LOVE Radio DJ Nicole Hyala has revealed that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is scheduled for surgery next month.
On her radio program and Facebook page on Monday, June 23, Nicole, whose real name is Emmylou Gaite-Tiñana, said the diagnosis came as a surprise after receiving the results of a recent biopsy.
“Napag-alaman namin na recently yung resulta ng aking biopsy… ako daw po ay merong thyroid cancer,” she said. “At ang sakit at ang saklap sa katotohanan.”
Nicole said she learned about her condition two weeks ago and will undergo a full thyroidectomy in July.
Despite the challenge, she expressed strong faith and optimism: “Difficult na and scary and crazy world that we live in, and it’s important that we continue to have faith. Faith means trusting even if the storm is raging.”
In a lighter moment, she joked, “Ay, feeling ko ang balik sa akin ni Lord nito, ‘Tinanggal lang kita ng thyroid, dadagdagan kita ng boobs.’”
Nicole also shared a message of strength for others facing illness: “I’ve survived storms that could’ve drowned me and this is just another wave I know I can ride, with God beside me,” she said.
She ended her post with a defiant note: “Thyroid cancer. You’re just another name and I have faith in the One who’s above all names. So let’s do this, thyroid cancer. You picked the wrong girl. Mali ka ng kinalaban, ’wag ako!”