#MPK: A Runner to Remember - The Jirome De Castro Story (Full Episode) - Magpakailanman
Aired (August 5, 2023): Jirome (Alden Richards) is a marathon runner. His life will suddenly drift apart because of his condition, dystonia, or a disorder that causes involuntary muscle spasms. Watch how he overcame all the challenges in his life. #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso
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00:00 [Music]
00:18 What if I can't say "I love you" anymore?
00:25 Do you know how I feel?
00:27 What about you?
00:30 What about me?
00:31 What about our promise?
00:33 Do you think about that?
00:35 No.
00:37 Because you don't know how I feel.
00:41 What if I'm wrong about you?
00:44 Take me!
00:45 So it's over!
00:48 I don't want this anymore!
00:51 [Music]
01:00 My dear Kapuso, this is a very special night.
01:05 For #MPK and for my Kamilennials,
01:10 for the first time in our 20 years of existence,
01:16 we will have a very talented actor in our show.
01:23 Not just for one episode,
01:25 but for a very beautiful true story.
01:29 He is none other than Alden Richards!
01:32 First of all, your true story tonight
01:37 is about an athlete
01:39 who had a condition called dystonia.
01:45 What is it?
01:46 And what is his unforgettable experience?
01:50 You will find out in our episode of
01:54 "A Runner to Remember"
01:57 The Jerome De Castro Story.
02:00 [Cheering]
02:02 Hurray!
02:04 You're the best!
02:06 [Cheering]
02:08 Let's go!
02:10 [Cheering]
02:12 [Music]
02:24 [Cheering]
02:28 You're the best!
02:30 [Cheering]
02:32 Of course, I'll give you my win.
02:36 Wow!
02:37 I'm so proud of you.
02:39 Wow!
02:40 I hope you have a hug in every finish line.
02:43 I'm so jealous.
02:44 Of course, we will.
02:46 If you have a one-in-only in the finish line,
02:50 you'll be able to run faster.
02:52 You'll get trophies and medals.
02:54 That's a punishment for kissing your wife.
02:56 You know, he's just saying that because he's with me.
03:00 Correct.
03:01 Of course, I want you here.
03:03 You know, babe, I'm always on the go.
03:06 I'm more excited about my career.
03:09 That's a good answer.
03:10 Make sure that he's only looking at me.
03:13 Correct!
03:14 Take care of this, okay?
03:16 Yes, we'll take care of it.
03:18 When did you first fall in love with running?
03:21 Running was just very recent, in 2014.
03:25 My wife wanted to run and jog.
03:31 So I tried it.
03:32 It was a different feeling.
03:34 I was so happy.
03:36 Let's talk about Geraldine, your wife.
03:39 How did you meet her?
03:41 I became president of an org,
03:43 which is a Catholic youth organization.
03:46 She became a member of our org.
03:49 And then we became close.
03:50 I was her first boyfriend.
03:52 Then we got married.
03:54 Come here.
03:55 playing soft music
03:59 playing soft music
04:03 playing soft music
04:29 Ugh!
04:30 Babe, sorry!
04:32 Sorry, I didn't get to follow you.
04:34 I still have to finish my report.
04:36 It's okay. What's up?
04:37 I already cooked our lunch.
04:39 There's adobo and sita.
04:41 Wow!
04:42 My babe is so good.
04:44 I love you so much.
04:46 Of course.
04:47 Did you get tired?
04:48 Here.
04:49 Here?
04:50 Here, a little.
04:51 My arm hurts.
04:52 There.
04:53 Where is it?
04:54 My babe is so handsome.
04:56 There.
04:57 Let's lower it a little.
04:59 Lower it a little.
05:00 Hey!
05:01 Babe, what are you doing?
05:03 Sorry, sorry.
05:04 Huh?
05:05 Okay, okay.
05:06 Hi.
05:07 Let's eat first.
05:09 I'm so hungry.
05:10 Babe, the application results for Canada have arrived.
05:26 There it is.
05:27 Don't think about it.
05:37 Let's just eat there.
05:38 My food is delicious.
05:40 You'll lose your appetite.
05:41 I promise.
05:42 Let's go.
05:43 It's really hard to apply for Canada.
05:51 But try it again.
