‘Biggest triumph of my life’
"This is the biggest triumph of my life," said Ziaul Hassan, who was over the moon after successfully taking his ailing mother to the hospital on his motorbike, that too while carrying a 20-kg oxygen cylinder on his back.
Earlier, a picture of the mother-son duo on the back of a motorbike had gone viral on social media. After his mother was released from the hospital, they took pictures, holding up a V-sign.
Later, Ziaul wrote on Facebook, "After six days, I'm going back home, following my mother's treatment. Her oxygen saturation level had decreased to 70. Carrying eight litres of liquid oxygen and a 20-kg oxygen cylinder on my back, I took her to the hospital."
"Today, my kind-hearted mother is returning home, with oxygen saturation of 96. It is the blessing of Allah. I want to thank the country's people whose sincere prayers helped heal my mother."
Earlier, Rehena Begum, a teacher at Nalchity Government Primary School, could not get results of her Covid-19 test done at Nolachithi Upazila health Complex on April 10. She was then in self-isolation at her residence.
She still did not get the results before getting admitted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) on April 17, said Ziaul.
Ziaul, an officer of Jhalakathi Krishi Bank, told The Daily Star, "My mother's oxygen saturation rapidly decreased. Dr Mehedi [medical officer of the heath complex] told me to admit her at Sher-e-Bangla quickly. But I couldn't get any three-wheeler or ambulance in the lockdown."
"Then I tied the oxygen cylinder to my back, rode the motorcycle with my mother and admitted her at Sher-e-Bangla," he said.
Ziaul underwent Covid-19 antigen test yesterday at the health complex, and it came out positive. But his condition is stable, and both mother and son are under self-quarantine at home, he added.
Dr Moniruzzaman Shahin, in-charge of the Covid-19 ward at SBMCH, said Rehana was released from the hospital after her condition improved.
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