Los Angeles, California – In a rare and moving moment of admiration, the personal physician of Kris Aquino has come forward to publicly praise the Queen of All Media—not for surviving another painful day of her ongoing health battle, but for something even more extraordinary: her courage, kindness, and will to uplift others despite her suffering.

Dr. Albert Mitchell (not his real name, to protect privacy), one of the specialists overseeing Kris’s complex treatment in the U.S., spoke to a small group of Filipino supporters outside the medical facility where Kris is undergoing immunotherapy for her autoimmune diseases.

“I have seen many strong women in my career,” the doctor said. “But Kris Aquino is in a league of her own.”

She Refused to Cancel Her Visit to a Fellow Patient

According to Dr. Mitchell, Kris recently insisted—despite a day of severe allergic reactions and weakness—on visiting a young Filipino cancer patient admitted in the same hospital. The child, a fan of Kris from her TV days, reportedly wished to meet her idol, unaware that Kris herself was fighting her own battle just a few rooms away.

“We advised her not to go. Her blood pressure was low, her breathing was unstable. But she looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘That little girl needs hope more than I need rest,’” Dr. Mitchell revealed.

With the help of nurses and a wheelchair, Kris made her way to the pediatric ward, holding the child’s hand and whispering, “You are strong. You will make it.”

The girl’s parents wept.

Not Just a Survivor—A Giver

Though Kris has remained mostly private about her medical condition, she occasionally updates fans through social media—often with visible bruises, swollen arms from IV drips, and a fragile voice.

But this story wasn’t shared by Kris herself—it was her doctor who chose to reveal it, stating that the Filipino people deserve to know how extraordinary their idol truly is behind the scenes.

“She doesn’t just fight her disease. She fights for others too,” he said.

What Makes This Even More Remarkable

Kris is currently being treated for multiple autoimmune conditions, including Churg-Strauss syndrome and Lupus-like symptoms, which affect her organs and blood vessels. Her body is fragile, her treatments aggressive. Yet her spirit, it seems, is unbreakable.

Dr. Mitchell admitted:

“I’ve never said this to a patient before. But I am proud to be Kris Aquino’s doctor.”

A Mother’s Strength, A Nation’s Symbol

Behind her fame, Kris continues to fight not just for herself, but for her children—Josh and Bimby, who remain her biggest motivations. She has said in past interviews that “I want to live, not for fame, but to see my boys grow up.”

Now, after this new account from her doctor, fans are seeing another layer of her strength: the selfless woman who uses her pain to lift others.

The Queen Still Reigns — In Heart and Spirit

Though she may no longer rule over TV ratings or appear in glitzy showbiz events, Kris Aquino remains a queen in the truest sense—a woman of unmatched resilience, grace, and compassion.

As her doctor said with quiet admiration,

Find out about Kris Aquino’s illness; what are the symptoms and how to prevent it?
The decline in the body of the so-called “Queen of All Media” in the Philippines, Kris Aquino, is noteworthy, which she admitted in her latest Instagram post.

Aquino said, “I admit that my health is far from okay… but we are still doing everything we can right now, to help others.” What is Kris Aquino’s real illness? In 2018, she shared that her situation scared her.

“My body collapsed, in one month I lost 15 pounds. I was scared. Our mom had unexplained weight loss before her cancer diagnosis. That’s why I had my series of blood tests. This is our truth,” Aquino said in an Instagram post on October 3, 2018.

This is referring to her mother, Corazon Aquino, who also suffered a physical collapse and was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2008, who passed away in 2009.

During the medical tests that Aquino underwent, she was afraid that her illness might be a tumor, which they confirmed after the results of the tests were negative.

Aquino was initially diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body’s own immune system mistakenly attacks its own body. An example of someone experiencing this is the famous singer Selena Gomez.

In a separate Instagram post, which has since been deleted, she confirmed that her condition is called “chronic spontaneous urticaria,” an autoimmune disease.

“I am now, and for the rest of my existence will be, on high dosage antihistamines and having the EpiPen will always be crucial. Severe allergies are life threatening because of anaphylactic shock,” Aquino explained of her condition

A person experiencing chronic spontaneous urticaria or CSU develops an unusual and unexpected rash.

According to WebMB, a health website that provides health information, CSU has no clear cause so it is best to see experts such as doctors.

The rash lasts from 30 minutes to 24 hours and is expected to occur frequently.

If the CSU is severe or prolonged, it is also expected to experience several symptoms such as fatigue, pain or swelling of the joints, redness of the face, neck or upper chest, and rapid heartbeat.

WebMB adds that CSU can affect anyone, but it is more common in women. CSU is “idiopathic,” or has no specific cause.

Here are some of the things that can trigger or worsen a person with CSU: alcohol, bathing with warm water, humidity (or dryness of the environment), Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen, scratching the skin, spicy foods, and tight clothing.

To prevent this, it is necessary to first avoid things that can trigger the disease. In case of a rash caused by CSU, high-dose oral antihistamines are required as per the doctor’s advice.

If antihistamines are not enough, expect doctors to prescribe steroids, followed by antihistamines.

There is no cure for CSU, but the chance that symptoms may disappear within a year of diagnosis is 30%-50%. Symptoms can still be experienced even after five years, as symptoms usually last from one to five years.

In a 2020 study by Peter Stepaniuk, Manstein Kan, and Amin Kanani, titled “Natural history, prognostic factors and patient perceived response to treatment in chronic spontaneous urticaria,” 30% of patients with CSU improved within two years, and 16% lasted for 10 years or more.

According to the data released by the study, men with CSU usually improve within 33 months, and up to 48 months in women.