Dan and Miriam Portman from Petah Tikva are the couple who died of corona an hour and a half apart • Their daughter Tamar: "There are no words to describe the grief that fell on the family"
The late Dan and Miriam Portman
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Dan and Miriam Portman, in their 80s in Petah Tikva, are the couple who died of coronary heart disease an hour and a half apart yesterday.
Dan died at Beilinson Hospital while Miriam died at home.
Daughter Tamar Shaham said: "Our parents were natives of the country, built it with their own hands. Father fought in the Israeli wars in the paratroopers' brigade, fought Mitla and the retaliatory actions for national security. For the day she contracted corona. "
"Mother fought in Palmach, as a 16-year-old girl. She worked as a nurse for over 50 years, and after retiring she volunteered at the HMO for many years.
In her last years, she fell ill and was helped by a caregiver Sonita in her daily routine. "
Tamar said of dealing with the disease: "Two weeks ago, Corona's father, mother and caregiver Sonita contracted the disease. We do not know how it happened, but slowly we saw that the symptoms got worse. On Sunday we evacuated Dad to the hospital, and Mom stayed at home under the caregiver's dedicated care. ".
"The treatment Dad received at the hospital improved his condition for a few hours, and we talked to him in a video call at noon. We walked away and were called back to the hospital after his condition suddenly deteriorated. At 17:30 Dad passed away and we said goodbye to him. We went to Mom to visit her, and when we arrived, at 19: "Mother breathed her last. We said goodbye to her, too."
"There are no words to describe the grief that fell on the family, a cruel reality slapped us in the face. Mother was a sick woman, and we knew her days were numbered. But father was a strong man, 84 years old volunteered at Hasharon Hospital for the past 20 years, exercised every day, drove his car to visit "His grandchildren, had their opinion on every matter. And suddenly, with the sharpening of a sharp knife, within a few hours, his voice stopped. And while we were on our way from the hospital to the mother, as soon as we reached her, her voice also stopped."
"Whoever knows them says that in their lives, they liked to sit side by side for hours holding hands and stroking each other. And mother, whose condition was very difficult, waited for father. And when father died, his soul went out, and called mother, gave her hand, and hand in hand ascended together to heaven, "They will forever remain in our hearts, holding hands. The parents left a large, glorious and loving tribe: three daughters, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. May their memory be blessed."