Separation Anxiety of a child

I didn't feel much with this pandemic when it had created the worst situation in our lives. Not until 3 days ago a mother with her children ran away from a hospital in their location and came to our place by night travel. This place is their hometown as well. We didn't learn about it, but as soon as the sun rises in the east, groups of barangay officials were gathered in their vicinity and later the police came together with the ambulance. Someone tipped the authority.

The news spread quickly in our barangay and it happened that I had a transaction near their area. I learned that her daughter was a 4-year-old with congenital heart disease and tested and proven positive. The child was about to be transported to a General hospital in Baguio for total isolation and medication but the mother illegally moved out the patient and ran away from the facility and came in our barangay.

Reactions from netizens after the news was posted in our local FB page was divided. Some are judgemental, some are mothers like me and felt sympathetic towards the mother. Critics criticized the action of the mother but in conclusion, they all wished for the recuperation of the child. Even in our community, some were negative. Discussions arose after hearing the whole story, we felt compassion towards the family especially the mother. But we can't tolerate her action but we understand her. I tried to put myself in her shoes and weighed the situation. I could have done the same. With this news of erroneous tests on patients that even having flu, cough or a slight cold, you could become positive with Covid. Pneumonia and asthma become Covid. The rapid test is inaccurate. Your test result will become positive after the test and pay for it but after another test, your result will become negative. Men! we are humans not guinea pigs for Christ sake! Why release testing kits with inaccuracy. Fear and uncertainty will surely feed in your heart and mind as a mother after hearing those things. When you know your poor daughter has a heart failure and will be left alone in a new environment with strangers around and cries your name without you, how would you feel as a mother? We are not even sure if it is truly Covid or just a result of poor body resistance.

That moment I was like in the middle of 2 giant rocks. I tried weighing the situation in my head.

As a mother, I likewise won't allow my daughter with a heart failure to be alone in a new environment. They are mostly children with the age of feeling of separation anxiety.This stage is where the child is afraid of being separated from the person she is intimate with.

Anyway ... I am not like her. In every situation, I still gave a thought of the other side. My point here is the breach of protocols onto where the mother did not follow. I get it that she is doing her role as a mother but she didn't think her responsibility towards her fellow. We are under quarantine because of what she's done. I am not blaming her but I'm just stating my thought and the visible fact and result of mothers love. I do understand the point of the feeling of sympathy but when we do sympathize even though we know that we are endangering others, we cannot call the action right. At this point, mothers love do conquer everything but sometimes it also brings disaster to others. Perhaps there are ways she can do to be with her daughter. At least she tried to asked the attendant if she can be isolated with her daughter than to run away. Regarding the situation of the daughter,If it was me, I will give them a threat that if something would happen to my daughter without me, I will turn the world upside down.

But! there is this question, that what if it is a mistake. Or I can even sense that it is a mistake. How come a child with a heart failure get contaminated with COViD when they only stayed at home? Family members test is negative. Or is there no presence of Covid virus in the child after all?

The story was so puzzling though. But my point is, this Covid doesn't kill us. It is anxiety, depression, trauma, stress and hopelessness and false news that kills us.

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