Heart Evangelista's dad Reynaldo Ongpauco finishes radiation therapy
Heart Evangelista breathed a sigh of relief after her dad, Reynaldo Ongpauco has finished radiation therapy.
This much she shared with her social media followers in a recent post.
#DaddysGirl: Heart Evangelista says her dad is "sweetest and most thoughtful"
Heart revealed that her father has been going through radiation therapy for the past few months.
"For the past few months, my father has been going through radiation therapy.
"And just this week, he 'graduated' and had his last session. He's now in such a better place and I couldn't be more grateful," Heart wrote on her recent Instagram post.
Last May 21, Heart shared a photo of her dad on her Instagram account, revealing for the first time that her dad is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
The National Cancer Institute (NIH) describes radiation therapy as a "cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors."
Radiation therapy, at low doses, is also used in x-rays to see inside the body, as with x-rays of teeth or broken bones, according to NIH.
Thankful for her dad's latest health development, Heart also wrote: "The older you get, the simpler your wishes become. You realize that material things aren't all that, and end up wishing for just this -- a happy and healthy family. "
Meanwhile, netizens are quick to notice the absence of the Ongpauco matriarch Maria Cecilia del Gallego Payawal Ongpauco in the said photo.
One netizen offered an answer.
