Perak Covid-19 patient writes down heartfelt farewell note before facing death alone

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These were the last words of Ahmad Mohamad Talib, 58, to his wife and children, before he died from Covid-19 at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) here, on 18 November. – Pic courtesy from Fika Maira Facebook

Tolong doa dan terus solat hajat. Abah mintak maaf. Jaga diri semua.” (Please pray and continue performing solat hajat. Forgive Abah. Take care, everyone).


Images of the message, which was scribbled on a piece of paper, went viral on social media after they were shared by his daughter, Syafiqa Humairak, 32, on her Facebook page.

She said she was not allowed to keep the sheet of paper on which her father’s message was written, for fear that it was contaminated with the virus.

“He wrote the notes before he was sedated. He was not able to talk. We also managed to make a video call to him before he was in a comatose state,”

Syafiqa said all of her family members, including her 1-month-old nephew, tested positive for the virus, and most were not able to attend her father’s funeral.

“It only took a week for the virus to kill my father. I hope people will take this virus seriously and observe all the safety measures set by the Health Ministry,” said Syafiqa, who lives in Penang.

Source : NST; BERNAMA