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'This is my now': Kris Aquino struggles with lupus flare

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<p>MANILA - Actress-host Kris Aquino, sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, has shared a video on Instagram showing her struggle with lupus flare fever for the past two weeks. </p><p>&quot;This is MY NOW… i wanted you to see the pain and struggle so that you will continue to pray. I have a Lupus Flare fever now. It’s been more than 2 weeks,&quot; Aquino wrote on Instagram.</p><p>The video showed a visibly thinner Aquino with slight bruises on her arms and legs and red spots on her face. She also showed her temperature reaching 38.5 degrees Celsius. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH6IfnvTpw6/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3982716.700000286%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body&#x27;s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs, causing inflammation and potential damage. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/695c3y2Msv0??si=Ov_lcRHRFAAS3Ix6&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>A lupus &quot;flare&quot; or &quot;flare up&quot; is a measurable increase in disease activity in one or more organ systems involving new or worse clinical signs and symptoms and/or lab measurements, according to the <a href="https://www.lupus.org/resources/what-is-a-flare">Lupus Foundation of America</a>. </p><p>Aquino has been diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, Churg Strauss/EGPA, systemic sclerosis, and lupus.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/22/24/kris-aquino-reveals-she-has-lupus-vows-to-keep-fighting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kris Aquino reveals she has lupus, vows to keep fighting</a></div><p>Last month, Aquino confirmed that she and her <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/30/kris-aquino-reveals-new-romance-with-ph-based-doctor-details-split-with-mark-leviste-1600" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doctor boyfriend</a> have called it quits. <strong><br/></strong></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4QJLuKBMUA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Actress-host Kris Aquino, sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, has shared a video on Instagram showing her struggle with lupus flare fever for the past two weeks.</p>

Actress-host Kris Aquino, sister of the late President Benigno Aquino III, has shared a video on Instagram showing her struggle with lupus flare fever for the past two weeks.