The online community became emotional after watching a video of a husband singing together with his late wife who had stage 4 cervical cancer.
In a TikTok video uploaded by Angela Lynn Narido, her sister, Hannah, can be seen holding a microphone while enjoying the moment with her husband, Hensley Suazo.
According to Angela, Hannah had been staying inside her room during the last holiday season amid the physical pain she’s enduring.
“Bigla siyang lumabas. Kami, nagkakantahan kami eh. Tapos siya sa sofa, siya na mismo nag-play. Bigla ko na lang ni-record habang kumakanta siya. Sobrang iyak ko nun,” Angela told The Philippine STAR.
“Kahit hindi ako kumakanta, kumanta pa rin ako kasi gusto kong iparamdam sa kanya na nandito lang ako. Ako ‘yung naghanap ng ‘Through the Years’ kasi nga lagi kong kinakanta ‘yun sa kanya. Pinilit niyang kumanta kahit meron na siyang nararamdaman na pain,” Hannah’s husband, Hensley recalled.
It was in December 2022 when Hannah first felt the cancer symptoms.
Hensley noted,” Nagsasabi siya sa ’kin ng para siyang nabo-bloated, ‘yung tiyan niya. January 2023, napapansin namin na medyo lumalaki ‘yung tiyan niya. Tapos ‘yung last period niya, sobrang sakit.”
After a couple of medical tests and examinations, Hannah confirmed that she had stage 4 cervical cancer in February 2023.
The situation took a toll on her mental health. But her husband and family stayed beside her.
“Mahirap para sa kanya na matanggap ‘yung naging sakit niya. Nagkaroon din siya ng anxiety, depression. Sobrang sakit din bilang asawa. Nagpa-checkup na kami sa psychiatrist kasi hindi niya na makayanan ‘yung nararamdaman niya. Hindi talaga siya makatulog sa gabi. Kay God lang kami kumukuha ng lakas ng loob. At sa family namin,” said Hensley.
Hannah had undergone surgery in March 2023, to remove her two ovaries.
“Ang laki tapos punong-puno ng mga bukol. Pati uterus tinanggal sa kanya,” Angela said.
“Lumiit na ‘yung tiyan niya. Advise nga ng doktor na after nun, chemotherapy. Naging okay naman lahat sa six-cycle na chemotherapy niya, hard dose, nalagpasan niya lahat ‘yun,” Hensley added.
Hensley said he held his wife’s hand through the hardships of different treatments and several hospital visits.
“Sasabihin niya minsan, ‘Yam, nahihirapan na ‘ko, pagod na pagod na ‘ko.’ ‘Yun ‘yung moment na masakit na marinig ko na parang sumusuko na siya,” Hensley shared.
“May time na nag-sorry siya sa amin. Sabi niya, “Sorry ma, sorry pa. Alam ko napapagod na kayo sa akin. Nararamdaman namin sa kanya ‘yung spirit niya na gusto pa niyang lumaban pero ‘yung katawan niya ‘yung bumigay,” Angela added.
Hannah passed away on January 9, 2024, the same day that the couple marked their 8th wedding anniversary.
“‘Di ko pa rin matanggap na wala na siya kasi araw-araw kaming magkasama. Pero ngayon, wala, mahirap. Sobrang sakit. Hindi basta-basta mawawala,” Hensley noted.
Angela added, “Kahit papa’no, meron pa ring peace sa amin knowing na kasama niya na ang Panginoon. Wala na siyang pain na nararamdaman.”
As of this writing, the uploaded video on TikTok has already garnered more than 4.3 million views.
“This breaks my heart, sa dinami dami ng pweding mamatay bakit yung may ganyang love pa para sa isat-isa,” a netizen commented.
“Sakit sa dibdib. Halatang mahal na mahal nila isa’t isa,” another said.
