In his family of five, he was seen as the quietest, helpful but at times could be headstrong.He went for a 3 years tahfiz school but later decided he could not cope so the parents placed him in a regular school.At the beginning of his Form 5 year or maybe a few months before the exam, he was diagnosed with "germ" cancer (short for germination,I think) which is common among teenagers.But the good thing is it has 70% chance of complete recovery via chemo treatment.So Irsyad went through chemo.The cancer marker came down to normal but the tumour shrunk only an inch or a cm.Irsyad was devastated (he was after all budak lagi...17) and felt lied to by the docs and just clamped up, withdrawn etc.Her parents never stopped berikhtiar.
I thought he looked better before I left for my holidays in Europe.Bila balik, I was practically seeing a dying boy.Then we brought him back to the docs..by now they had to drain water out of his lungs...the cancer had spread to his lungs and liver.But we were still hopeful and another full cycle of chemo was supposed to take place once the water in his lungs cleared.Irsyad was in much pain after they tebok his lung.They gave him morphine.I visited him last Sunday.That was the last time I saw him.His mom said he got worse on Wednesday and by Thursday nothing pleased him anymore except being with his parents.
"Ummi, usaplah rambut Uda (his home name)" he asked his mom.Sal said dia makin manja di saat-saat akhirnya.
When he refused to eat, his dad would encourage him to have something.He'd say,"Abah suapkanlah".
And today I had the blessings of Allah meeting his best friend of his tahfiz school days..Ashraff.He is also suffering from cancer but he pulled through after dah nazak last year.Kata mak Ashraff (who came with him to visit) Irsyad was the only friend Ashraff spoke with cos' hanya mrk faham penderitaan masing2. Ashraff dulu pun mcm Irsyad...withdrawn etc and he has only started to walk again the last two months.He is now in between treatments but he is cheerful dan mudah berborak now,kata maknya.Ashraff tak sempat dgn jenazah but insisted nak ke kubur Irsyad.So Irsyad's dad bawak dia ke kubur after they solat Jumaat.Biarlah puas hati dia saying the final goodbye.Kita doakan Ashraff will recover fully.
I must record that Irsyad's eldest sister was so badly affected that she had her seizure dlm masjid while orang sedang nak solat jenazah.I thought she was going...she went blue in the face and just shook non stop.Then she teriak.I had never seen her like this.Besarnya ujian Allah dan sabarnya si Sal ni!Kak Ngah,Ummi,Sal and Yayan came to cool her off.I tried but Yayan said I should not have tarik her leg and to just let it be.Lepas tu we let her rest and sleep.
According to Nabihah, the weeks Irsyad was in the hospital, they became very close.N took care of him when Sal had to solat ke hapa ke.Bila Irsyad jemu just lying down, N would put him on the wheelchair and bawak Irsyad pusing2. Irsyad enjoyed this most.N pandai bake cakes..masa sihat, Irsyad would want this cake and that (bila dia org tak berkelahi..:))) And N told me the set of blue towels I gave Irsyad were much used by him masa dia sakit baru-baru ni.One thing about Irsyad..he knew how to appreciate gifts by the aunties and cousins.
Well Irsyad, thank you for the happiness you gave us and semoga kita semua berjumpa di jannah nanti.
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