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Being reluctantly exiled is foreigner's worst nightmare

The Jakarta Post CITY News
Saturday, February 03, 2001

By Multa Fidrus

JAKARTA (JP): No one expects to find themselves stranded in a foreign country, far from home, without friends or relatives to share their sorrow But this is the bitter reality of life in the immigration quarantine center in Kalideres, West Jakarta.

Seventy-six foreigners, including two women, are currently being held in the center Most of them are waiting and hoping the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will find third countries that will accept them, while others just want to be sent back to their home countries.

Like birds, many of them are locked in four-meter-by-four-meter rooms with barred doors। In these small rooms they sleep, eat, wash and dry their clothes, bathe, pray and go to the toilet. With only 56 cells, some of the detainees must double up.

The corridors were filled with unpleasant smells when The Jakarta Post visited the center last week। Most of the cells were dirty and the walls covered with graffiti. The majority of the foreigners in the quarantine center are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and different African countries.

A 20-year-old, handsome Afghan, Zahid Khan, stood behind the bars of his cell and flashed a friendly smile as the Post approached हिम.

"There is too much fighting in my country I don't want to go back there," he opened the conversation in English.

Behind Zahid, a football coach from Pakistan, Najib Karim, seemed troubled. He was standing, looking out the window and talking to himself while pointing at something outside, beyond his bars.

Meanwhile, in a cell across the corridor, a 27-year-old man asked the Post to call him Jim Morrison Jr. He said he had spent 12 years in his cell. "I just want papers to write," said the young man who claimed to hail from Jupiter.

He repeatedly referred to a Linda Goodman. "Linda wakes up again, Linda is my teacher," he said, adding that he loved Indonesia and wanted to stay here forever.
It was obvious he suffers from mental illness, and he is not the only one.

A 45-year-old man from China, Chen Lik Chon, was standing in his room holding his penis. He has been detained at the quarantine center since January 1995. He did not speak, but made a gesture to ask for a cigarette.

Jamaican Joseph Horrison, who has been detained since March 1995, did not stop shouting and banging on the door of his cell.

Another detainee, a 21-year-old Croatian named Danco Jiavic, sat quietly in his cell and stared blankly at the door. He has spent three years in the cell. "I want to go back to my country, but I don't have a ticket," he said, adding that he only had the T-shirt and shorts he was wearing.

"I am very sick now and my teeth are becoming soft. I cannot sleep for weeks," said the man, who claimed to be an orphan. He said he was caught by immigration officers at Tanjung Priok Port in early 1998.

Other detainees have complaints about their health. A 41-year-old Iraqi who has been held for eight months said he was suffering from kidney and prostate problems. Before he was taken to the quarantine center, he was hospitalized twice in Jakarta.
The man said he had a wife and child in Iran, and he wanted UNHCR to relocated him to a third country. "I don't want to go back to Iraq. There is always war, bombs, gunshots until I can do nothing."

Three Africans from Sierra Leone -- Benjamin Norman, 25, Melvin Valentine, 24, and Abu Kamara, 18, also are seeking the help of UNHCR. "We don't want to die here. Please tell UNHCR that we think of our future," they told the Post.

A Sri Lankan, Gengatharan, said he would leave the quarantine center next week because he had received refugee status from UNHCR. He does not want to go back to his country because of the war there.

Jamaludin, 47, the only Malaysian in the center, said he lost his passport last month and hoped to return home soon.

All of the detainees are being held at the center for immigration violations. Those who have travel documents can be deported with the help of their respective embassies here. But problems arise when they do not have any papers to prove their citizenship.

John Charles Sawor, 75, is the oldest detainee and he said he has been quarantined since 1955. He claims to be an American journalist from a reputed paper who was assigned to cover the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955. He said he lost his passport and the United States refused to accept him because he had no documents.

John said he wanted to die here. Holding a small radio, he said he had no more hope for life. It is difficult to understand him because he mumbles his words. His tearful eyes were almost closed. His room was squalid and packed with dirty clothes. "I am alone in this world," said the Native American.

John is one of a number of foreigners who do not have to remain in their cells. He has gained the trust of the immigration officers and has the freedom to walk by himself around the quarantine center, or even in the surrounding neighborhood.

Help

According to the head of the complex, Hatomy, the quarantine center is facing numerous problems. "The main problem is funding. The government does not allocate funds to treat those detainees who have mental problems," he told the Post by phone on Monday.

He said the center can only afford to take detainees to a nearby medical clinic for treatment or to a hospital in Tangerang for those who are seriously ill.

"For a long time, we have been expecting the government to provide a medical doctor to treat the sick. We also expect foundations or non-governmental organizations to lend us a hand to cope with the problems," he said.

Hatomy said caring for the foreigners posed a heavy burden. "We want to send them back to their countries, but we don't have the money to buy them tickets."

The embassies of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq also have financial problems that prevent them from helping return the detainees to their countries, he said.

Indonesia currently houses about 880 illegal immigrants who entered the country without proper documents.

