00:00Sister Marikeet.
00:07Sister!
00:10Oh, it's you. What's wrong?
00:12Sister, help my daughter.
00:19How is she, sister?
00:21She's okay. She's stable now.
00:24What happened?
00:26Well, Rochelle is not a normal child.
00:29Because of her disorder, her immune system weakens.
00:35That's why she gets sick easily.
00:38Aside from the fact that she lacks the proper nutrients.
00:44I hope you do understand.
00:47Don't be mad at me.
00:50I just want to help you.
00:53And if I want to give Rochelle a chance to live a good life.
01:00For the rest of her life.
01:05Think about it.
01:07It's for the good of your child.
01:11Rosanna decided that it's better for Rochelle
01:15to be placed in the proper care of people with Progeria.
01:21Even though it's very painful,
01:23she accepted the child of Sister Marikeet
01:26as part of her child's life.
01:29Mom, where are we going?
01:32Why aren't RJ and Angeline with us?
01:36We're just going for a walk.
01:38Mom, why did you bring my stuff?
01:46Mom, aren't we going to visit Sister?
01:50Yes.
01:51We just want to thank her for the help she gave us.
01:55Come on.
02:07It's a beautiful day.
02:09Hello, Rochelle. How are you?
02:12I'm fine. Thank you, Sister.
02:14Please have a seat.
02:17Sister, this is her stuff.
02:19Yes, please take it, Sister.
02:22Mom, why did she give them my stuff?
02:26My stuff?
02:31My child,
02:35you'll stay here for now.
02:39You'll learn a lot here.
02:42You'll learn math, English,
02:45and many more things.
02:49Mom, why did she give them my stuff?
02:52Why are we always apart?
02:54We're always with RJ and Angeline, right?
03:01My child, don't worry.
03:05We'll always bring you your siblings.
03:09Mom, I don't want to go.
03:13Sister will take care of you.
03:15Sister.
03:16Mom, don't leave me.
03:20You'll always love me.
03:23We'll never be apart.
03:26Mom.
03:37You'll always love me.
03:40I'll always love you, Mom.
03:44Mom.
03:46Mom!
03:48Mom!
04:19Hi, Rochelle.
04:21They told me that I have a companion here.
04:25I'm Alan.
04:27I'm Rochelle.
04:30Don't worry.
04:31People will live here even if they don't have feet.
04:35Come on, let's go inside.
04:49I'm sorry.
05:15How many children do you have?
05:17Four.
05:18Rochelle is the only one who has this disease.
05:21Rochelle is the eldest, right?
05:23Yes.
05:24So, you're the sister of your siblings.
05:26Yes.
05:27Who is your favorite among your siblings?
05:30My favorite is my mom.
05:32Do you take care of her?
05:33Yes.
05:34How?
05:35I just let her sleep.
05:37You let her sleep.
05:38What does she do?
05:40Sometimes, she asks,
05:41Mom, can I wash the dishes?
05:43I said, if you can.
05:45Oh, you're washing the dishes.
05:47Do you love Angeline?
05:48Yes.
05:49Do you play together?
05:50Yes.
05:51How did you accept Rochelle's condition?
05:56I just let God take care of everything.
05:59But you know, the doctor explained to you what could happen to her.
06:04Yes.
06:05What did he say?
06:06She will only last for 14 years.
06:08How old is she now?
06:10She will turn 10 this May.
06:12Does she know her age?
06:13She knows.
06:14She knows.
06:15Who told her?
06:16I don't know who told her.
06:18But she said,
06:19sometimes, she talks.
06:21Mom, what will happen to you when I'm gone?
06:25Do you want to study, Rochelle?
06:27Yes.
06:28She can dance and sing.
06:31Do you know how to write?
06:33Yes.
06:34Do you know how to write your name?
06:36Yes.
06:37That's it.
06:38I want her to write.
06:40What do you want to be when you grow up?
06:42A doctor.
06:43You want to be a doctor?
06:45Let me see if you really know how to write.
06:49Come here.
06:51Come here.
06:53Write your name.
06:55Lapis.
06:56Okay.
06:57Kaliwete.
06:58Kaliwete.
06:59Write it.
07:00Write your name.
07:03Oh.
07:04That's great.
07:07Ana Rochelle O. Pondare.
07:12There's a heart at the end.
07:14Love means?
07:16Yes.
07:17Bibet, how do you prepare yourself
07:20if God will take him from you?
07:23It's very hard to think about.
07:25I'm avoiding to think about what will happen.
07:28But do you think He will accept him?
07:30He will accept him.
07:31Because when he's being tortured,
07:34He said,
07:35Mom, why did I become like this?
07:37I said, I don't know why you're like this.
07:40Are you a good child?
07:42Yes.
07:43Are you obedient?
07:44Yes.
07:45Oh.
07:46You're not naughty?
07:47Just sometimes.
07:48Just sometimes.
07:49She admits it.
07:51Do you pray, Rochelle?
07:54Yes.
07:55What do you say to God?
07:56Just sometimes.
07:58Give us happiness.
08:01Happiness?
08:03Family?
08:04Yes.
08:05Do you ask God to make you good?
08:07Yes.
08:08What advice can you give to parents like you
08:11who have this kind of big problem with their child?
08:16For me, it's better if I don't think about it
08:20because it's really heavy.
08:22So I hope to the parents who have children like this,
08:26just accept the situation
08:29and don't think too much about what will happen to them.
08:32Oh.
08:33What about your husband?
08:34I'm the one who left him.
08:36You're the one who left him.
08:37Why? Can you tell us?
08:39It's hard to explain.
08:40But isn't it harder to bring up this problem
08:44that his father is not here?
08:45I want us to live together
08:48rather than with his father.
08:50Maybe when he gets older,
08:53he will be more harmful to the child.
08:56You're avoiding the children with their father.
08:59How are you living now, Bibet?
09:02I'm planting in my aunt's land.
09:06Rochelle, thank you so much.
09:09And you agreed for us to use your life story
09:15so that the children can watch
09:18and you can be like a good daughter.
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