Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, ibinahagi ng Pinoy-French businessman at boyfriend ni Nadine Lustre na si Christophe Bariou ang naging kuwento matapos ma-diagnose ng isang pambihirang uri ng cancer na halos ikamatay niya.
Ito ang mahabang Instagram post ng negosyante nitong Martes, Hunyo 6, kalakip ang ilang mga larawan sa naging gamutan niya, tatlong taon na ang nakalipas.
“I was diagnosed with cancer and I was told I only had a few weeks left to live. I experienced the darkest sensation of fear, which is something I thought I had already known because it wasn’t the first time I was in a life-threatening situation,” aniya.
Dagdag ni Chris, hindi niya pinagdudahan noon na papalya ang kaniyang katawan dahilan ng lalong pagkalumo ng malaman ang sakit.
“There is no shame in acknowledging I was scared but I was also angry and frustrated at life. I thought, I’ll never have kids, my own family, or finish what I started in Siargao. I will never get my first barrel surfing. Why is this happening to me? Why me? I felt so full of life and suddenly finding out I had a couple of weeks left to live was devastating… to say the least,” pagpapatuloy ng negosyante.
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Matapos halos sukuan na ang sarili sa Siargao, dito sunod na nalaman ni Chris ang kaniyang laban pa pala sa nakamamatay na sakit, dahilan ng kaniyang paglipad agad sa France.
“They discovered I had a very rare type of lymphoma and even mentioned it was so rare they had no statistics of survival but that they were still hopeful and my 6 month treatment started,” anang negosyante na aminadong ring “lucky enough” na nagkaroon ng pribilehiyo sa “leading cancer research center in Europe” nang libre.
“It just makes me think how unfair it can be in other countries when something as bad as this hits.”
Sunod na ibinahagi ng negosyante ang naging madugong chemotheraphy at immunotheraphy na tumagal ng dalawang buwan.
“Something I learned from this, going through all the terrible side effects of the chemo, is that despite everything, my life goals did not change at all. I wanted to get back on my feet as fast as possible and continue everything I started, but with more intention and even more motivation.
“When it comes to advocacies, it was a brutal reminder that life is fleeting. We do not have the luxury to wander and be mindless. I want to be mindful and conscious in every action. The best I can do is to lessen the suffering and cruelty around me, and promote kindness and compassion towards all forms of life – human and non-human. Our lives are way too precious to be wasted. In the same breath, other lives are too sacred to be robbed from them, too.”
Umaasa naman si Chris sa kaniyang audience na maging inspirasyon ang kaniyang kuwento para hindi na magkaroon pa ng mga pagsisisi sa buhay.
“Live and let live,” aniya.
Sa huli, pinasalamatan ni Chris ang mga taong sumuporta sa kaniyang naging healing journey.
