'Fighting': Kris Aquino's friend shares she has gained weight amid health issues
Things are looking bright for Kris Aquino as she has gained weight amid her battle against multiple autoimmune diseases.
In an Instagram post, her friend, host Loi Villarama shared that the multimedia personality's health is improving as she now weighs 106 pounds. She used to weigh only 82 lbs.
"She is now mabigat! Finally, since she arrived in the Philippines, Kris Aquino's weight is now three digits! She now weighs 106 lbs!" Villarama wrote.
"Always cheering for her. Working ang turon, mangoes, lychees, orange juice, at Ensure na may carabao’s milk with ice cream, plus Daim chocolate na pampa-happy niya," she added.
Villarama accompanied the post with a video of Aquino being carried by her youngest son Bimby from her bed. The local star can be heard asking Bimby if she's heavy.
"Sakto lang. Mabigat," he replied.
Villarama later joked that Aquino can now go to the beach as Bimby told her to "take it easy."
"Bimb has been her source of strength and I am in awe of how loving and dedicated he is in taking care of his mom," Villarama said.
"Prayer warriors, let's keep on praying please. We love you, KCA! Fighting!" she continued.
Aquino returned to the Philippines in September last year after spending two years in the United States for medical tests and procedures. She is battling a total of nine autoimmune diseases: autoimmune thyroiditis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, EPGA, systemic sclerosis/scleroderma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, polymyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease.
In a post in February, Aquino detailed that she was "not yet fit to work" because of how "very underweight" she was at 82 pounds. Because of this, her medical team required her to maintain her white blood cell count above 5.5 for four weeks, her hemoglobin to at least a 9.5, and her weight at 90 pounds.
According to her friend Dindo Balares, she is currently settling in a private beach as she continues to improve her health.
