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Mark Caguioa grants wish of dying Ginebra fan
With her father on his deathbed, Rachel Ann Reglos-Lim took to social media to try to make his final days happy.
Knowing her father Gani was a diehard fan of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Lim sent out a series of tweets to Gin Kings superstar guard Mark Caguioa, detailing the plight of the ailing man.
In her tweets, she said that her father "is on his last days due to chronic kidney and heart failure," and his last wish was to get a message from Caguioa.
To all my facebook friends, relatives and other barkada. I am humbly requesting for your outmost help. If there's anyway...
Posted by Rachel Ann Reglos Lim on Sunday, December 27, 2015
She also posted the messages on Facebook hoping that they would reach the former PBA Most Valuable Player.
It didn't take long until her wish for her father was granted. On December 29, Caguioa sent a video message for Gani.
Shout to Paz Franco Dulay and to her husband Edman for requesting his officemate Katrina Marcos for a short but meaningful message for our Papa Gani. And to Sir Duane Ivan Ascaño for introducing me to Sir Chris Ang who took time to call me about this. Me and my family were too overwhelmed for the blessings that we received today for hi Truly the saying "Never Say Die" attitude runs in our blood. Thank you Mark Caguioa for that awesome video clip! Blessed you for u have a kind heart!#markthesparkcaguioa#nsd#finalevideo#allthebestforpapagani#wishgranted#thankyoumgakabarangay
Posted by Rachel Ann Reglos Lim on Monday, December 28, 2015
But that was not all.
On Sunday, she posted on Twitter photos of Caguioa visiting her bedridden father.
In her post, she described the visit as an "answered prayer."
An unexpected visitor! answed prayer for Papa Gani! Tnk u @officialMC47 for ur kind heart! #wishgranted #agoodman pic.twitter.com/A4DkPQZhZV
— Rachel Reglos-Lim (@lehcar_102986) January 3, 2016
In a Facebook post, she said her father had to keep blinking just to be sure that it was indeed that basketball icon who stood before his eyes.
Who would have thought that after the video clips sent to me for Papa Gani, a man was surprisingly visited us all the...
Posted by Rachel Ann Reglos Lim on Sunday, January 3, 2016
"We are truly thankful Sir for what you did to my father. You are not just the best when it comes to basketball, but you are also a very kind man granting a diehardfan's wish," she wrote.
"This moment will never be forgotten. In our hearts." —JST, GMA News
