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Kris Aquino reveals she stopped breathing during a minor procedure

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Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Actress Kris Aquino turned to social media to express her gratitude to all those who continue to pray for her recovery.</p><p>In her latest Instagram post, Aquino reflected on her faith and life following an incident during a minor medical procedure.</p><p>According to Aquino, while undergoing a PICC line procedure, she stopped breathing after her lungs stopped functioning.</p><p>&quot;I haven’t fully processed what happened, it was supposed to be a minor PICC LINE procedure BUT there was a span of time totaling almost 2 minutes when my lung stopped functioning -- I stopped breathing,&quot; Aquino wrote.</p><p>She then expressed her gratitude to all her doctors and the medical staff for saving her life.</p><p>&quot;I credit my anesthesiologist, my 2 surgeons, and as soon as I awakened the reassuring face of my rheumatologist whose concern &amp; love I felt,&quot; Aquino wrote.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTemfMCE103/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A18252485.299999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1122" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" 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>She also professed her faith, saying that the Holy Spirit guided her doctors and the rest of the medical team. </p><p>&quot;In my post-op recovery room, it was future pediatrician/neurologist/or anesthesiologist Bimb’s kiss that made me realize we owe all of you my life -- utang namin na buhay pa rin ako,&quot; she wrote.</p><p>She concluded her post by sharing lyrics from The Beatles&#x27; &quot;Let It Be,&quot; about finding peace and acceptance during challenging times.</p><p>Aquino has been receiving treatment for years as she battles several autoimmune diseases. After staying in US for treatment, she returned to the Philippines in 2024.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tOtgDeB9b6A?&amp;pp=0gcJCU0KAYcqIYzvautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2NjLncokCc?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>In her latest Instagram post, Kris Aquino reflected on her faith and life following an incident during a minor medical procedure.</p>

In her latest Instagram post, Kris Aquino reflected on her faith and life following an incident during a minor medical procedure.