Nadine Lustre’s father has semi-colon sign tattooed on hand in memory of son

Gary Ann  Lastrilla

<p> </p><p>Nadine Lustre’s father Ulysses took to his Facebook account to share that he had a semi-colon sign tattooed on his hand. The semi colon is said to symbolize mental health and suicide prevention awareness, with the hashtag ‘#keepgoing.’ </p><p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='683' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fulysses.lustre%2Fposts%2F1485385518217443&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe></p><p>This is after Nadine’s brother Isaiah reportedly committed suicide a week ago.</p><p>READ: <a href='http://http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/13/fresh-scoops/nadine-lustre-writes-an-emotional-message-for-her-169797'><u>Nadine Lustre writes an emotional message for her brother Isaiah</u></a></p><p>“I shout to everybody, the awareness. I'm planting seeds to stop the pain of loss thru depression. This is a battle against unforseen enemy. I believe that if we know the sickness we can have a cure. I heed the support of everyone to go on. Your likes and share will help me to go on. Thank you,” he wrote in the caption. </p><p>Likewise, he also posted a video of his hand after he got inked. </p><p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='745' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fulysses.lustre%2Fposts%2F1486773558078639&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe></p><p>In a separate post, Ulysses addressed comments about his gesture. </p><p>“An exaggeration? In my heart I know that what I'm doing is for a better purpose and I'm not asking for anything in return. I'm just making a huge sacrifice for Isaiah. The more moral support the more this awareness will burn. This is not an issue of popularity anymore. This is an issue of unselfishness to make a concrete example that this sickness is here.”</p><p>“And If I can help find a cure, I would gladly sacrifice my anonymity. And even myself.<br/>If this is exaggerated, then I should keep this to myself and try to be selfish like the people who say this is,” he said. </p><p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='745' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1486773541411974%26set%3Da.1077558579000141.1073741828.100002380274168%26type%3D3&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe></p>

<p>This is after Nadine’s brother Isaiah reportedly committed suicide a week ago.<p>READ: <a href='http://http://push.abs-cbn.com/2017/10/13/fresh-scoops/nadine-lustre-writes-an-emotional-message-for-her-169797'><u>Nadine Lustre writes an emotional message for her brother Isaiah</u></a><p>“I shout to everybody, the awareness. I'm planting seeds to stop the pain of loss thru depression. This is a battle against unforseen enemy. I believe that if we know the sickness we can have a cure. I heed the support of everyone to go on. Your likes and share will help me to go on. Thank you,” he wrote in the caption. <p>Likewise, he also posted a video of his hand after he got inked. <p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='745' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fulysses.lustre%2Fposts%2F1486773558078639&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe><p>In a separate post, Ulysses addressed comments about his gesture. <p>“An exaggeration? In my heart I know that what I'm doing is for a better purpose and I'm not asking for anything in return. I'm just making a huge sacrifice for Isaiah. The more moral support the more this awareness will burn. This is not an issue of popularity anymore. This is an issue of unselfishness to make a concrete example that this sickness is here.”<p>“And If I can help find a cure, I would gladly sacrifice my anonymity. And even myself.<br/>If this is exaggerated, then I should keep this to myself and try to be selfish like the people who say this is,” he said. <p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='745' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1486773541411974%26set%3Da.1077558579000141.1073741828.100002380274168%26type%3D3&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe>

<p> <p>Nadine Lustre’s father Ulysses took to his Facebook account to share that he had a semi-colon sign tattooed on his hand. The semi colon is said to symbolize mental health and suicide prevention awareness, with the hashtag ‘#keepgoing.’ <p><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='683' scrolling='no' src='https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fulysses.lustre%2Fposts%2F1485385518217443&width=500' style='border:none;overflow:hidden' width='500'></iframe>

The semi-colon sign is said to symbolize mental health and suicide prevention awareness, encouraging people to keep going.

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