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"At home I eat alone, sleep
alone. I told my child the truth, but sometimes I give in and cry, without
letting myself be seen. It is a moment, then I pick myself up again."
Ito ang personal na istorya ng
buhay ni Federica Pezzetti, isang 37 taon gulang na medical director ng Cremona
hospital sa Northern Italy, ang nagbigay ng kanyang pahayag sa isang pahayagan sa
Italy na La Repubblica.
Ang doctor na ito ay nagtratrabaho
bilang isang frontline ng isang rehiyon ng bansang Italy na ayon sa data ay
naitalang pinakagrabe ang bilang na naapektohan ng virus dahil sa naitalang
kaso nito.
Sabi umano ng doctor - "One of the things that is becoming more
difficult to manage is that we medical mothers can no longer embrace our
children. Many of us are starting to give in, now we need the psychologist."
Dahil umano sa lumaganap na sakit
na COVID-19, makikitang tao lang talaga ang mga nagtratrabaho bilang health
workers. Marahil napakahirap talaga ng
kanilang dinanas kaya dapat naman masuklian ng mamayan ang paghihirap ng mga
ito sa pamamagitan ng pag-lalagi muna sa mga kani-kanilang bahay.
"the human side of those who
work here, perhaps it could really convince people to take precautions, to stay
at home". – Pezzetti.
Ayon sa panayam, tinanong kung
gaano na katagal na hindi nya nayayakap ang kanyang anak, sagot naman ni
Pezzetti, mahigit na dalawang linggo na rin sa kadahilanang kailangan ng
matinding pag-iingat para hindi makahawa sa kani-kanilang miyembro ng pamilya.
"For more than two weeks,
since it has become so difficult and relentless, I and other mothers and
doctors or nurses from our hospital have had to take precautions at home. I
tried to explain to my seven year old why, telling the truth. When I come home
I eat alone, I keep my distance from my husband, I sleep separately, I pay a
lot of attention."
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"It has happened that I finish
at 03.30 in the morning, go home to sleep, and then return to the hospital at
08.00. I give my son a kiss in my thoughts. There are doctors who have moved
their family to their in-laws to avoid the risk of infection, there is a
neurosurgeon who has not seen his children for three weeks. Everything has
changed." – dagdag pa niya.
Tinanong naman ng La Repubblica
kung naiiyak ba si Pazetti, sagot nito ay “OO” pero wala daw nakakakita sa
kanya.
"Yes. But nobody sees. We cry
alone, secretly, when we are a bit on edge, perhaps in a room. But it is a
moment and then we pick ourselves up again: there is adrenaline, anger, tears.
Sometimes we argue over small things, for gloves that have not arrived or masks
that are not found, it doesn't take much to rattle your nerves. But it is also
true that the entire hospital, I speak for Cremona, has brought out an
unprecedented solidarity: everyone does everything, we all help each other,
hierarchical roles no longer exist." – Pazzetti.
Dagdag pa sa kanyang kwento, meron din umanong takot sa kanyang dibdib
hindi lang para sa kanya, kundi pati na rin sa kanyang pamilya, at ang mga
taong malalapit sa kanya. Nabanggit din nya na ang pagiingat na ito sa ngayon ay
walang humpay.
“We are strong, but there are also
many frailties: when you are very tired and you see ambulances arriving
continuously and you know that the beds are at the limit, you start to give up
because you do not see the end." – dagdag pa niya.
