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Lolang nag-viral dahil sa 'caregiver' na apo, namayapa na

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Lolang--caregiver-01302024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>COURTESY: Chris Punsalan/Facebook </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Pumanaw na ang lola na umantig sa social media users dahil sa pag-aalaga ng kaniyang Fil-Am na apo na piniling maging caregiver niya kaysa ipasok siya sa isang home care. </p><div><br/></div><p>Taong 2015 nang simulang alagaan ng musician na si Chris Punsalan ang kaniyang lola. Nag-viral sa YouTube at TikTok ang videos ng araw-araw nilang gawain ng kaniyang lola.</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;My heart is broken. Grandma fought so hard and lived such a fruitful life. I’m relieved that she can finally rest and she’s in better hands than we could’ve ever provided. I love you forever grandma,&quot; inanunsyo ni Punsalan sa Facebook nitong Martes. </p><div><br/></div><p>Mula Pampanga ang pamilya ni Punsalan. Sa isang panayam sa ABS-CBN News noong nakaraang taon, ibinahagi niya kung bakit siya nagdesisyong maging full-time caregiver ng kaniyang lola. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;She took care of me and I would hate to see her go to home care, which is where I feel most grandparents go in America. They go to home care because nobody is able to take care of them. So I just stepped up and took on the responsibility and became her full-time caregiver,&quot; ani Punsalan. </p><div><br/></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2505781"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Mahirap aniya hindi lang sa pisikal kung &#x27;di sa emosyon ang pagiging isang full-time caregiver sa mga matatanda. Pero sa kaniyang videos, naipapakita ni Punsalan na nagagawa ito sa paraang magaan, masaya at puno ng pagmamahal. </p><div><br/></div><p>Pero aminado si Punsalan na nahirapan siyang makita ang paghina noon ng kalusugan ng kaniyang 97-anyos na lola. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;The thing that has been difficult to see is grandma, forgetting where she is and who she&#x27;s with even me like to be the only grandson that she remembers 100 percent of the time,&quot; ani Punsalan. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;To see her forget who I am sometimes and for me to have to remind her, that&#x27;s probably one of the more difficult things because it&#x27;s a constant reminder that life is very fragile, and it&#x27;s very short,&quot; dagdag niya. </p><div><br/></div><p>Tinuturing umano niya na &quot;biyaya&quot; ang oportunidad na alagaan ang kaniyang lola. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;It&#x27;s brought me and my grandmother closer than I could have ever imagined. Obviously, I was always close to my grandma growing up and you know, she took care of me and yeah, there&#x27;s a natural connection that brings both caregiver and person to together,&quot; ani Punsalan. </p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;But I think being her full-time caregiver, it has brought me closer to her and I feel like I understand her better than I ever have before. And I&#x27;m able to hear stories that I never heard before and it&#x27;s also really pushed me to speak up on bond with her... You know, I grew up speaking bilingual to my parents and family members, but not to the level that I do now.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>— May ulat ni TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Pumanaw na ang lola na umantig sa social media users dahil sa pag-aalaga ng kaniyang Fil-Am na apo na piniling maging caregiver niya. </p>

Pumanaw na ang lola na umantig sa social media users dahil sa pag-aalaga ng kaniyang Fil-Am na apo na piniling maging caregiver niya.