05:53 You won't lose anything.
05:56 So, when are you going to re-fly?
05:58 For...
06:00 Actually, we're still thinking about it.
06:02 Joel.
06:04 Actually, maybe not anymore.
06:08 Because Canada is not really for us.
06:13 We're okay.
06:14 I'm okay with my job, with health insurance.
06:17 And Gerald's job at the airport and flight attendant is okay.
06:20 So...
06:21 It's still different in Canada.
06:23 Their healthcare and educational system is really far from the Philippines.
06:29 Try it again.
06:31 Come on, Geraldine.
06:33 This is for your family too.
06:36 Jerome.
06:42 We don't have a parent anymore.
06:45 My brother is old.
06:48 Then you shouldn't be taking my suggestions seriously.
06:53 [emotional music]
06:55 Why are you so upset?
07:00 Are you mad?
07:02 Are you insulted?
07:03 Just tell me.
07:06 Or you don't want me to worry?
07:07 No, no.
07:08 No, brother.
07:09 I'm just being reasonable.
07:11 I understand.
07:14 I understand that you're worried about us.
07:18 But not all the time.
07:20 You should be telling us, my wife, what to do.
07:23 [emotional music]
07:25 I'll just get my phone.
07:34 Hey, you.
07:47 You're not used to your brother anymore.
07:49 You know how he is.
07:51 He's just being like that because he's concerned about you.
07:55 Let's talk again.
07:57 Babe,
08:02 I'm getting attacked again.
08:04 I'm getting mad.
08:06 Geraldine.
08:10 It's you.
08:11 Picture.
08:12 [emotional music]
08:14 Jerome.
08:16 [emotional music]
08:17 Hey, OJ.
08:21 Come on.
08:22 I'll bring what I'm eating.
08:23 Yes.
08:24 You're family now.
08:25 Hey, OJ. Come on.
08:30 I'll sit here.
08:33 There.
08:34 Sir Jerome, look at the camera.
08:40 Yes.
08:42 [emotional music]
08:43 Sir,
08:47 I'm sorry but your head is still on the side.
08:50 Are you okay?
08:54 Do you have a stib?
08:55 Excuse me.
08:58 Just a moment.
09:01 Excuse me.
09:03 [emotional music]
09:11 Babe.
09:12 Babe, what's happening to you?
09:16 Are you mad because you talked to Maury about
09:22 Brother Jowel's request to go to Canada?
09:26 No, no.
09:27 It's not about that.
09:28 And Canada will not stop.
09:31 Really?
09:35 It's Canada?
09:40 Is that what you really think of our dream?
09:42 What's happening?
09:47 Why are you just ignoring it now?
09:49 You can't explain it to me.
09:52 Why did you change your mind suddenly?
09:55 We spent a lot of money on that.
09:59 We reapplied, but it was all denied.
10:01 But, but, but...
10:03 And Brother Jowel didn't pay, right?
10:04 Why did he do it?
10:06 Jerome.
10:08 [emotional music]
10:09 But we're talking about it, right?
10:12 For our family, right?
10:16 And then out of nowhere, you suddenly don't want to do it?
10:21 You know what? Just say it.
10:24 You just don't want to.
10:26 So can you stop looking at your head in front of me?
10:30 What's wrong with my head?
10:31 I can't stop it.
10:36 [emotional music]
10:37 Oh, babe.
10:38 Jerome.
10:40 Babe, what's happening?
10:41 Jerome, what's happening to you?
10:43 Oh, oh, oh.
10:44 Help!
10:45 Help!
10:46 Help!
10:47 Help us!
10:48 The misdiagnoses you had, what were those?
10:52 The first one, I thought it was Tourette's Syndrome.
10:56 Tourette's Syndrome, yeah.
10:57 I thought it was Tourette's Syndrome.
10:59 So, they asked me to go to the orthopedic.
11:02 They said I had cervical spondylosis.
11:06 Because they saw something in my neck.
11:09 The final diagnosis?
11:10 Cervical.
11:11 I have a cervical dystonia.
11:12 Just in my neck.
11:13 What else changed?
11:15 First, your attitude.
11:17 Your outlook on life.
11:20 [emotional music]
11:21 Babe.
