Indeed, one story can restore people’s faith in humanity.
Rosenie Lopez Chivers from Laguna did not leave her friend, Kuya Jeffrey, during the lowest moment of his life.
“Kapag may mga taong nagreach out sa atin na nanghihingi ng tulong, wag natin i-ignore. Bigyan natin ng time kasi hindi mo alam ikaw na lang pala ‘yung natitira nilang pagasa,” Rosenie stressed.
Jeffrey Beltran Guevarra was diagnosed with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism in 2021. When his condition became worse, he called Rosenie.
“Nanginginig ‘yong buong katawan ko kasi sabi ko ‘ano nangyari sa’yo Kuya ba’t ganyan ka na, ba’t hindi mo sinabi na ganyan na pala kalagayan mo,’” Rosenie recalled the day she saw the condition of Kuya Jeffrey.
“Naiyak na lang ako tapos siya naluha na rin siya kasi finally nagkaroon siya ng hope na may pumunta sa kanya na may bumisita sa kanya na kaibigan kasi na-lost na siya ng hope that night and he wanted to end his life na,” she added.
Rosenie said that she did not think twice to help her struggling friend. She added that she did not expect Kuya Jeffrey’s condition, as he never brought it up in their conversation in the past.
“Nung sinasabi pa lang kasi niya sakin through chat, parang wala pa akong idea eh. Wala pa akong idea kung ano ‘yung sakit niya basta ‘yung last ko na kita sa kaniya nanginginig siya ng konti. Tapos noong di ko pa siya nakikita, pakiramdam ko okay lang siya,” she shared.
Without thinking twice, Rosenie did her best to give Kuya Jeffrey a comfortable life. “Walang ibang pumasok sa utak ko kundi matulungan talaga siya, madala siya. Talagang goal ko at that time na ma-rescue siya.”
Kuya Jeffrey is an only child and his parents died a few years back.
According to Rosenie, Jeffrey’s relatives refused to help him.
“Nung time kasi na kinontact niya ako, nanggaling na siya sa relatives niya. Nakita na po ng kamaganak niya ‘yung situation niya that time, actually sinamahan na nga siya ng barangay nila. Nakasakay siya sa ambulance tapos pinuntahan niya mga kamaganak niya. Dinecline po siya ng kamaganak niya kaya nag-end up siya na kinontact ako,” told The Philippine STAR.
Kuya Jeffrey and Rosenie first met in 2016 when they started working as call center agents.
When Rosenie resigned from her job, she lost communication with him.
When they became workmates again in 2019, Rosenie started to notice something unusual with Kuya Jeffrey.
“Nung nagkita kami ulit, medyo may napansin na ako sa kanya na parang galaw, may mga movements sa head niya. Pero okay pa siya no’n. Nagda-drive nga siya ng motor, nagwork pa talaga siya sa office. Then ayon na nga, after that, noong kinontact niya ako ulit, medyo hindi na pala maganda ‘yung kalagayan niya,’ she narrated.
Rosenie said that Kuya Jeffrey’s condition became worse. He cannot function well and needs further assistance in his daily life.
“Hindi na siya makakain mag-isa, hindi na rin siya makaligo, kahit magtoothbrush di niya kaya. So ako gumagawa ng lahat. Di naman ako nahihirapan kasi gusto ko ‘yung ginagawa ko para sa kanya. Tapos kung di ko gagawin, sino ang gagawa ‘di ba? So ‘yun ‘yung iniisip ko, kung pabayaan ko siya, pano na lang ‘di ba?” Rosenie said.
Rosenie owns a gym where she gets money to sustain their daily needs. One day, help poured in for Kuya Jeffrey, after Rosenie decided to share their story on social media.
Kindhearted individuals pledged to sponsor some of Kuya Jeffrey’s medication. “Di daw siya nagdoubt kahit pandemic [alam niyang may tutulong sakanya], living by faith daw siya lagi and si lord daw nagpoprovide ng needs niya daily.”
In a month, Kuya Jeffrey’s expenses can reach around P6,000.
“Do anything to help someone. Kasi kung hindi mo gagawin, sino ang gagawa? What if ikaw na lang ‘yung natitira na kayang tumulong doon sa tao, bakit hindi mo gawin? Kapag may mga taong nagreach out sa atin na nanghihingi ng tulong, wag natin i-ignore. Bigyan natin ng time kasi hindi mo alam ikaw na lang pala ‘yung natitira nilang pag-asa,” Rosenie said when asked about what she learned in their journey.
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