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Content creator Mama Lulu shares what she's most grateful for as she celebrates 69th birthday

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Content creator Lulu Balgos, more popularly known as Mama Lulu, marked her 69th birthday with an interview on social media.</p><p>In an Instagram Reel posted on her son Oliver&#x27;s page, Mama Lulu shared what she was most grateful for at 69.</p><p>&quot;I am very thankful that I live a very wonderful life with my husband, with my five children, and with my two grandchildren,&quot; she said. &quot;Living my life now is a bonus, a blessing.&quot;</p><p>When Oliver asked about her greatest accomplishment reaching 69, Mama Lulu quipped: &quot;I outlived my husband. He is skinnier (laughs). But he would laugh at that joke because he loves laughing.&quot;</p><p>Asked about the best qualities as someone who has a zodiac sign of Leo, Mama Lulu highlighted their loyalty.</p><p>&quot;We are very loyal... I never remarried after your father,&quot; she highlighted.</p><p>In the comments section of the interview video, Oliver revealed Mama Lulu&#x27;s biggest birthday wish this year.</p><p>&quot;Mama&#x27;s biggest wish is to reach 1 million followers on our YouTube by end of the year. Please subscribe to our otakoyakisoba YouTube account if you haven&#x27;t. We&#x27;re about 30,000 followers away! So close! ❤️&quot; he posted.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-11" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbjgUHJmSwv/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A11%2C%22os%22%3A28415750.5%2C%22ls%22%3A3702908%2C%22le%22%3A3703137.7999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="876" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-11" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;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><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Back in July, Mama Lulu reflected on the hardships and sacrifices she endured before becoming one of social media’s most beloved personalities.</p><p>Through a Facebook post published on Oliver’s page, she looked back on her time as a nursing assistant and the financial responsibilities she carried while supporting her family.</p><p>“#throwback photo from when I was still working as a nursing assistant. I do miss those days sometimes. I had to think about money for my husband’s dialysis and my children, but it was rewarding,” Mama Lulu wrote.</p><p>She also recounted the uncertainty of starting over after moving from the Philippines to the United States, where she accepted jobs outside her comfort zone while adjusting to a new life.</p><p>“After moving from the Philippines to the US, I worked retail part-time. A co-worker who became my best friend referred me to work at the Department of Labor in San Francisco. I pretended I knew how to type. Fake it until you make it. Unfortunately, 9/11 happened. I got laid off,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/10/18/content-creator-mama-lulu-s-kids-surprise-her-with-a-trip-to-the-philippines-1855" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Content creator Mama Lulu&#x27;s kids surprise her with a trip to the Philippines</strong></a></div><p>Following the setback, Mama Lulu pursued the career she had long dreamed of and worked toward becoming a certified nursing assistant.</p><p>“So I thought, why not become what I always wanted to do? I had to study and get my certification to become a nursing assistant. I relied on my unemployment checks for my tuition fee. Just imagine 30-plus years of being a housewife and catering food. It was a tough change. I was a single mom in a foreign country,” she continued.</p><p>While she once considered becoming a registered nurse, Mama Lulu eventually decided to work as a caregiver, primarily assisting hospice patients.</p><p>“Instead of moving up as a registered nurse, I chose to become a caregiver instead, mostly for hospice patients. Eventually, my husband passed. My body also gave out physically, so I had to stop,” she said.</p><p>Despite everything she endured, Mama Lulu concluded her post by expressing gratitude for the experiences that shaped her.</p><p>“Regardless of the challenges, I wouldn’t change the experience for anything,&quot; she remarked.</p>