Pinote Ashlley

This is my Breakthrough story,

Before the Praise Concert happened, each one of us has a different story. Struggles, lapses, grateful moments, and our faith.

My family had a huge struggle, little did I know when my Dad diagnosed a pulmonary mass (adenocarcinoma). When he was working on abroad, he wanted to be diagnosed it at the time because of his roughing cough and difficult to breathe. He tried to diagnosed every part of his body and it was negative result. So, my dad came back to the Philippines just for sure what he’s in condition. After a few weeks, my Mom and Dad went to the hospital diagnosing the biopsy. After few days, my Dad was hospitalized and he was in a critical condition. I prayed a lot and hope that he was ok but it was not.

July 25, 2019.

I went to Davao Doctors Hospital with Tito and Tita. I got the biopsy result and it was too late that he diagnosed a lung cancer stage 4 (adenocarcinoma). I was so shocked and we went to the restaurant through had a snack. At 4:23 pm someone texted at Tito’s phone and they’re read. I was wondering what were they doing. Unfortunately, they told me “He is gone” and I was like shattered pieces of my heart. I had to accept and stay strong. My Dad passed away just an hour after got the result of biopsy. At first, I cried and I didn’t know what to do. So, I called my Mom and she answered “Ging, stay strong ta ninyo! It’s okay not to be okay pero kailangan man nato dawaton kay mao na ang will ni Lord. Wala man tay mahimo ug dili nato supakon ang will Niya.”

After few days of my father’s funeral, that’s the time my heart felt soft because my aunt told me about what my Dad’s last breath and he’s still praying until he died and he smiled. Together with relatives, friends, brothers and sisters in the community. After the internment, my family and my relatives gather each other and talking about my father’s memory with them.

Losing a parent is one of the most emotional and universal human experiences and it changes us forever.