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Nagpahayag ng galit si Dennis Thomas Tudtud sa mga nagpakalat ng fake news tungkol sa kondisyon ng kanyang inang si Dr. Helen Tudtud, isang pathologist sa Cebu City, bago ito bawian ng buhay dahil sa COVID-19.

Ipinahayag ni Dennis Thomas Tudtud sa Facebook ang kanyang mga sentimiyento matapos kumpirmahing namayapa na ang kanyang inang si Dr. Helen Tudtud, isang pathologist sa Cebu City, noong Biyernes ng gabi, March 27, dahil sa COVID-19.

"Mommy Helen has gone now and my heart is breaking. She was admitted March 17. I was still able to have video calls with her on March 18 to 21. On March 21, her condition deteriorated but she was fighting to stay alive. On March 23, her vital signs began to stabilize. She was fighting. It was only today that Mommy Helen took a different turn," bahagi ni Dennis.

Kasunod nito, nagpahiwatig ang huli ng galit at pagkadismaya sa mga taong nagpakalat na namatay ang kanyang ina noong March 18 pa lamang.

Sambit niya, "But even before my mom passed away, rumors were already circulating that my mom has died, as early as March 18!! Some heartless people even posted it all over social media. My mother was still fighting to stay alive but people were already killing her!"

Ang ama ni Dennis na si Dr. Dennis Tudtud, isang oncologist, ay positibo rin si COVID-19 kaya, aniya, mahirap para sa kanya na madinig ang ganitong mga haka-haka tungkol sa kondisyon ng kanyang mga magulang.

"Do you know how painful it is to have both parents admitted and both in serious and guarded condition and yet you hear news saying that our mother has already died, when she is still holding on and fighting to stay alive?

"We understand the fear. We understand the panic. But do these heartless people not understand how much more fear and panic that we are in? Then came the police cordoning our entire compound. What for? We never breached the quarantine protocol! People treat us like some STATISTICS they see on Facebook or on the news. We are PEOPLE, too! It can happen to you and your family too," matapang na pahayag ni Dennis.

Nilinaw pa niya na hindi nila alam kung saan nakuha ng kanyang ama at ina ang virus dahil hindi naman daw pumunta ng ibang bansa ang mga ito ngayong taon.

Bahagi niya, "We did not choose this virus. We do not even know where Mommy and Daddy caught it. My parents NEVER left the country since this year. THEY NEVER WENT TO ITALY OR FRANCE recently.

"We are NOT the virus and yet people are treating us like we are. We don't know why this happened to us. We may never know why. All I know is that MY HEART IS BREAKING and I can't hug my sweet and loving MOMMY HELEN ever again."

Dugtong pa niya, "I will miss her laughter. I will miss everything about her and I will never see her again. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS MOMMY. Please watch over us as you always do. Please whisper to Daddy to keep on fighting and to stay alive."

Sa huli, hiling ni Dennis na ipagdasal ang kaluluwa ng kanyang ina.

Nagpasalamat din ito sa COVID-19 frontliners sa Bgy. Talamban sa Cebu City sa pagpoprotekta sa kanilang pamilya, at sa mga tumulong sa kanila sa panahon ng crisis na ito.

Wika niya, "To my friends and family, please pray for Mommy Helen's eternal repose. Please continue to pray for Daddy that he will not stop fighting.

"I, however, would like to give special mention to the baranggay Health workers of Talamban like Grace Son who are so kind to us and as well as the military despite cordoning us made us feel protected in some way thanks to people like Captain Joven Taneo. They are to be commended as frontliners too because they risk themselves as well to face the risk of this dreaded virus. Thank you for your service.

"And of course to the ever supportive residents consultants and nurses and everyone in Perpetual Succour Hospital and to all who donated to us food groceries medicines and blessings and most of all prayers in this trying time. I will make a separate thank you message to all of you."