Heart Evangelista Reveals Details About Chiz Escudero’s Health Emergency
HEART EVANGELISTA – Actress and fashion icon Heart Evangelista opens up about the frightening health emergency her husband, Chiz Escudero, faced earlier this year, sharing emotional and heartfelt details of the ordeal.
For the first time, Heart Evangelista addressed her husband, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s health scare in her limited reality series, Heart World. The Kapuso star revealed details about the alarming incident that unfolded earlier this year, which she described as a wake-up call for their family.
Heart shared that the senator suffered a hypertensive episode on March 28, with his blood pressure soaring to 220/120. At the time, Chiz was in Sorsogon, preparing for a firing session with a doctor friend. However, the plans were canceled due to his deteriorating condition.
“I kind of saw it coming,” Heart recounted. First, wala s’yang tulog lagi, so he wasn’t able to sleep. I felt like he’s not being careful with his health. I saw that. But really more, three days nga na… may sinasabi na s’ya sa ‘kin na nahihilo s’ya. And the last time I spoke to him, the night before I left Hong Kong, nakita ko ‘yung mata n’ya parang may something, tapos parang sabi ko, ‘ano nangyari sa mata mo?’ Tapos sabi n’ya nilagyan lang daw ng moisturizer.”
“May weird feeling na ko no’n and, the next day, when I spoke to him, video call kasi mahilig nga ako mag-video call, nakita ko sa mukha n’ya na iba na ‘yung itsura n’ya, parang may something wrong and then do’n ako nagalit sa kanya. Sabi ko, ‘You know you’re taking it too lightly, ano ba?”
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Upon learning of his emergency, Heart Evangelista cut short her work trip in Bangkok, Thailand, and rushed back to the Philippines. Chiz was initially treated in Sorsogon and later airlifted to Manila, where he underwent MRI and CT scans and was admitted to the ICU.
Describing her experience at the hospital, Heart said, “Nightmare s’ya kasi he’s somebody that would be the last person you think that would be there, that cannot do anything. He was asleep, he was unconscious, and he was in the ICU, he was in another unit that is also like in ICU.”
“And talagang bantay-sarado sa kanya lahat ng tao. Even if I wanted to check his phone, anong nangyari, I just have to be there beside him and, from that time, halos ‘di na ako nakatulog.”
The incident triggered widespread speculation online, but Heart chose to ignore the rumors, focusing solely on Chiz’s recovery. “The reason why I don’t want it to come out is because he was okay naman. I needed to protect him because I needed him to be okay because this is not the way to go down,” she explained.
Chiz’s health scare served as a turning point. Diagnosed with hypertension two years ago, the senator has since prioritized his well-being, adhering to maintenance medications, eating healthier, and giving up smoking and alcohol.
For Heart, the ordeal underscored the importance of family. “It made us realize that together, we can face anything. Family comes first,” she reflected, emphasizing their renewed commitment to each other and their shared journey toward better health.
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