Former President and Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrives at the opening session of Congress on July 25, 2016. (INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Former President who is now Pampanga 2nd District representative to the House, bared the health struggles her family is going through.
In a Facebook post on Monday night, Arroyo revealed that the recurring heart condition of her husband, Mike, has returned and that her son, Mikey, went through an ordeal brought on by thyroid cancer.
鈥淔irst, my husband Mike鈥檚 dissecting aortic [aneurysm] that required an emergency repair in 2007 is expanding again, and he will have to undergo a big surgery, [including] a bypass and aortoplasty, on April 7 to avert another emergency,鈥� Arroyo said.
The 14th president of the country will be leaving soon for Singapore for her husband鈥檚 surgery.
鈥淭hen, our son Mikey鈥檚 biopsy revealed Stage One cancer of the thyroid gland, and he underwent surgery last March 18, thankfully a successful one,鈥� the former chief executive continued.
Meanwhile, Arroyo also said one of her close relatives recently passed away.
鈥淧aowee Tantoco, the husband of our niece Dina, who spent the first four years of her life in our home, passed away,鈥� she said.
Nowadays, Arroyo said she is spending much time with her Pampanga constituents.
鈥淭his has been a difficult time for the family,鈥� Arroyo said. 鈥淧lease pray for my family.鈥�
Just like her husband, Arroyo also had a heart condition.
In 2012, she was put into intensive care due to coronary ischemia, or diminished blood flow to the heart, while she was on hospital arrest at Veterans Memorial Medical Center.