;m closing 1 area of stress that I really don&#x27;t want nor welcome. BUT I do want to express my heartfelt gratitude for all who have prayed for me to get better,” she said.</p><p>While her kidneys and liver are still functioning normally and she has no cancer genes, Kris said she continues to battle “multiple autoimmune syndrome.”</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfZY5emAlWk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" 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:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div 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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 Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (@krisaquino)</a></div></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Furthermore, Kris revealed that she and her two sons, Joshua and Bimby, all contracted COVID-19 in the US.</p><p>“Kuya Josh tested positive for Covid on June 20 - nurse took his temperature then they got antigen kits, tested him 1st because he was so unlike himself - he was just lying down, on the sofa no energy to play or watch YouTube on his phone,” she said.</p><p>“I was in our room upstairs asleep. Nurse woke me up to tell me that kuya was positive. I honestly couldn&#x27;t understand what she was trying to tell me. Until Bimb came to explain &amp; he told me to please put on a mask. He helped me go downstairs, my instinct was to go &amp; hug kuya but everyone told me I needed to leave immediately &amp; move to a hotel with nurse &amp; Bimb because I was severely immune compromised &amp; being covid positive could mean ICU for me.”</p><p>Aquino said it was heartbreaking for her to leave Joshua because she felt like she was abandoning him in time of need.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kris also found out that she’s COVID-19 positive.</p><p>“By the 23rd mid-morning i asked Nurse Eloi to please check my temperature because I had chills &amp; something was off. True enough I had fever. I said to please get the antigen test kit - nurse Eloi tried to remain calm but in less than 5 mins both red lines had appeared. Kuya was already at the same hotel so I told them to please take Bimb,” she said.</p><p>Her youngest son Bimby was also infected by the virus.</p><p>“I was exhausted &amp; fell asleep. When I woke up &amp; asked how was Bimb, Anne said for almost 7 hours he had just been asleep, mother&#x27;s instinct kicked in. I said please do an antigen test on him... true enough less than 12 hours after me, Bimb was also Covid positive.”</p><p>Despite this, Kris felt reassured knowing that the three of them would get through COVID-19 “especially because you [Noynoy] would never allow us to have a death date so close to yours].&quot;</p><p>Amid everything she’s going through, Kris said she wants the privacy her brother had when he was ill.</p><p>“But unlike you who was never active on social media, I need to say goodbye properly because so many have reached out to me, prayed for me &amp; my sons and regardless of their political affiliation they have prayed for me to get better.”</p><p>Now that her followers know what she and her children must face in the next year and a half, Kris said she remains thankful for all the concern and prayers sent her way.</p><p>“During very difficult times, I want to just keep the suffering to myself with only family &amp; trusted friends kept informed on a ‘need to know basis’ because everyone else is also going through their own personal trials - ang hirap ng buhay para sa marami, nakakahiyang maging pabigat pa ko.</p><p>“I know me, impossible na hindi ako umamin pag hirap na hirap na - so for now FOCUS tayo on ourselves... we all have problems, we all have worries, and we all have hardships.”</p><p>To end her post, Aquino said she looks forward to her “reunion” with her followers.</p>

Kris Aquino turned to social media to write a lengthy letter addressed her late brother, former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, who passed away one year ago.