According to a report issued last month, UNHCR has granted refugee status to 386 foreigners and is processing 368 others. The status of the other detainees remains unresolved.

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Kanker Bukan Lagi Ancaman

Penyakit kanker sudah tidak lagi jadi ancaman yang mematikan bagi kehidupan manusia sebaba para penderita kanker kini memiliki harapan hidup yang lebih lama dengan ditemukannya tanaman “Keladio Tikus” (Typhonium Flagelliforme/ Rodent Tuber) sebagai tanaman obat yang dapat menghentikan dan mengobati berbagai penyakit kanker dan berbagai penyakit berat lainnya.

Tanaman sejenis talas dengan tinggi maksimal 25 sampai 30 cm ini hanya tumbuh di semak yang tidak terkena sinar matahari langsung. “Tanaman ini sangat banyak ditemukan di Pulau Jawa,” kata Patoppoi Pasau, orang pertama yang menemukan tanaman itu di Indonesia.

Tanaman obat ini telah diteliti sejak tahun 1995 oleh Prof Chris Teo K.H, yang juga pendiri Cancer Care Penang dari Universiti Sains Malaysia. Lembaga perawatan kanker yang didirikan tahun 1995 itu telah membantu ribuan pasien dari Malaysia, Amerika, Inggris, Australia, Selandia Baru, Singapura, dan berbagai negara di dunia.

Di Indonesia, tanaman ini pertama ditemukan oleh Patoppoi di Pekalongan, Jawa Tengah. Ketika itu, istri Patoppoi mengidap kanker payudara stadium III dan harus dioperasi 14 Januari 1998. Setelah kanker ganas tersebut diangkat melalui operasi, istri Patoppoi harus menjalani kemoterapi (suntikan kimia untuk membunuh sel, Red) untuk menghentikan penyebaran sel-sel kanker tersebut.

“Sebelum menjalani kemoterapi, dokter mengatakan agar kami menyiapkan wig (rambut palsu) karena kemoterapi akan mengakibatkan kerontokan rambut, selain kerusakan kulit dan hilangnya nafsu makan,” jelas Patoppoi.
Selama mendampingi istrinya menjalani kemoterapi, Patoppoi terus berusaha mencari pengobatan alternatif sampai akhirnya dia mendapatkan informasi mengenai penggunaan teh Lin Qi di Malaysia untuk mengobati kanker.

“Saat itu juga saya langsung terbang ke Malaysiauntuk membeli teh tersebut,”ujar Patoppoi yang juga ahli biologi.

Ketika sedang berada di sebuah toko obat di Malaysia , secara tidak sengaja dia melihat dan membaca buku mengenai pengobatan kanker yang berjudul Cancer, Yet They Live karangan Dr Chris K.H. Teo terbitan 1996.

“Setelah saya baca sekilas, langsung saja saya beli buku tersebut. Begitu menemukan buku itu, saya malah tidak jadi membeli teh Lin Qi, tapi langsung pulang ke Indonesia ,” kenang Patoppoi sambil tersenyum.

Di buku itulah Patoppoi membaca khasiat typhonium flagelliforme itu. Berdasarkan pengetahuannya di bidang biologi, pensiunan pejabat Departemen Pertanian ini langsung menyelidiki dan mencari tanaman tersebut. Setelah menghubungi beberapa koleganya di berbagai tempat, familinya di Pekalongan Jawa Tengah, balas menghubunginya.

Ternyata, mereka menemukan tanaman itu di sana. Setelah mendapatkan tanaman tersebut dan mempelajarinya lagi, Patoppoi menghubungi Dr. Teo di Malaysia untuk menanyakan kebenaran tanaman yang ditemukannya itu.

Selang beberapa hari, Dr Teo menghubungi Patoppoi dan menjelaskan bahwa tanaman tersebut memang benar Rodent Tuber. “Dr Teo mengatakan agar tidak ragu lagi untuk menggunakannya sebagai obat,” lanjut Patoppoi.

Akhirnya, dengan tekad bulat dan do’a untuk kesembuhan, Patoppoi mulai memproses tanaman tersebut sesuai dengan langkah-langkah pada buku tersebut untuk diminum sebagai obat.

Kemudian Patoppoi menghubungi putranya, Boni Patoppoi di Buduran, Sidoarjo untuk ikut mencarikan tanaman tersebut. “Setelah melihat ciri-ciri tanaman tersebut, saya mulai mencari di pinggir sungai depan rumah dan langsung saya dapatkan tanaman tersebut tumbuh liar di pinggir sungai,” kata Boni yang mendampingi ayahnya saat itu.

Selama mengkonsumsi sari tanaman tersebut, isteri Patoppoi mengalami penurunan efek samping kemoterapi yang dijalaninya. Rambutnya berhenti rontok, kulitnya tidak rusak dan mual-mual hilang. “Bahkan nafsu makan ibu saya pun kembali normal,” lanjut Boni.

