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'You're Leila': De Lima has joyful reunion with sick mom

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MANILA - Sen. Leila de Lima had a joyful reunion Thursday with her 86-year-old mother who suffers from dementia in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/19/de-lima-visits-ailing-mom-in-iriga">De Lima visits ailing mom in Iriga</a></li></ul>De Lima, who is on a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/19/de-lima-secures-48-hour-pass-from-court-to-visit-sick-mother">48-hour furlough</a>, immediately embraced her mother Norma Magistrado when she arrived at their family&#x27;s ancestral home, according to the senator&#x27;s brother Vic de Lima.&quot;Hinug kaagad ng kapatid ko. And then tinanong ni Leila &#x27;yung mother namin ‘Si’isay ako&#x27; or in Tagalog ‘Sino ako?’ ‘Nung una hindi kaagad nakasagot &#x27;yung mother namin dahil mahina na ang pandinig so medyo nilakasan ng boses ni Leila,&quot; he said.(She immediately hugged our mother. And then Leila asked our mother &quot;who am I?&quot; Our mother did not answer right away because of her poor hearing and Leila had to speak up.)&quot;‘Si isay ako?&#x27; At sumagot &#x27;yung nanay namin: &#x27;Si Leila ikaw, si Leila ikaw!&#x27; Tuwang-tuwa. Nag-hug ulit sila. It is a beautiful reunion, nag-hug lahat.&quot;(&quot;Who am I?&quot; Our mother answered: &#x27;You&#x27;re Leila, you&#x27;re Leila.&#x27; She was overjoyed. They hugged again. It was a beautiful reunion, everyone hugged.)<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F7okAt6byeU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>De Lima&#x27;s family welcomed her furlough, saying this was the first time in a long while that all 4 siblings were present.&quot;Dumating po siya marami po kaming kamag-anak na hinug siya. Meron pong mga umiiyak,&quot; Vic said.(When she arrived many of our relatives hugged her. Some were in tears.)&quot;Ang sabi ni Leila sa kanila, sa aming mga kapatid, ayaw niyang makitang umiiyak kami. This is not a sad day. This is a good day for her. Makikita niya ang nanay namin.&quot;(Leila told them, us siblings, that she doesn&#x27;t want to see us crying as this is not a sad day. This is a good day for her. She will see our mother.)The senator&#x27;s mother was confined to the hospital over the weekend but was released Wednesday.A small gathering was prepared for the senator&#x27;s short visit.De Lima has been detained for over 2 years over drug-related charges, which she denied and said were politically motivated.<div>--With reports from Mylce Mella, ABS-CBN News</div>

Sen. Leila de Lima on Thursday reunited with her 86-year-old mother who suffers from dementia in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.

Sen. Leila de Lima on Thursday reunited with her 86-year-old mother who suffers from dementia in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.