Kapanlagi.com - Jessica Iskandar shares memories of her father, Hardi Iskandar, who passed away at the age of 74. According to Jessica, her father was an extraordinary figure who never scolded her even once.
"For me, my dad is an extraordinary figure. I might be the only child who was never scolded by a father, that's me," Jessica revealed when met at RSPAD Gatot Soebroto, Jakarta, on Tuesday (31/12/2024).
For Jessica, her father's love and patience were very meaningful life lessons. She feels she was always accepted, embraced, and supported even when she made mistakes.
"So whatever I did, even if it was wrong, I was still accepted, embraced, and still supported. So since I was little, I was never scolded by my dad. I learned a lot about love and patience from my dad, it was extraordinary. So I really feel like my dad's little princess," she reminisced.
1. Suffering from Complications
Jessica Iskandar © KapanLagi.com/Daniel Kampua
Jessica also revealed how her father always gave unconditional love until the end of his life. Even when she made mistakes that embarrassed the family, her father continued to support and love her.
"Indeed, since I was little, Dad has always loved me so much, even as I grew up, even when I sometimes made mistakes, embarrassed the family, whatever it was, Dad still accepted me," Jessica added emotionally.
Hardi Iskandar is known to have started struggling with illness since the age of 40. Jessica revealed that her father's health condition had been declining for a long time, and the types of illnesses he suffered from were increasing.
"He has had so many illnesses. Coincidentally, Dad has had many diseases since he was 40 years old," Jessica stated.
The illnesses suffered by Hardi include diabetes, heart disease, cholesterol, hypertension, stroke, and other complications such as kidney, lung, and gallbladder issues. Despite this, Hardi continues to try to undergo treatment.
"Starting with diabetes, it spread to the heart, cholesterol, high blood pressure, stroke, and recently it has added problems with the kidneys, lungs, and gallbladder. Also, another stroke. His illnesses have been long-standing. But still trying to get treatment," Jessica said.
In the final moments, Hardi's condition worsened. Jessica admitted she felt pity seeing her father who could no longer walk and had to be carried to move.
"In the last days, he couldn't walk anymore. If he needed to walk, he had to be carried, his condition was already weak. The last time he fell asleep, he was already on an IV, already being fed. So he wasn't aware of his condition, it was really heartbreaking," she said.
2. Already Tired of Facing His Illness
Jessica also recounted that her father had complained about feeling tired of facing a chronic illness. Hardi even expressed his desire to return to God.
"The deceased may have been complaining like this for the last few years. He was tired, couldn’t take it anymore, wanted to go home," Jessica shared.
On Saturday (28/12/2024), Hardi finally passed away in his sleep. This departure left a deep sorrow for the family, but they are trying to be sincere.
"We as a family, especially the children, feel sorry for him. His pain was extraordinary, because he had taken so many different medications," Jessica said.
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