On April 4, Kapamilya artist Enzo Pineda recalled his father’s battle against COVID-19.
During a media conference for their upcoming movie Dok, Pineda detailed how he and his father got COVID-19.
“It was my brother’s birthday party. Alam niyo po minsan nagiging–nawawala ‘yung pag-iingat natin, so doon po ako nahawa ng COVID. Bisita, but my Dad wasn’t in the area.
“But my Dad wasn’t in the area, sa bahay. Somehow nasa area din ako, nahawa pa rin siya. So yeah.
“Naagapan namin agad actually, kasi nagkaroon siya ng Pnuemonia, very minor. Tinawagan siya ng doctor na habang maaga pa, pumunta na siya agad ng hospital kasi of course, karamihan po sa atin, minsan inaantay po natin na maging malala.”
He then detailed how he took care of his Dad, Partylist Congressman Enrico Pineda, while they both had COVID and were still in the hospital.
“My Dad was admitted for a week. Ako naman po, he asked–the doctor told him na pwede siyang magsama ng companion basta naka-PPE. So, nagpaalam ako sa Dad ko. Sabi ko, ‘Dad, pwede bang ako na lang sumama sayo.
“Can you ask the doctor kung okay lang ba na may dalawang positive patients sa isang room?’ ‘Kung mas malala ba ‘yung symptom ng isa, mas mahahawa ba ako?’ Hindi naman daw. So pinayagan ako.
“So ako po ‘yung nag-alaga sa Dad ko for almost a week. Parehas po kami. Siguro po kapag may inuutos ‘yung Dad ko, regardless with anything, ako po ‘yung Go-To guy.”
He even revealed getting his Dad a massage chair to help alleviate his breathing.
“Hindi po, hindi po, tapos inadvice pa ng doctor na bumili ng massage chair, kasi healthy daw po sa mga COVID patients na nakahiga tapos nandito ‘yung mukha. Mas maganda ‘yung breathing.
“So ako po ‘yung nag-arrange ng massage chair, paano ba iaakyat. Kinausap ko pa ‘yung mga utility people kung ano ba ‘yung–baka pwede namang iakyat kasi kailangan talaga. So anything na kailangan ng Dad ko ako na po.”
Dok is a movie directed, produced, and written by Atty. Maria Angelica De Ramos.
The first film to premiere at cinemas stars Enzo Pineda, Mickey Ferriols, Rob Sy, LM Mercado, Aryan Akhtar, Potchi Angeles, and Maria de Ramos.
Atty. Maria Angelica De Ramos based the movie on her own experiences against COVID-19. Catch the movie’s premiere on April 6, 2022, in cinemas.
