Valenciano, 58, has been living with diabetes since he was 14. In May 2018, he underwent an emergency open heart surgery after his doctors discovered that his left anterior descending artery was blocked due to diabetes.That same year, Valenciano also revealed that he had kidney cancer.

On December 14, Valenciano tweeted: “Lord… I’m going to need your miraculous touch to get me through tonight and the next few nights to come. Help me not lose the sense and spirit of Christmas in the middle of all@these challenges. Kindly help in keeping me healthy at all times Lord. In Your name Jesus I pray. Amen.”
After his cryptic tweet, Valenciano took to the microblogging site to share that he is “getting much better.”