Veteran doctor Cherry Abu has been taking care of patients who were infected or are under investigation for the novel coronavirus disease at theShe knows all too well the risks of her job, being an infectious disease specialist for 15 years now. But nothing prepared her for what came next: she herself caught the coronavirus, followed by her mother-in-law. Days later, her loved one succumbed to the disease.
On March 21, I received the news that my patient tested positive for COVID-19 and I consented to having my own test done. I expected to be alone in the hospital as I jokingly told my sister that I felt like a leper. Everything I needed was just left outside my room and I had to do everything else by myself. Of course, I was still able to see my nurse and another infectious disease specialist, my friend, who took care of me.It was difficult knowing Mama was confined in the floor below me. I was sure she had an even more difficult time than me because she was 74 years old and she needed to use a hearing aid.
On March 28, I was discharged after having improved, and was instructed to continue home quarantine for the next 14 days. I also tested positive for COVID-19.t's hard to grieve when a loved one dies of COVID-19 – because how do you? With whom? And where? My mother-in-law died alone, though only physically because we knew the Lord was with her all throughout. Following protocol, she had to be cremated within 24 hours.
Even if my husband had been updating him about Mama not getting better, he was surprised about the cremation, that her ashes would be the only thing he would see of his wife. They also said that anyone from our house was not allowed to go out as people might get infected, even if they just passed by the street. When my husband asked how we could get our daily needs they said that we should call them first, and they would buy for us, and that we should also entrust to them even our ATM cards if we do not have cash.
The following day, March 31, the city chief of police came to our house to investigate and my husband gave him details about what transpired the previous night, clarifying that it was not the police who cordoned off our house. He assured us of protection.
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