A person who’s affected by Pott’s illness, essentially the most harmful type of musculoskeletal tuberculosis, has acquired a brand new wheelchair from the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to a report on “24 Oras,” Monday, Esteban Gacutan, who hails from Victoria, Tarlac, can’t stroll or stand as Pott’s illness causes bone destruction, deformity, and paraplegia.
He had been utilizing a wheelchair to get round, nevertheless it was already falling aside and he couldn’t afford to purchase a brand new one.
“Eto pasira na nga po kasi hindi naman talaga pang heavy-duty kasi ito na po talaga ‘yung pang araw-araw kong pagkilos-kilos sa bahay,” Gacutan mentioned.
Gacutan wrote to GMA Kapuso Foundation to ask for a wheelchair.
In response, the muse not solely supplied him with a wheelchair, but additionally with nutritional vitamins, meals, and session with a health care provider.
“‘Yung Pott’s disease po ay TB [tuberculosis] of the bone, usually ‘yung spinal cord niya ang affected kaya hindi po sya nakakalakad. Hindi naman directly related pero baka po sa pagkakatama po ng likod niya pwedeng humina ang resistensya niya,” Dr. Nelin C. Tacasa mentioned.
“Hindi agad nadidetect ang Pott’s disease napapansin late na nanghihina, pananakit ng likod,” she added.
Gacutan thanked the GMA Kapuso Foundation for serving to him in his time of want.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako sa GMA Kapuso Foundation kasi ‘yung request ko po at tsaka nabisita n’yo po ako rito malaking utang na loob ko po ito sa inyo,” he mentioned.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations by financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra data, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
