JAKARTA - The former Government Spokesperson for the Handling of COVID-19, Dr Achmad Yurianto, who passed away on Saturday, May 21, had a final message to convey to his family.
This was conveyed by the younger brother of the late Achmad Yurianto, Edy Suhartono after the funeral procession in Batu City, East Java, Sunday, May 22. Achmad said that the last message conveyed by Achmad Yurianto was that he missed his mother, Rr Mientarti and wanted to return to Batu City.
"When he is sick, he only has one request, he misses his mother, he wants to go home," said Edy, quoting Antara, May 22.
Edy explained that at the request of the seventh child of nine siblings, the family decided to transfer the treatment of the former Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 to the Saiful Anwar Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Malang.
"With all the risk we shift (treatment) to Malang," he said.
Previously, Achmad Yurianto was treated at the Central Army Hospital (RSPAD) Jakarta due to colon cancer. The father of the two boys died after receiving treatment for three days at the Saiful Anwar Hospital in Malang.
He added that Yuri, Achmad Yurianto's nickname, was a person who was very close to Rr Mientarti's mother, who died in 2014. Wherever Yuri would be on duty, he always returned to Batu City to say goodbye to his parents.
"He is very close to his mother. Every time he goes to work he always comes home to say goodbye. If he can't go home, he always calls," he said.
In accordance with the family agreement, Yuri's body was buried right next to the tomb of Rr Mientarti's mother at the Dadaprejo Public Cemetery (TPU), Batu City. The funeral procession is carried out with a military ceremony.
The late Achmad Yurianto was a retired TNI soldier with the last rank of Colonel CKM. He started his career in 1987 as a military doctor and became the Chief Health Officer of the Military Region V Brawijaya.
In 2008, the deceased was trusted to serve as Deputy Head of Level II Hospital Dustira Cimahi, West Java and became Deputy Head of Military Health Region IV Diponegoro, Semarang until 2011.
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