Bea Rose Santiago: “I dialyze 5x a week”
Beauty queen-turned-actress Bea Rose Santiago gave an update about her current health condition after being diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2018.
Recently, the Miss International 2013 titleholder took to the image-sharing site, Instagram wherein she gave an update about her health status.
Bea Rose Santiago, who’s currently in Canada, shared that she has been undergoing dialysis five (5) times a week.
“I need weekly Aranesp and Iron shots to help me since I dialyze 5x a week and each time is 8 hours while I sleep. Works like magic,” she said.
According to her, her doctors and nutritionist recommended her for Pescatarian and Vegan diet.
In her post, she advised her followers to try a plant-based diet.
Despite her condition, she maintains a positive outlook on life.
“Life is beautiful. I always believed that God always finds a way! There’s always a reason why we go through life,” she said.
It was in 2018 when she revealed that she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease.
She cited at the time that her condition was because of her “gym life” particularly trying pre-gym drinks and diets.
Bea Rose Monterde Santiago, a Filipino-Canadian actress, model, and beauty queen rose to fame when she was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013.
Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 titleholder.
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