Sa Facebook post ni Leandro Castillo Resurreccion IV, inanunsiyo nito ang pagpanaw ng kaniyang ama na si Dr. Leandro L. Resurreccion III, Pediatric Transplant Surgeon.
Nasawi ang doktor bunsod ng Acute Respiratory Failure dulot ng COVID-19 bandang 6:25, Martes ng umaga (March 31).
“There were no hugs, there were no kisses, and there were no goodbyes. As a matter of fact, the last time I saw him, he was still able to smile. It gives you a kind of heartbreak that I cannot even explain,” pahayag ng nakababatang Resurreccion.
Ibinahagi pa nito na kung paano nagsimula ang doktor bilang Pediatric Transplant Surgeon.
“When I was 13 years old, he was certified as a Pediatric Transplant Surgeon in the Westmead Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He was offered to stay there but he chose to come home because at that time there were no Pediatric Transplant Surgeons in the country. And we needed one. He did not do it for money nor for prestige, but because he was needed. He always embodied a kind of fiery passion for his profession but he always spoke of what the country needed together with such passion,” dagdag nito.
Sinabi ng nakababatang Resurreccion na ito ang nais niyang maalala at hindi ang sitwasyon ng paglaban sa COVID-19.
Hindi lamang aniya nagsilbi ang doktor bilang kanilang ama. Nagsisilbi rin aniya ang doktor na “Citizen of The World” na tumulong mag-alaga at lumaban sa nakakahawang sakit.
Nagpasalamat din ito sa 57 taong buhay ng kaniyang ama at sa lahat ng nagparating ng suporta sa gitna ng laban sa COVID-19.
“I hope I am not looked down for this, but I appeal to the National Government. Your efforts this lockdown have been commendable because I have seen firsthand how the battle against Covid 19 has been fought on with full force but I appeal that we may have a more coherent plan in order to test everyone and isolate. Let us break the chain,” dagdag pa nito.
Umapela rin ang nakababatang Resurreccion sa publiko na manatili sa bahay kung hindi naman kailangang lumabas.
“Let us not only protect our loved ones, but also our frontliners in this fight against this ravaging enemy. If we lose those who protect us, who else will?,” aniya pa.