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Jaworski suffering from rare blood disorder, reveals son

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="JAWORSKI" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/03/08/jaworski-030818.jpg"/></figure></div>Robert &quot;Dodot&quot; Jaworski Jr. said his father and namesake, PBA great Robert &quot;Sonny&quot; Jaworski, has yet to make a full recovery after being down with pneumonia last year.Dodot said his father is battling a rare blood ailment which made him vulnerable to other diseases. &quot;Mayroon siyang blood disease e. It&#x27;s a problem na elevated ang kanyang iron... pero at the same time anemic siya,&quot; the younger Jaworski said in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MWy7qORk_Q">interview</a> on Anthony Taberna&#x27;s &quot;Tune in kay Tunying.&quot;&quot;For the past so many years, we&#x27;ve been trying to look for doctors here and abroad but none of them can understand anong nangyayari sa kanya.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/19/21/jaworski-recovering-from-pneumonia-tests-negative-for-coranivrus">Jaworski recovering from pneumonia, tests negative for coronavirus</a></li></ul>&quot;He&#x27;s okay naman but he&#x27;s not 100% physical strength.&quot;Jaworski, also known as the &quot;Big J,&quot; is one of the most beloved legends in Philippine basketball history. He is credited for instilling the &quot;never say die&quot; spirit in Ginebra, a phenomenon very much alive to this day.He was also dubbed the &quot;Living Legend&quot; of Philippine basketball for his long PBA career. But Dodot said his father&#x27;s lengthy basketball career also took toll on Jaworkski&#x27;s body.&quot;Sa long exposure niya sa physical strain ng hardcourt, siyempre lumalabas ang sakit ng tuhod, sakit sa likod,&quot; he said.&quot;Inaalagaan siya sa bahay niya sa Corinthians. There are days he&#x27;s in high spirits, doing very well. May mga araw lang namang tahimik din siya. Sana nga bumalik &#x27;yung kanyang sigla at lakas.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/23/21/dodot-jaworski-to-run-for-pasig-vice-mayor-pair-with-vico">Dodot Jaworski to run for Pasig vice mayor, pair with mayor Vico Sotto in 2022 elections</a></li></ul>Dodot said the elevated iron may have been the reason his father was able to last long in basketball. But his health changed drastically as he grew older, said Jaworski&#x27;s son.&quot;He retired from the PBA at the age of 50. It could be &#x27;yung high iron levels is one of the reasons why parang naging super active siya compared to the others. Now ngayong nagkaka-edad siya, it could be the reason why humina siyang bigla,&quot; he said.Dodot appealed for prayers for his father&#x27;s full recovery. &quot;Sa lahat ng mga fans... we thank you for the well wishes, pero kailangan po ng dasal para tuluyan na siyang gumaling,&quot; he said.RELATED VIDEO<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8xXa2eUNAQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

Robert Jaworski Jr. said his father, PBA great Robert 'Sonny' Jaworski, has yet to make his full recovery after being down with pneumonia last year.

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Jaworski suffering from rare blood disorder, reveals son

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 13, 2021 05:07 PM PHT

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Updated October 13, 2021 07:13 PM PHT

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