Setelah tiga bulan meminum obat tersebut, isteri Patoppoi menjalani pemeriksaan kankernya. “Hasil pemeriksaan negatif, dan itu sungguh mengejutkan kami dan dokter-dokter di Jakarta ,” kata Patoppoi.

Para dokter itu kemudian menanyakan kepada Patoppoi, apa yang diberikan pada isterinya. “Malah mereka ragu, apakah mereka telah salah memberikan dosis kemoterapi kepada kami,” lanjut Patoppoi.

Setelah diterangkan mengenai kisah tanaman Rodent Tuber, para dokter pun mendukung Pengobatan tersebut dan menyarankan agar mengembangkannya. Apalagi melihat keadaan isterinya yang tidak mengalami efek samping kemoterapi yang sangat keras tersebut. Dan pemeriksaan yang seharusnya tiga bulan sekali diundur menjadi enam bulan sekali.

”Tetapi karena sesuatu hal, para dokter tersebut tidak mau mendukung secara terang-terangan penggunaan tanaman sebagai pengobatan alternatif,” sambung Boni sambil tertawa.

Setelah beberapa lama tidak berhubungan, berdasarkan peningkatan keadaan isterinya, pada bulan April 1998, Patoppoi kemudian menghubungi Dr.Teo melalui fax untuk menginformasik an bahwa tanaman tersebut banyak terdapat di Jawa dan mengajak Dr. Teo untuk menyebarkan penggunaan tanaman ini di Indonesia .

Kemudian Dr . Teo langsung membalas fax kami, tetapi mereka tidak tahu apa yang harus mereka perbuat, karena jarak yang jauh,” sambung Patoppoi. Meskipun Patoppoi mengusulkan agar buku mereka diterjemahkan dalam bahasa Indonesia dan disebar-luaskan di Indonesia.

Dr. Teo menganjurkan agar kedua belah pihak bekerja sama dan berkonsentrasi dalam usaha nyata membantu penderita kanker di Indonesia. Kemudian, pada akhir Januari 2000 saat Jawa Pos mengulas habis mengenai meninggalnya Wing Wiryanto, salah satu wartawan handal Jawa Pos, Patoppoi sempat tercengang.

Data-data rinci mengenai gejala, penderitaan, pengobatan yang diulas di Jawa Pos, ternyata sama dengan salah satu pengalaman pengobatan penderita kanker usus yang dijelaskan di buku tersebut.

Dan eksperimen pengobatan tersebut berhasil menyembuhkan pasien tersebut. “Lalu saya langsung menulis di kolom Pembaca Menulis di Jawa Pos,” ujar Boni. Dan tanggapan yang diterimanya benar-benar diluar dugaan. Dalam sehari, bisa sekitar 30 telepon yang masuk. “Sampai saat ini, sudah ada sekitar 300 orang yang datang ke sini,” lanjut Boni yang beralamat di Jl. KH. Khamdani, Buduran Sidoarjo.

Pasien pertama yang berhasil adalah penderita Kanker Mulut Rahim stadium dini. Setelah diperiksa, dokter mengatakan harus dioperasi. Tetapi karena belum memiliki biaya dan sambil menunggu rumahnya laku dijual untuk biaya operasi, mereka datang setelah membaca Jawa Pos.

Setelah diberi tanaman dan cara meminumnya, tidak lama kemudian pasien tersebut datang lagi dan melaporkan bahwa dia tidak perlu dioperasi, karena hasil pemeriksaan mengatakan negatif.
Berdasarkan animo masyarakat sekitar yang sangat tinggi, Patoppoi berusaha untuk menemui Dr. Teo secara langsung. Atas bantuan Direktur Jenderal Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan Departemen Kesehatan, Sampurno, Patoppoi dapat menemui Dr. Teo di Penang. Di kantor Pusat Cancer Care Penang, Malaysia , Patoppoi mendapat penerangan lebih lanjut mengenai riset tanaman yang saat ditemukan memiliki nama Indonesia .

Ternyata saat Patoppoi mendapat buku “Cancer, Yet They Live” edisi revisi tahun 1999, fax yang dikirimnya di masukkan dalam buku tersebut, serta pengalaman isterinya dalam usahanya berperang melawan kanker. Dari pembicaraan mereka, Dr. Teo merekomendasi agar Patoppoi mendirikan perwakilan Cancer Care di Jakarta dan Surabaya.

Maka secara resmi, Patoppoi dan putranya diangkat sebagai perwakilan lembaga sosial Cancer Care Indonesia , yang juga disebutkan dalam buletin bulanan Cancer Care, yaitu di Jl. Kayu Putih 4 No. 5, Jakarta , telp. 021-4894745, dan di Buduran, Sidoarjo.

Cancer Care Malaysia telah mengembangkan bentuk pengobatan tersebut secara lebih canggih. Mereka telah memproduksi ekstrak Keladi Tikus dalam bentuk pil dan teh bubuk yang dikombinasikan dengan berbagai tananaman lainnya dengan dosis tertentu. Sumber (Milis Alumni Smandel)

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