Karla Estrada reunites with her mother who survived typhoon Yolanda

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<div><img src='' alt='112213-Karla_Main.jpg' width='305' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Karla Estrada was all smiles and relieved now that she has been reunited with her mom in Manila after the latter survived Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban. The actress held a thanksgiving mass at her residence last November 20, 2013, Wednesday. “<i>Ang </i>thanksgiving mass<i> ay para sa</i> safe return <i>ng nanay ko na lahat sila, na sa dinamidami ng sinalanta, ng namatay, na napakaliit</i> <i>ng</i> Tacloban <i>ay na</i>-spare <i>ang</i> family <i>ko kaya talagang</i> thank you very much <i>sa</i> <i>Panginoon,</i>” she said in an interview with the media at her home.</div><div><br/></div><div>Though she was emotional, Karla kept her cool when she reunited with her mom to not stress the latter more. <i>“Sinemplihan ko lang [nong nagkita na kami] kasi ayokong mag-</i>overreact <i>kasi ‘yung nanay ko may</i> tendency <i>maging ‘</i>best actress<i>’ yan </i>so <i>sinemplehan ko lang ang datingan, ‘Oh ang galing mo ma.’ Dinadaan ko sa ano [sa biro], para maging maluwag lang sa kanya ang pagkukuwento.”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>Karla relayed that her mother is traumatized by her experience with Yolanda. <i>“Pagdating niya dito</i> last night, <i>nakaidlip siya pero nakagising siya kasi naririnig niya ‘yung huni ng hangin </i>so trauma<i> bilang sa edad niya ngayon lang niya narasan ang ganon</i>. ‘<i>Yung </i>middle-aged <i>naman talaga ng medyo nakaka</i>-cope up<i> tayo don sa </i>trauma, <i>ang talagang medyo matatanda na at mas bata yan medyo hirap sila sa traumang pinagdadaanan nila.”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>She has scheduled her mom for an appointment with some medical personnel to promote recovery. “Supposedly <i>kanina meron kaming</i> appointment <i>sa </i>doctors, h<i>indi pa niya kaya bumiyahe ulit </i>so <i>nagpa-</i>schedule<i> kami </i>Friday kasi ‘yung debriefing <i>pala hindi pa agad-agad eh. ‘Yung ilang tao na galing sa isang</i> traumatic experience <i>kailangan busugin mo muna, parang nagugutom, kasi tuliro pa sila at hindi ka pa nila maririnig o maintindihan. Siguro si mama mga</i> after two weeks <i>pa kasi ngayon pag tinanong mo siya umiiyak siya eh</i>, very emotional,” she shared.</div><div><br/></div><div>Though Karla is glad to be reunited with her mom, half of her heart is in pain knowing that her other relatives unfortunately were not spared from the catastrophe. <i>“Meron kaming mga tiyuhin na namatay, meron kaming mga pinsan na banda don sa </i>pier<i> ng</i> Tacloban, <i>namatay… Buhay sa amin ito ‘yung</i> immediate family, mama <i>ko,</i> brother <i>ko at ‘yung walong anak. Pero ‘yung mga pinsan na meron kami sa</i> Tacloban<i> na sa</i> thirty, l<i>ahat wala kaming </i>contact <i>sa kanila. Hindi pa namin sila nalo</i>-locate <i>pero meron ng nakarating sa amin na namatay</i>, so <i>‘yun ang hirap kasi hindi </i>100%<i> na masaya.”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>Karla’s brother and his kids were left back at Tacloban to look after their home which was spared from the typhoon. <i>“Nandon pa ‘yung</i> brother <i>ko kasi hindi namin maiwanan ang bahay namin don kasi pati bahay namin na</i> spare<i> eh </i>which<i> hindi nagiba. ‘Yung garahe nasira, ‘yung sasakyan nawasak</i>. Okay <i>‘yung</i> brother <i>ko, nandon pa sila. </i>Okay <i>naman sila kasi ang hirap ng bitbitin dito kasi mamaya hindi wasak ang bahay, pag-uwi don wasak na ang bahay pag-hindi tinauhan.”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>The actress also celebrated her birthday last Wednesday. She was surprised with a party by her close friends. <i>“Sa tagal ng panahon</i> I don’t even remember when was the last time <i>na</i> I was surprised for my birthday with a party,<i> di ko na maalala. </i>For me this is the first time n<i>a sinurpise ako kasi laging ako, </i>so<i> don sa mga nag-abala eh salamat,”</i> she said.</div><div><br/></div>

Karla Estrada shares how she was reunited with her mom after the latter survived typhoon Yolanda.

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