{"id":5583,"date":"2020-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:02:00","slug":"don-batayola-physical-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=5583","title":{"rendered":"Don Batayola, Physical Therapist"},"content":{"rendered":" <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/imageholder\/uploads\/Don_Batayola.jpg?w=810\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <p><p>Don Batayola &ndash; a Physical Therapist in New Jersey &ndash; passed away due to COVID-19. Don Batayola was 41 years old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To his loved ones and the people whom he had worked with, Don Ryan Batayola&rsquo;s legacy as a worker at the frontlines combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is marked with selflessness, humility, and devotion in taking care of others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fondly called as Batz, the 41-year-old Cebuano occupational therapist (OT) succumbed to COVID-19 while working at the frontlines in New Jersey last April 4, 2020. Batz&rsquo; passing came as a shock, and even a painful one since his friends and family couldn&rsquo;t be by his side during his last moments &ndash; an agony shared among those who lost their loved ones to the virus.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;He was a generous giver, and a brother that always shared his blessings not only to his family, relatives but also to his friends and loved ones. He has always been a selfless man who thinks of you and ensures you are okay,&rdquo; added Bernard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cebudailynews.inquirer.net\/303812\/selflessness-looking-out-for-others-a-cebuano-frontliners-legacy\">CDN<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?page_id=303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please help us in adding details.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/p><p><\/p>\n \n \n<p><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Batayola &ndash; a Physical Therapist in New Jersey &ndash; passed away due to COVID-19. Don Batayola was 41 years old. To his loved ones and the people whom he had worked with, Don Ryan Batayola&rsquo;s legacy as a worker at the frontlines combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is marked with selflessness, humility, and devotion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[48,7019,15],"tags":[6922,1051,114,5746,113,792,6921,6710,6709,6224,6923,6924,6434,6435],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/imageholder\/uploads\/Don_Batayola.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8112,"url":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=8112","url_meta":{"origin":5583,"position":0},"title":"Zhang Junfeng, Manual Therapist","date":"April 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Zhang Junfeng \u2013 a Manual Therapist in Russia \u2013 passed away after suffering from COVID-19. 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