11:27 Babe.
11:29 Why are you just like that?
11:31 I've been calling you for a while, but you're not answering.
11:34 I'm dead.
11:35 I even called your office, but you didn't answer.
11:39 [emotional music]
11:40 Oh, my God, Jerome.
11:48 You're still drunk?
11:52 I drank.
11:54 I'm not drunk, Makay.
11:56 [emotional music]
11:58 [emotional music]
11:59 I know what's happening to my body, okay?
12:05 I am the one who knows what's really happening to me.
12:13 Not the doctors you consult.
12:20 Babe.
12:25 Why?
12:27 Why do you believe in them?
12:29 Are they God?
12:33 They're the ones who say different things about my illness.
12:40 First, cervical spondylosis.
12:46 Then, they give us different therapies.
12:50 Right?
12:51 And now, dystonia.
12:53 It's not obvious that they're just trying to make us rich.
12:56 You don't believe in the results of the tests they're doing on you.
13:03 What are you doing here?
13:10 Your wife called me because she can't contact you.
13:14 Oh.
13:16 I'm here.
13:18 Go home.
13:22 You have a family, right?
13:23 That's what you care about.
13:24 Jerome.
13:25 Jerome, why are you acting like this?
13:28 I don't know!
13:29 I don't know anymore!
13:32 If you want to know the reason, ask the doctor!
13:38 Maybe they know!
13:39 [emotional music]
13:42 [emotional music]
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14:30 [emotional music]
14:32 [emotional music]
14:34 [emotional music]
14:36 [emotional music]
14:38 Babe, breakfast is ready.
14:41 Eat your breakfast.
14:43 You might be late.
14:45 [emotional music]
14:46 [emotional music]
14:48 [emotional music]
14:50 By the way, Babe,
14:52 Brother Joel has already talked to the neurologist who can help you.
14:56 He said you should get a botox to manage the symptoms of your illness.
15:02 Botox?
15:05 Do you know how much that is?
15:07 We'll just go bankrupt if we do what he said.
15:11 It's expensive.
15:14 Can you please remove the glasses?
15:16 When it was time to leave, Geraldine asked Jerome to get a botox
15:26 because this is the only thing he can do to manage the symptoms of his cervical dystonia.
15:32 But because botox is expensive, it is not often done by Jerome.
15:39 Besides, Geraldine also encouraged Jerome to be active and to gradually return to his long-loved running.
15:48 [emotional music]
15:50 [emotional music]
15:52 [emotional music]
15:54 Babe!
15:57 Babe!
16:00 What happened?
16:01 Don't worry, let's just rest for a while.
16:05 Tomorrow is fine.
16:08 No, I should have accepted this earlier.
16:11 That's right, life should not end there.
16:15 Fighting!
16:17 So later, boys night out, right?
16:21 I hope you'll be a promino, we'll be with your wife.
16:25 Oh no, it's okay.
16:28 It's been a long time since Jerome enjoyed being with you.
16:32 So that his enthusiasm will return.
16:34 Thank you, Babe.
16:37 [emotional music]
16:38 The pain in my neck is not a joke.
16:44 Sometimes, it's tolerable but most of the time, it's too painful.
16:51 I can't take it anymore.
16:53 And...
16:55 I can't tell you what other symptoms you can add.
17:03 There's a chance that something else can change in my body.
17:07 Is there a cure, bro?
17:10 I don't know.
17:12 Dude, whatever we can help, we're just here, you know that.
17:20 Thank you.
17:23 But I don't want to be pitied.
17:26 I'm just remembering what will be effective for my family.
17:30 That's why I don't want to talk about my pain anymore.
17:33 And I'm just trying to stop showing weakness to them.
17:38 I don't want to be a burden.
17:41 I can't forgive myself if I become a burden to them.
17:47 Four, five, six, seven.
17:51 [laughing]
17:59 [laughing]
18:00 Jerome, I'll take care of it.
18:05 It's okay. I'll talk to him.
18:07 No, you don't have to talk to him.
18:09 [laughing]
18:11 Bro, are you laughing at my partner?
18:15 Who?
18:17 Him?
18:19 [laughing]
18:21 You know, bro, we're not laughing at your partner.
18:28 Actually, we're still laughing.
