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Celebrity TV host and content creator Kris Aquino fired back against one of her bashers who commented about her autoimmune disease on Instagram.

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READ: Kris Aquino reveals suffering from autoimmune disease

A netizen with the handle @backback.ph said , “Ikaw [Kris Aquino' lang 'yung artista na proud na may sakit. Yung iba nagtatago pa para magpagamot.”

The Queen of All Media replied and explained that she has been very open about her autoimmune disease because she doesn't want the public to speculate about the status of her health.

“I am aware that this account has zero posts, zero followers but your comment deserves an answer. I wouldn't have found the right doctors had it not been for my followers and our friends praying for me.

“And the last thing I want is for people to speculate about my condition because I am fully aware the whole Philippines knows my mom died of cancer and when I lost so much weight I know some people thought I must also have the big C. So by telling the truth I avoided lies being spread about me.”

In a separate Instagram post on Christmas day, Kris gave an update about her medical treatment.

She also revealed that her son, Bimby Aquino, knows that her health problem is a serious one that could affect her career and endorsements.

“It's an unfair world when an 11 year old feels he needs to be the protector & guardian of secrets for his mama... someone no longer in our lives had told Bimb that if our endorsements knew the extent of his mama's health worries, she'd lose her contracts.

“What has changed in me is that i've stopped being angry that this had to happen because I am thankful it isn't rheumatoid arthritis which I would never have survived. My doctors have reassured me for as long as I am obedient about taking all my medication, religious about not exceeding my allowed work hours, and choosing our shoot locations carefully I can still look forward to a fulfilling life.”

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This is a post written for no other reason than the belief that the TRUTH SETS US FREE. It's an unfair world when an 11 year old feels he needs to be the protector & guardian of secrets for his mama... someone no longer in our lives had told bimb that if our endorsements knew the extent of his mama's health worries, she'd lose her contracts. At that time we had no definitive prognosis BUT i know many of you, my followers are in the medical field & all pictures in the video i edited are from August to December 2018. It's Christmas, i pray you'll be kind. i did this because i don't want those working in KCAP, our personal staff, and my siblings & my sons to be burdened by what is primarily my battle. Trust me when i say thanks to my team of doctors the bad days are fewer, but unfortunately this is a progressive illness. I shall emphasize God blessed us that i had an early diagnosis, others aren't as fortunate and only know what's wrong when organs have irreversible damage. All my organs are still okay. But the last picture with no hives but with the severe flush in my face states volumes for people familiar with autoimmune disease. What has changed in me is that i've stopped being angry that this had to happen because i am thankful it isn't rheumatoid arthritis which i would never have survived. My doctors have reassured me for as long as i am obedient about taking all my medication, religious about not exceeding my allowed work hours, and choosing our shoot locations carefully i can still look forward to a fulfilling life. To quote Charles Dickens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair…” I choose to see 2018 as the year i defined who i am & what i'm made of. Because through it all, my heart still found a way to say- i trust You, i love You, i am grateful to You, my Lord & Savior. Merry Christmas & God bless you all. 💛

A post shared by KRIS AQUINO (@krisaquino) on Dec 24, 2018 at 11:20am PST