Editha Lagarile
After several bad falls following a stroke which left her half-paralyzed, Editha Lagarile needs to undergo three months of intensive therapy twice a week.
A resident of Malibay, Pasay City, 63-year-old Editha used to be a freelance journalist.
鈥淚 used to write mostly about health issues, submitting my stories to major newspapers. Before I got sick, I submitted an article in 2005 about the inauguration of the Malate Crown Plaza to the Inquirer鈥檚 Property section,鈥� she said.
Lagarile, a 1974 AB Mass Communication graduate from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, suffered a severe stroke in 2008. As a result, the left side of her body was paralyzed, confining her to a wheelchair.
On May 16, 2010, she fell while undergoing physical therapy, resulting in a pelvic fracture. On Jan. 21, 2013, she successfully underwent total hip replacement surgery with the help of a charity medical mission at the University of Sto. Tomas Hospital.
After surgery, she resumed physical therapy but her sessions were halted once more when she fell a second time.
For now, she needs to undergo an intensive physical therapy program twice a week for the next three months. The treatment, to be done at San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay City, would cost P12,000 a month.
鈥淚 am appealing to kindhearted donors and readers of this newspaper for financial assistance, both for the sessions and my prescription medicine. May God always bless you and keep you all healthy,鈥� she said.
Lagarile may be contacted at 0905-5153731 or 0919-8674867. Donations may be deposited in her BPI Family Savings Bank account (# 5296 4429 78).
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