Naglabas ng pahayag si dating pangulo at ngayo’y Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo upang manawagang ipagdasal ang kaniyang pamilya na may pinagdadaanan sa kasalukuyan.
Sa isang pahayag nitong Lunes, Marso 31, inilahad ni Arroyo ang pinagdaanan sa kalusugan ng kaniyang asawa at anak, at maging ang pagpanaw ng asawa ng kaniyang pamangkin.
“This has been a difficult time for the family. First, my husband Mike's dissecting aortic aneurism that required an emergency repair in 2007 is expanding again, and he will have to undergo a big surgery, combining a bypass and an aortoplasty, on April 7 to avert another emergency,” pagbabahagi ng dating pangulo.
“Then, our son Mikey's biopsy-revealed Stage One cancer of the thyroid gland, and he underwent surgery last March 18, thankfully, a successful one.
“Meanwhile, Paowee Tantoco, the husband of our niece Dina, who spent the first four years of her life in our home, passed away,” dagdag niya.
Ibinahagi rin ni Arroyo ang nalalapit niyang pag-alis ng bansa upang magtungo sa Singapore para sa surgery ng kaniyang anak.
“I have been spending much time with my constituents in Pampanga because I will be leaving soon for Singapore for Mike's surgery,” ani Arroyo.
“Please pray for my family,” saad pa niya.