Leonardo Sánchez Martínez was afraid to see seven family members die in a unit intensive care (UCI) por COVID-19 made him resist until the end of reaching one clinic seeking medical care
When he got sick, also because of him virus, decided to stay at home in Santa Marta, despite the symptoms getting worse every day.
Leonardo was confident with his own strength and one natural treatment recommended him nearby, he could bear havoc from coronavirus on your body.
However, nothing worked for him and although he fought and persisted for two weeks, the virus eventually led him to death at the age of 43.
The passing away was registered at 6pm last Monday, April 12, and it is Body He was lying on the bed in his room, from where he was removed by the health authority just two days later.
A death that could be avoided
His brother Jaime Alberto Sánchez Martínez, in the midst of the pain that overwhelmed him because he family members dear, believe Leonardo may have done it survived get medical help in a center on time healthcare
“He was a young, healthy and healthy person who had the desire and strength to live for many years to come,” he recalls.
He regrets that nothing and no one was able to get Leonardo to change his opinionNot even at his most critical moment, which unlike asking for help, all he wanted was to be left alone.
“He overcame several episodes where he was short of breath and choked.
There were days when he woke up better so I thought he was going to get better, unfortunately his health got complicated and there was nothing to do, ”says Jaime.
Leonardo was afraid of going through the same suffering as his other family members in an ICU. It was no less; in a year of the pandemic, this disease took his Grandma, up to three uncles, From cousins and a brother
“There are 8 family members who have left painfully because of this virus that makes no distinction. My brother didn’t want to go to the clinic because our family members were intubated and later died, which scared him. He preferred to die at home, ”Sánchez said.
Jaime says what happens to his family resembles a horror movie because of the successive deaths and social stigmatization he has now endured for having his brother lifeless in the house for several days.
“The neighbors in the urbanization, despite the tragedy we faced as a result of this new loss, attacked and insulted us because Leonardo’s body had been in the room for over 32 hours and we didn’t know what to do,” adds Jaime adds. who lived in the same house.
Only until Wednesday (April 14) in the morning, officials of the Health Secretary They granted the request and transferred the body to the morgue to apply the protocols.
“My relatives didn’t pay attention to this virus, they didn’t take care of themselves, they thought it was harmless; My brother, although he already knew how dangerous it was, did not take good care of him, nor was he saved. All this tragedy should serve as an example to the whole world, so that they take care of themselves and never hesitate to go to a clinic, because only in this way are there opportunities to be saved, ”said Jaime Sánchez.