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Spring and summer 2020 have been an unstable time for many, and especially for Fidan Ibishi, 30, of Falkenberg.
His dream trip to Bali with his wife was canceled and he also lost his job as Lernia’s personnel consulting manager due to lack of work.
– So I didn’t think much about the virus. Of course, he had respect and was a bit careful and followed all restrictions, says Fidan Ibishi.
Fidan Ibishi would realize the severity of the virus actually a few weeks later.
“What the hell is going on?”
Fidan Ibishi is the soccer coach of a local soccer team. During a training session, he received a phone call from his sister.
– My little sister was taken to the hospital with a confirmed crown. Every now and then it would suddenly get very close, but they didn’t think the worst would happen. It was impossible, says Fidan Ibishi, who also told Hallands Nyheter.
After four days, they put her to sleep on a respirator.
The news that the little sister was fighting for her life barely had time to land before the next gloomy phone call arrived.
– Then it was my father who was taken to the hospital with respiratory difficulties and high fever. After four days, they also put him to sleep on a respirator, says Fidan and continues:
– What the hell is going on? How is this possible? When they were both on a respirator, it was understood that it was real.
The family had to say goodbye
Fidan describes the early days as an “eternal wait.”
– There was a lot of waiting. You were at home and waiting for a call you became addicted to the phone. You were prepared for the worst all the time and time stopped, says Fidan Ibishi.
On June 5, the whole family gathered at the hospital.
Fidan’s father, Rahman Ibishi, could no longer fight the virus and the last Fidan heard from his father was, “We will never see each other again, my son.”
– We had to come two by two and say goodbye. My sister was also allowed to join, she was lying next to our father on a respirator. There was a lot of love at the time, says Fidan.
Majlinda began to recover
After the father’s death, the family had hope, as Sister Majlinda began to improve.
After wearing a respirator for a month, Majlinda began to speak, write, and eat again.
– It was our hope. She gave us strength. Even though she went through an unimaginably difficult period, she was always positive and made us laugh many times, despite the sadness that existed, says Fidan.
But then came a setback in Majlinda’s recovery.
– You have a clot in your lung. A week later, she fell asleep, says Fidan Ibishi.
How was it?
– It was unreal. It was a difficult period in life. If someone had told me a year ago that this would happen, I probably wouldn’t have been able to. I had perished. But somehow you find the strength to carry on and have the strength.
Fidan looks ahead
Today, Father Rahman and Sister Majlinda are buried next to each other in Falkenberg.
It has been three months since the Ibishi family lost their two family members, which Fidan describes as two energy rocks.
– They spread joy and love to everyone, no matter who. They spent a lot of time together and they were amazing. Somehow I don’t think they would have done it without each other, because they were so close to each other. It was written that it would be like that, says Fidan.
Today, Fidan has found a new job that he likes and is still a soccer coach. He is also thankful for his family and friends who showed up when it was most difficult.
– Soccer became an outlet for me. We won the series and it was like a rematch against the crown. There was a lot of joy and sadness when we won the series and reached Division 5 for the first time. My whole family was in their shoes and that we had to close this shitty year with a series win gave me a lot. Soccer became my refuge, says Fidan and continues:
– You can’t sink in and feel sorry for yourself. All I know is that they don’t exist, why doesn’t it matter. You have to try to remember the good things.
