Dimples Romana opened up about the recent health scare of her husband, Boyet Ahmee, on Tonight With Boy Abunda. “I thought I was going to lose the love of my life,” said the Kadenang Ginto actress.
Dimples said Boyet has sleep apnea and his heart would stop when he snored. He recently had a successful operation to clear his nasal passage and was told to go on a soft diet for two weeks. “After one week, gutom na gutom ang asawa ko. Hindi niya napigilan sarili niya.” He ate miswa with ground meat and six slices of bread.
Afterwards, he woke up in the middle of the night, vomiting blood. He was rushed to the hospital. Dimples said, “Takot ako sa dugo kasi leukemia ang kinamatay ng kapatid ko at 41 namatay si Papa. Parang nag-flashback sa akin lahat. Baka mawala itong asawa ko.”
“Ang dami naming blessings ngayon e—natakot ako na baka may kapalit. Sabi ko nga, ‘Lord, kunin mo na ang lahat pero hindi ko kayang maagang mawawala si Boy. Puwede akong walang pera, pero walang pamilya, hindi ko ata kaya.’”
Dimples said Boyet wanted her to go to her scheduled taping that day, but she refused, of course. “Hinayaan ko siyang sabihin lahat ng gusto niyang sabihin dahil naramdaman kong natatakot siya. Hindi niya maamin sa akin na natatakot siya, so pinapaalis niya ako. Hindi ako umalis. Doon lang ako kasi kailangan ako ng asawa ko.”
When he woke up after the operation, he told her that he loves her. “It was so special to me because all I could think about was how excruciating it was for my husband. Kakaopera lang ng lalamunan niya. Grabe ang pagmamahal na naramdaman ko.”
He now says I love you more often. Prior to this, they weren’t the type to be vocal about their feelings. “Ang pagmamahalan namin ay alam kong mahal niya ako, alam niyang mahal ko siya. Pero iba pala ang nabibigay ng ganoong mga pagkakataon. Baka kinailangan na rin naming pagdaanan ‘yon. Nagkaroon ng ibang meaning para sa akin ang ‘for better or for worse, in sickness or in health.’”
Dimples and Boyet have been married for 16 years and have two kids, Callie and Alonzo.
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