Man buries mum who died of Covid
Managing the bodies of Covid-19 patients is something that Abdul Razak Nordin, 34, has become accustomed to, as he is considered a "seasoned" volunteer in handling funeral preparations for such cases.
But nothing prepared him when he had to bury his mother, Patimah Ibrahim, 68, who succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday at the family home in Seksyen 20 here.
He could not hold back his tears on Monday when he accompanied his mother's body from the hospital to the cemetery.
Razak said it was hard, but he had to remain strong to see through his mother's funeral as his father, Nordin Saeran, 70, and his other siblings could not go to the cemetery.
Since he was a volunteer in handling Covid-19 remains, Razak said, he had been authorised to manage his mother's body with the help of five others.
"My brother (Zulkarnain) had rushed her to Shah Alam Hospital and the doctor confirmed that the cause of her death was Covid-19 pneumonia.
"A few hours before she died, I talked to her via video call and I could see that she looked tired.
"I never thought that was the last time I would see her alive."
He said his mother had requested her children to accompany her remains to the cemetery when she died, and he was
grateful to have fulfilled his mother's wish and that he could see her face for the last time before she was taken to the cemetery.
"The hardest moment for me was when her body was being lowered into the grave, knowing that would be the last time I saw her," said Razak, who works at the Selangor Islamic Religious Department.
Since his family could not be at the cemetery, he had asked a friend, also a volunteer, to broadcast the funeral via Facebook for them. On his mother's health, Razak, who is the youngest of seven siblings, said she had diabetes and had lost two of her right toes due to it.
"I hope what I have shared here will be a reminder to all about death and that Covid-19 is not fiction.
"It is real. We must fight it, including getting the Covid-19 vaccine." - NST
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