When doctors found a tumor in the brain of 8-year-old Vincent Gabriel Piedad in July 2013, they recommended 16 sessions of chemotherapy. “I don’t know how it is with other patients but in our case, I think it was a combination of my son’s determination and persistence that allowed us to make it through his illness,” Percy told the Inquirer. After he was diagnosed, Piedad told his mother that he was willing to undergo surgery if it would save his life. After Tablizo’s story came out in January 2017, his family got P120,000 in donations, allowing the boy to complete his treatment. Tablizo has also resumed his studies at Juan Molina Alberto Memorial Elementary School in Virac as a Grade 2 pupil.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 20:48 UTC