Before Dying, Edric Tjandra's Father Said He Wanted to Rest

Kapanlagi.com - The father of artist Edric Tjandra, Benny Effendy Tjandra, has been buried at San Diego Hills Memorial Park, Karawang, West Java, on Thursday (23/11/2023). After the burial procession, Edric Tjandra's brother, David Theodorus, explained the chronology of their beloved father's departure.

"On Monday, the 20th, at 12 noon, dad finished lunch and then watched TV as usual in the living room at 1 o'clock. Dad asked to go to the bathroom because he had a stroke on his left side. The nurse took him to the bathroom and then came back. Dad said, 'I want to rest now,'" said David Theodorus at Diego Hills Memorial Park, Karawang, West Java, on Thursday (23/11/2023)

"When he came back, he shook his head, and the nurse held his head and suddenly said, 'Uncle, do you want to sleep or something?’, but he remained silent," David added.

1. Unconscious

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When Benny Effendy became unconscious, the nurse immediately called David to see his father's condition directly. Previously, David felt that his father had left the world when he saw his father's condition directly.

"Finally, the nurse called me upstairs, I went downstairs, yeah, I held my dad, at that time my dad's tongue still came out three times, like sticking out. After that, his eyes became dull, closed, I felt he had gone," he said.

2. Taken to the Hospital

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To ensure his father's condition, David then took Benny Effendy to the nearest hospital.

"But as children, 'how can it happen so fast, maybe fainted,' my wife immediately called the security guard, carried my father to my car, to the nearest hospital, tried (to have him examined) everything. But, indeed, it is God's will that my dad has to be with God above," he said.

3. Suffering from Stroke

David explained that, for the past year, his father has been suffering from a stroke. In fact, his father has also undergone physiotherapy in Madiun.

"Papa had a stroke about a year ago, and he has gained weight. Last year in March, then in July, he was able to walk again because he participated in physiotherapy in Madiun, but Papa is like that," he said.

"Papa's hobby is eating. When he went there, his weight dropped significantly to 70 kg. When he returned to Jakarta two weeks later, he was 78-80 kg. It's difficult for him to walk again. Last week, he just returned from the hospital, and we checked his MRI and everything," he concluded.

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