A FORMER Thomasian fencer is in the fight of his life.
Three-time UAAP epee champion Ryan Angelo Lopez was diagnosed with brain hemorrhage in September last year and had an operation the following month. Doctors had spotted an abnormal tangle of vessels in his cerebellum, causing false sensations and pain.
With part of his skull removed, he said he could no longer play fencing.
“I’ve been having migraines since I was a kid so I was used to dealing with that kind of pain. But this time it’s different,” said the 23-year-old Lopez.
Lopez did not immediately receive treatment owing to financial difficulties. He said his family was still hard up following the death of his father due to heart attack.
Prayers and financial support began pouring in after his story was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last April 25. Lopez received a call from TV host Edu Manzano, who promised to ask his friends at the UST Hospital to provide some assistance.
If the operation succeeds, Lopez plans to go back to work and enroll at the Faculty of Civil Law.
Lopez underwent operation last May 16 at the UST Hospital. Chenny V. Ramos and Nikka Lavinia G. Valenzuela
