Tila nabunutan ng tinik sa kanyang dibdib ang Miss Universe 2018 na si Catriona Gray dahil nasa mabuting lagay na ang kanyang ama na si Ian Gray.
Nitong April 7, 2022, masaya namang ibinahagi ni Catriona sa kanyang Instagram account na nakauwi na ang kanyang ama.
Nag-upload si Catriona ng litrato na kasama nito ang kanyang ama at inang si Normita Magnayon-Gray.
Sa caption, sabi nito, "Papa bear is finally home [emoji] Thank you, God. [emoji]"
Nitong nakaraang Martes, April 5, 2022, ibinahagi ni Catriona sa virtual press launch nito para sa Myra E #BeautyNgEmmunity na sumailalim sa isang major heart surgery ang kanyang ama.
Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit agad itong lumipad papuntang Australia matapos na bumisita sa Singapore para sa unveiling ng kanyang wax figure para sa Madame Tussauds Museum.
"My dad is doing well, thank God," kuwento ng beauty queen sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at iba pang miyembro ng press.
"It was a very anxious trip to Singapore for me, ‘cause even the flight papunta diyan, was when he was having his operation done.
"So, it was a very anxious time for me and my mom, and for our family, but praise God, he had a great operation, [he’s] recovering well...
"So I’m just grateful… so, so grateful. Prayer is so powerful."
Patuloy pa nito, "It’s a heart operation.
"So, my dad had to undergo a very major heart surgery so with it being a major operation, it’s just, you know, it’s something you want to be optimistic about.
"But also, you just kind of have to prepare yourself. It’s much harder also that I wasn’t even here when the operation was ongoing.
"And more so, if I was, it’s very limited visitor capacity at the hospitals at the moment here in Australia, because they’re actually experiencing their first-ever COVID surge.
"Can you imagine? The whole pandemic, kasi nag-open lang sila. So it was a very unsure time, but thank God my dad’s doing better."
Laking pasasalamat din ni Catriona dahil mas mabilis na nitong nakapiling ang kanyang ama dahil nag-lift na rin ng quarantine protocols ang Australia.
"I’m also so thankful that I can also be here, kasi nag-lift lang just in the first week of March, yung quarantine requirements for Australia.
"Kasi last year, I had to quarantine 15 days but ngayon, I could go straight na and see my family with just the RT-PCR test so I’m so grateful."
Sa ngayon, mananatili muna pansamantala si Catriona sa Australia upang samahan ang kanyang ama.
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