Francine Prieto pleads for more work to help mom with stage 3C cancer

Elyas Isabelo Salanga
"Oh, yeah!"
Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 08:48PM  |  17709 views

The sexy comedienne's mother, Amelia Falcon, has been battling cancer since May of last year and recently discovered that the disease has spread to her lungs. With nearly no work coming her way, Francine and her family have decided to sell their house to pay for the treatment her mother desperately needs.

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"Ang natanggal nga po sa mommy ko, e more than one liter of fluid sa lungs niya," said Francine.

FAMILY AND CAREER ISSUES. This isn't the only crisis that Francine and her family are facing. Her feud with her sister Sheila adds to the burden.

"Matagal ko na hindi kinakausap iyong sister ko, e," Francine admitted.

When asked if it wouldn't greatly help their mom's health if they reconciled, Francine answered, "Lagi kasi kaming nag-aaway, e. Hindi ko alam, hindi kami magkasundo ng sister ko na iyon, e...

"Lalo rin sumama loob ko sa kanya noong lumayas siya sa bahay last year noong may sakit pa iyong Mommy ko, so lalo pa akong nawalan ng gana sa kapatid ko pa lalo."

Francine said that if Sheila has something to say, "Sana lang... huwag na sa akin, e. Sa mommy ko na lang po. Tulungan niyo na lang si Mommy at mahalin si Mommy kasi nanay niyo po iyon, e. Kahit huwag na po ako.

"Ako naman lahat ng ginagawa ko hindi para sa akin lang. Sa kanila lang at sa future nila. Pag natapos po sila, ako okay na mag-start ako from zero, wala po sa akin problema."

Unfortunately, Francine hasn't been getting any projects lately. She is now planning to sell their house to pay for the medical bills.

"Iyong bahay kasi namin masyado nang malaki para sa amin," said Francine. "Tutal apat lang kami so naisip namin na lumipat na lang nang mas maliit."

She continued, "Wala na akong regular shows, so kung ano na lang dumating na raket, e iyon na. Wala talagang dumarating. So, hindi ko alam kung bakit. Wala talagang dumarating tapos biglang nagkaganito pa si Mommy. So parang ang hirap talaga para sa akin. Hindi ko alam talaga kung paano talaga...

"Sana bigyan ako ng work... Ako lang kasi nagtratrabaho sa amin."

FALTERING FAITH? Francine, in her despair, supposedly updated her Facebook account with the message "I hate God."

In a separate interview, Mommy Amelia was informed of what her daughter did and reacted with understanding.

"Deep inside her heart hindi naman siya ganoon," she said. "Siyempre ang tao, pag marami na ang problema, e hindi na nakakapagsalita nang maganda."

Addressing her daughter, she said, "Anak, sana... Alam ko, lahat ito pagsubok sa atin. Kaunting dasal lang ang kailangan natin sa isa't isa. Hindi tayo pababayaan ng Diyos. Hindi pa ako mawawala. Sana naman pakinggan ako ng Diyos."

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