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<p>MANILA — Dr. Gia Sison, a mental health advocate and breast cancer survivor, has died. She was 53 years old.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frogin.sison%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Tb9twYtD8RYiMB1wstUPUCfDY71o9TSzowMTuNQW34X1PxwxigdmLN7qLpNFx8S2l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="581" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Her death was confirmed by a series of posts from friends and family. On Thursday afternoon, her husband Dr. Rogin Sison shared their photos.</p><p>“No words can express the sorry but I am happy you are peaceful now, no pain, no sufferings. I love you so much my soulmate, my Henny Hen,” his post read.</p><p>Sison’s daughter, Angela, also expressed her love for her mom.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fangela.sison.1428%2Fposts%2Fpfbid026oFp1h6n5FxBcx5zMLmG5931of4wMwnZEfUP9RpvtVhh1uvTquKNjjA4iUySPw7fl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>“I will forever love these photos of you smiling because they captured your joy, the joy you so effortlessly spread to the world. I will miss you forever mom, but I know you will be with us and that your kindness lives forever, we love you!!,” she said.</p><p>Sison’s story of becoming a patient from doctor due to breast cancer was featured in the 2020 Kapamilya show “Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan” hosted by Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo.</p><p>“I was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2-A. I underwent mastectomy left side. I had to undergo chemotherapy for six cycles. Yung jouney was really rough. Pero yung chemotherapy journey was an extra challenge para sa akin kasi nandun yung isolation, andun yung lungkot,” she shared.</p><p>(The journey was really rough. The chemotherapy challenge, for me, was extra challenging because there was isolation and sadness.)</p><p>“Before nung first chemotherapy ko, nag-shave ako ng buhok kasi ayoko na maexperience yung makita yung buhok ko sa pillow and be sad about it,” she said.</p><p>(Before my first chemotherapy, I shaved my head because I didn’t want to experience seeng my hair on my pillows and be sad about it.)</p><p>Following treatment, Sison eventually beat cancer.</p><p>“Hindi ako nagpatalo sa cancer kasi ang cancer, sakit lang siya. Pero ako kasi may puso at mayroon akong pangarap. At mahal ko yun,” she said.</p><p>(I didn’t let cancer beat me. It’s just an illness. But me, I have a heart, I have dreams and I love that.)</p><p>In the same show, Sison shared her aspirations following a successful bout with cancer, including seeing her daughters get married and living a full life with her husband “until we’re old and gray.</p><p>“Sa lahat ng dinaanan ko, I realized na ang pagmamahal sa sarili should always come first because hindi ka makapagbibigay sa iba kung walang wala ka na, kung wasak na wasak ka na. Kelangan talaga puno ka bago mo maibigay o maibahagi ang part ng life mo,” she said.</p><p>(After all the things I went through, I realized that loving yourself should always come first because you won’t be able to give (that love) to others if you don’t have it, if you’re broken. You need to be complete before you can share your life to others.)</p><p>Her experience led her to become a strong advocate to promote awareness of breast cancer through the PH Livestrong Foundation.</p><p>Sison was also a mental health advocate.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pieGBaC9GNM?&amp;t=306s&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNEntertainment&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></strong></div>

<p>Dr. Gia Sison, a mental health advocate and breast cancer survivor, has died. She was 53 years old.</p>

Dr. Gia Sison, a mental health advocate and breast cancer survivor, has died. She was 53 years old.

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Mental health advocate Dr. Gia Sison dies at 53

Raphael Bosano,

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Published Mar 21, 2024 08:51 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 22, 2024 01:43 PM PHT

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