18:30 He's like a dog.
18:33 You know, those cars are in the dashboard.
18:35 Right, Tols?
18:37 [laughing]
18:39 Thank you.
18:41 Is that so?
18:43 [fighting]
18:45 Get him!
18:52 Get him!
18:54 Get him!
18:57 Get him!
18:58 During those times, Jerome had a hard time accepting his condition.
19:04 There were days when he couldn't go to work because of his severe neck pain.
19:11 His behavior changed and he became friendly with people who love him.
19:17 Jerome also posted on social media frequently
19:23 to share his feelings about his illness.
19:27 Jerome, what is this?
19:38 What is this?
19:48 Delete that before others see it, before your family sees it.
19:53 Here, it's deleted.
20:11 Stop giving me meaningless post-posts.
20:17 What do you want?
20:18 I'll just delete it and you'll die?
20:22 Jerome, if you're having a hard time, I'm having a hard time too.
20:32 I'm so tired.
20:34 I'm so tired of knowing what's on your mind.
20:39 I'm so tired of guessing what you want.
20:43 You're tired because you're tired of me, but you don't tell me.
20:53 Are you tired?
20:56 I don't know what's happening to me.
21:01 That's why I'm telling you, let's talk about your condition.
21:11 So we can understand your illness better.
21:13 So what?
21:16 So I can see myself in them?
21:22 So you can show me how disabled I am because of my condition?
21:32 So I can see what I'll look like when my condition gets worse?
21:40 What's that?
21:41 The doctor can't tell me what my condition is.
21:45 Are you thinking what I'm feeling?
21:50 No, right?
21:54 Even if I can't answer your question,
21:59 what if I can't talk tomorrow?
22:04 If I can't tell you how much I love you.
22:09 Do you know how painful that is?
22:15 What if I can't say I love you?
22:24 Do you know how I felt?
22:33 What if I lose control of my body?
22:39 What if you replace me?
22:45 Have you ever thought about that?
22:49 What if I have to work?
22:53 What if you?
22:57 What if I?
23:01 What if we break up?
23:02 Because we're over, right?
23:04 Because I won't be the same person I used to be.
23:07 Do you understand?
23:09 Do you think I'm going to post that?
23:14 No.
23:16 Because you don't know how I feel.
23:20 No.
23:23 Jerome.
23:26 [dramatic music]
23:28 Ma'am, I just wanted to ask about the transfer of the department.
23:44 I'm sorry, I was just thinking about the best thing for everyone.
23:51 I don't have a person who can hold you.
23:55 We observed that in recent months, you're underperforming, Jerome.
24:00 And it has a big effect on our work flow.
24:04 I am so sorry to tell you this.
24:08 But if your performance does not improve soon, we may have to let you go.
24:17 Your other option is, is to resign.
24:23 [dramatic music]
24:25 [clears throat]
24:29 Forced resignation?
24:34 Is this true?
24:37 Are you terminating me?
24:40 [dramatic music]
24:43 [dramatic music]
24:45 You're underperforming, Jerome.
24:55 And it has a big effect on our work flow.
24:58 Your other option is, is to resign.
25:04 [dramatic music]
25:06 [screams]
25:08 [dramatic music]
25:11 [dramatic music]
25:13 [thud]
25:16 Hey, stop driving!
25:18 You're getting in my way!
25:20 [dramatic music]
25:22 What?
25:36 Why didn't you continue?
25:40 [dramatic music]
25:41 So that I can end my suffering.
25:43 [dramatic music]
25:45 Why me?
25:48 [dramatic music]
25:50 I'm not a bad person.
25:53 Why me?
25:55 [dramatic music]
25:57 What did I do to you?
25:59 [dramatic music]
26:01 What did I do wrong to you?
26:08 [dramatic music]
26:09 Take me away!
26:12 So that it's over!
26:14 [dramatic music]
26:16 I don't want this anymore.
26:18 [dramatic music]
26:20 I don't want this anymore.
26:22 I don't want to be afraid anymore.
26:24 Because of Jerome's experiences,
26:27 and the emotional trauma he's feeling,
26:31 he decided to see a psychiatrist.
