00:00This Monday, we shared the story of a pitiful child
00:08who has a lot of health problems at such a young age.
00:13For the first time, he will be examined by various doctors
00:18thanks to your help at the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
00:26It's hard to keep up with Mark's age.
00:30At the age of 8, his eyes are already blurry
00:34and his hearing is weak.
00:36His teeth are also broken.
00:38Ah, he's thin.
00:40His mother was worried because he was only examined once
00:44when he was still pregnant.
00:45I went for a check-up
00:48to be given a dose of vitamins
00:52so that I would know.
00:53To find out Mark's condition,
00:55the GMA Kapuso Foundation assigned him to specialists.
01:00One of the experts is Dr. Jocelyn Eusebio,
01:04a developmental pediatrician.
01:06Her diagnosis is still intellectual disability.
01:10That's why we emphasize to parents
01:13that if they are pregnant, they should be healthy.
01:16She is also under the Griffith test
01:19that measures developmental skills.
01:22At the age of 8 years and 3 months,
01:27she can identify letters
01:32that are 4 and a half years old.
01:34When it comes to writing,
01:36we are 4 and a half to 5 years old.
01:39According to Dr. Matt Jeronimo, an ophthalmologist,
01:43Mark's eyes already have a slight degree.
01:46That's why we measured his eyes
01:48with an optometrist, Dr. Christy Querido.
01:51The degree of left and right is also not equal.
01:54When the Ledesma Audiological Center examined Mark's hearing,
01:59they found that his ears are already weak
02:04and he needs hearing aid.
02:07Dr. Emil Santos, a dentist,
02:10will fix his teeth.
02:12Mark also needs nutritional build-up
02:15that's why we gave him groceries, milk, and medicine.
02:20His weight and height is really low at his age.
02:25So, we have what we call severe malnutrition.
02:30For those who want to help Mark,
02:32you can deposit in our bank accounts
02:35or send to Cebuana Louliere.
02:37You can also do it online via Gcash,
02:39Shopee, Lazada, and Globe Rewards.
02:50For more information, visit cebuana.org
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