00:00If you are feeling very weak, this is a muscle weakness that should not be neglected.
00:06This is one of the symptoms of the autoimmune disease that actress Sunshine Cruz is experiencing.
00:12Let's find out what it is in Katrina Sun's Fit Track.
00:22In 2019, Athena Gales Hospital ran Amang Cisandrics.
00:27She said she had a hard time sleeping and breathing.
00:30First, the doctor said it was Bell's Palsy.
00:33Because one of her eyes could no longer be opened.
00:37But after a few tests, this autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis came out.
00:44They said they didn't know what to do because they didn't fully understand the disease.
00:49She had a hard time breathing and sleeping.
00:53She even had a hard time drinking water.
00:56You could only see her breathing.
00:59Every time, every night, she would say that she needed oxygen.
01:04In December 2022, they ran her father again in the ICU.
01:09And a month later, he came back to life.
01:13At least, my father is okay. He's not having a hard time anymore.
01:19At one point, actress Sunshine Cruz posted about the occurrence of Myasthenia Gravis.
01:26She mentioned that she had a hard time building muscles in her body.
01:30According to the doctor we talked to, Myasthenia Gravis is in a long-term condition.
01:36Myasthenia means muscle weakness.
01:40And when you say Gravis, it means grave.
01:44So grave muscle weakness.
01:49So when we say Myasthenia Gravis, it's the weakness of the muscle.
01:52When we say autoimmune, basically, our immune system,
01:57which usually functions to protect us from infections, from viruses and bacteria,
02:04what happens is it attacks our own cells.
02:07Because of this, a person with Myasthenia Gravis loses muscle control.
02:13Basically, if your immune system is aggravated and it can't react properly,
02:18it creates antibodies that instead of killing viruses or bacteria,
02:23it kills itself.
02:25Hence, compromising muscle contraction.
02:28Usually, it starts in one eye.
02:31You can feel the drooping of the eyelid.
02:34Thomas has double vision and is always tired.
02:38If he feels any of these, he immediately gets examined.
02:42If you catch him late, there will be a problem. Why?
02:46Because if the muscle is prolonged and not stimulated, it weakens.
02:53Permanent muscle weakness is a risk.
02:56If given by a doctor, there is no need to be afraid.
03:00As long as it can be examined immediately.
03:03Katrina Son reporting for GMA Integrated News.
03:16Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
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