26:35 [dramatic music]
26:38 Well, based on the tests we did,
26:40 and the ones you shared, Jerome,
26:42 [dramatic music]
26:44 it seems like this disorder has taken a toll on your mental health.
26:48 [dramatic music]
26:50 And the symptoms you're showing,
26:52 [dramatic music]
26:54 they are consistent with those of severe anxiety.
26:58 [dramatic music]
27:00 [indistinct chatter]
27:02 Anxiety?
27:04 Yes.
27:06 [dramatic music]
27:07 I don't want this anymore.
27:11 [dramatic music]
27:13 I don't want this anymore because I don't want my family to suffer.
27:17 Please help me.
27:19 Jerome,
27:21 your journey with your condition is not something that you have to go through alone.
27:27 You should be open to your family.
27:30 Aside from therapy and medication,
27:35 you need them.
27:37 Because they are your support system.
27:40 You can do it, Jerome.
27:43 [dramatic music]
27:45 Babe, I'm home!
27:50 [dramatic music]
27:52 Babe?
27:54 [dramatic music]
27:56 Babe?
27:58 [dramatic music]
28:03 Babe?
28:04 I'm going to the bathroom!
28:06 [dramatic music]
28:08 Babe?
28:13 Babe?
28:15 [dramatic music]
28:17 [cat meows]
28:19 [dramatic music]
28:21 [cat meows]
28:23 [dramatic music]
28:25 [soft music]
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30:19 (dog barking)
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31:45 (sobbing)
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32:27 (sobbing)
32:42 (speaking in foreign language)
32:53 (sobbing)
32:55 - I'm sorry.
32:59 (speaking in foreign language)
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34:21 (speaking in foreign language)
34:25 (soft music)
34:44 (birds chirping)
34:46 - I'm so proud of you, babe.
34:54 (speaking in foreign language)
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35:28 Thank you, babe.
35:53 (speaking in foreign language)
35:57 (speaking in foreign language)
36:01 (speaking in foreign language)
36:05 (soft music)
36:26 (birds chirping)
36:29 (laughing)
36:45 (speaking in foreign language)
36:51, (car horn honking)
36:56 (speaking in foreign language)
37:00 (car horn honking)
37:24 (crying)
37:26 (speaking in foreign language)
37:44 (speaking in foreign language)
37:47 (speaking in foreign language)
38:09, Chicago Marathon, to raise awareness
38:14 and raise funds for (speaking in foreign language)
38:20 (speaking in foreign language)
38:30 (soft music)
38:39 (speaking in foreign language)
38:43 (sighing)
38:54 (speaking in foreign language)
39:07 (sighing)
39:09 (speaking in foreign language)
39:13 It will never, ever define me.
39:24 (speaking in foreign language)
39:33 And a bigger part of me,
39:37 a bigger part of me wants to make the biggest difference.
39:42 (speaking in foreign language)
39:50 (soft music)
39:52 (speaking in foreign language)
39:57, Canada.
39:59 (speaking in foreign language)
40:07 Babe? - Babe.
40:17 - Will you go to Canada with me?
40:27 Yes, yes, babe.
40:28 (sobbing)
40:33 - Come on, nurse.
40:48 Take your positions, please.
40:51 - I love you.
40:54 (speaking in foreign language)
40:57 (soft music)
40:59 (singing in foreign language)
41:27 (speaking in foreign language)
41:31 - We keep on saying God is good
41:41 (speaking in foreign language)
41:44 but we have to claim that God is good
41:46 even during challenging times.
41:48 (speaking in foreign language)
41:52 And honestly, without these struggles
41:54 (speaking in foreign language)
41:56 I don't think I will survive my life here in Canada.
42:00 (speaking in foreign language)
42:03 - Thank you so much, Jerome, for sharing with us.
42:08 It's so interesting now speaking with you
42:11 and I really believe in what you said.
42:14 (speaking in foreign language)
42:18 (speaking in foreign language)
42:22 God bless you and your family, Jerome.
42:27 (speaking in foreign language)
42:28 Thank you very, very much.
42:30 God bless you too.
42:32 (speaking in foreign language)
42:37 (speaking in foreign language)
42:41 He is living a life with purpose, strength, and great need.
42:54 (speaking in foreign language)
42:57 When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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