JK: We Pray For Mr. SBY To Get The Best Treatment

JAKARTA - Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla responded to the health condition of the 6th President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who was sentenced to prostate cancer. He hopes that the Speaker of the Democratic Party of the Upper House gets the best treatment so that he can recover from his illness.

"We pray for the presence of God so that Pak SBY can receive the best treatment so that he can return in good health," JK said in a written statement, Tuesday, November 1.

JK always sends prayers for SBY because of his closeness as a friend. Moreover, JK had served as vice president where SBY sat as president.

Previously, it was reported that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) would undergo medical treatment abroad because he was said to be suffering from prostate cancer. SBY's prostate cancer is still in its early stages.

The Personal Staff of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ossy Dermawan, said that the medical treatment will be carried out at a foreign hospital specifically dealing with prostate cancer. SBY, he continued, has also contacted President Joko Widodo regarding his treatment plan abroad.

"In accordance with the ethics and manners adopted by Mr. SBY, he has called Mr. President Jokowi to report plans for treatment abroad," Ossy told reporters, Tuesday, November 2.

The president, he continued, also sent a team of palace doctors to accompany SBY for treatment.

"President Jokowi gave a good response and said that one or two members of the Presidential Doctors Team would assist in the treatment," said Ossy.

Not mentioning that the former chairman of the Democrat Party's health has declined, Ossy said that so far SBY has continued to carry out daily activities, such as waiting for Lavani's volleyball club to practice, paint, read and write, exercise and other activities.

"Mr. SBY asks for prayers from his friends in particular and the Indonesian people in general so that the medical treatment carried out can run well," said Ossy.