A sister of Julio Diaz has taken to social media to ask for help after the veteran actor was rushed to a hospital last Friday night after he fainted due to severe headaches.
The next day, on Apr 9, Ana Marie Datuin appealed for help on Facebook: Diaz needs to undergo surgery in order to prevent an aneurysm.
“More than a million pesos or US$30,000 plus Is required to keep him alive, the kind of money he does not have right now since he is no longer active in acting as he was during the late ’80s to early ’90s. At the moment, all he’s getting is pain medication to ease the severe headache until he gets the surgery he needs,” she said.
Datuin set up this GoFundMe page to help raise funds for Diaz’s hospital bills. As of Mon morning, Apr 11, more than 220 people have donated USD10,000 for the actor.
Friends of Diaz also appealed for help, including actress Candy Pangilinan.
“The surgery is 1m pesos. At alam niyo yun… We are looking for 250 people to donate 4k each to reach the amount,” she said.
On Sun, Apr 11, Datuin said Diaz is in recovery at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City after undergoing a coiling procedure, but added the actor’s condition is still considered critical.
“This was the 1st choice in the treatment plan. the second procedure of which was the surgery if the coiling didn’t work. Thank God for gifting the doctors with amazingly steady and crafty hands. The 1st plan was successful. Julio is now in ICU under observation. He will remain there for 1 week since his condition is still considered critical,” she said.
Check out the GoFundMe page here.
