Naging emosyonal ang broadcaster at TV host na si Karen Davila nang ibahagi niya ang ilang kwento tungkol sa dalawang anak nila ni DJ Sta. Ana na sina David at Lucas.
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Sa kanyang panayam sa programa ng news anchor na si Korina Sanchez sa NET25 na “Korina Interviews”, inamin ni Karen na ang biggest challenge at pinakamahirap na bahagi ng kanyang buhay ay nang ma-diagnose ang panganay niyang anak na si David ng autism.
Ani Karen, talagang nag-iyakan sila ng kanyang mister nang malaman nila ang mental condition ng anak.
“David was born in 2002. At two-and-a-half years old, he was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. Pero hindi ko alam may autism siya.
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Kwento niya, dalawang linggo raw silang umiiyak ni DJ dahil dito.
“Sinabi ng doctor noon na there is no cure. What I did was go to foreign doctors who actually gave a different treatment for autism.
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“It was a committed lifestyle of change and si David today is not the same person. When you have a child with autism, you are committed. It is unconditional love,” pagbabahagi ni Karen.
“Kasi David today he is present in the moment, he speaks, but he was not that way before. So many parents, ikaw na you’re a mother, you feel so fulfilled na kinakausap ka ng anak mo,” aniya pa.
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Dagdag pa niya, “Lucas turned out to be a typical child. Lucas is the one na binilinan ko na that, ‘You have to take care of your brother. One day, if me and your dad are not there anymore, you have to be the one na dapat kaibigan at kakampi.’ In the very essence, I told Lucas that has to be him.”
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Inamin rin ng veteran news anchor na ang pinaka kinatatakutan niya ay ang mawala sa mundo sa maagang panahon.
“Absolutely. Believe me when I tell you, I have fear sometimes that if I am gone early. Of course I pray na and I know that I will stay with them for a long time.”
Sa isa pang bahagi ng panayam ni Korina kay Karen, napag-usapan din ang near-death experience ni David noong 2019.
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“Don’t get me wrong, I think many of us are prepared to lose a parent, even a husband or a wife, but not a child. I think that’s the hardest,” ani Karen.
“That was a life-changing moment for me when David was about to die. We were able to rush him to St. Luke’s. After that, it was a recommitment to David. So when people ask me, ‘Is your commitment to your son’s autism for life?’ It is for life.
“That was the first time wherein I wasn’t in control of anything so I feel that has changed me mentally, spiritually, emotionally and I would never cry today now that I’m 51 because of work. But it’s because of people that we love,” lahad pa ng TV host.
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Source: Bandera Inquirer
