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Satu lagi potret mantan pejuang Indonesia yang masa tuanya penuh dengan keterbatasan. Kai Atul. Begitu dia dipanggil oleh warga Desa Gendang Timburu, Kecamatan Sungai Durian, Kalimantan Selatan. Hidupnya kini sangat merana. Dia tinggal di rumah panggung berlantai bambu. Pria yang diyakini berusia lebih dari seratus tahun itu juga tak bisa berjalan.

Kai Atul harus dipapah ketika hendak ke kamar mandi atau melakukan kegiatan lain. Namun, dia masih bisa berbicara dengan cukup jelas. "Semangatnya masih kuat," ujar Kapolsek Sungai Durian Ipda Salahuddin Kurdi, Rabu (14/6/2017).

Salahuddin mengatakan, Kai Atul memang hidup dalam keterbatasan ekonomi. Padahal dulu beliau adalah pejuang kemerdekaan. Sekarang cuma tinggal dengan kondisi begini sama keluarganya," imbuhnya.

Dia mengatakan, ruang tengah di rumah Kai Atul hanya berisi tikar dan kelambu putih.

Tidak ada barang mewah. Baju pun hanya digantungkan di pinggir dinding papan.

Dapur juga sangat sederhana. Kai Atul memiliki dua anak yang juga hidup sederhana. Seperti warga lain, mereka berkebun dan bertani dengan penghasilan yang hanya cukup buat makan sehari-hari.

"Dia (Kai Atul) bilang kalau tidak mudah meraih kemerdekaan bangsa. Namun, katanya itu tidak seberapa. Masih jauh lebih sulit katanya mengisi kemerdekaan ini daripada merebutnya dulu," ucap Salahuddin.

Dalam kesempatan itu, Salahuddin memberi sembako kepada Kai Atul. "Tidak banyak, hanya sembako. Semoga bisa membantu keluarga Kai Atul selama bulan puasa ini," ujarnya

Kisah nestapa nenek veteran perang dari Surabaya

Pasca tumbangnya Orde Lama hingga enam kali Presiden RI berganti wajah, nasib veteran BKR Laut, Letnan dua (Letda) Soegeng Setijoso dan istrinya Astusti, yang juga veteran Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), begitu miris. Dengan uang pensiun yang tak seberapa, keduanya menghidupi empat anak yang mengalami keterbelakangan mental.

Mendengar informasi ini, merdeka.com makin tergelitik untuk mencari tahu kehidupan sepasang veteran perang kemerdekaan tersebut. Setelah hampir seharian mencari informasi keberadaan keduanya, akhirnya diketahui kalau mereka tinggal di Jalan Kalibokor Kencana II/12, Surabaya, Jawa Timur.

Di sebuah gang sempit yang hanya cukup untuk dilalui dua kendaraan roda dua saja itu, keduanya tinggal. Sebelumnya, tak ada yang tahu kalau Soegeng dan Astuti adalah bekas pejuang kemerdekaan. Mereka hanya dikenal sepasang tua yang memiliki empat anak dengan keterbelakangan mental.

Sayangnya, saat ditemui Letda Soegeng sudah almarhum. Dia meninggal sejak enam tahun silam. Dan tinggalah Astuti dengan empat anaknya. Dia hidup dari uang pensiunnya yang tak seberapa. "Pak Soegengnya sudah meninggal enam tahun lalu. Sekarang ya tinggal istrinya sama satu orang anaknya. Dua anaknya lagi dititipkan di Liponsos, satunya lagi sudah meninggal saat berada di Liponsos," kata istri Ketua RW VII Kalibokor Kencana, Nur.

Diceritakan Nur dan beberapa warga setempat, dulu sebelum Soegeng dan Astuti diketahui sebagai mantan pejuang kemerdekaan, mereka tinggal di gubuk reot. Baru dua tahun lalu, tepatnya pada 2011, rahasia mereka sebagai veteran perang terbongkar. Saat itu, Soegeng sudah wafat.

"Mereka hidup susah. Bahkan, untuk makan saja susah. Pernah suatu ketika, mereka sudah tidak punya uang untuk makan. Empat anaknya berada di depan rumah sambil membawa rantang plastik meminta makan kepada setiap orang yang lewat," kata Nur bercerita.

Mengetahui kondisi yang amat parah itu, Nur meminta bantuan kelurahan dan pihak kecamatan, yang akhirnya ikut datang ke gubuk almarhum Soegeng dan Astuti. Bahkan, para perangkat kampung juga membawa dokter dari puskesmas setempat untuk memeriksa kondisi kesehatan seisi rumah.

Warga akhirnya membantu membersihkan gubuk reot milik Soegeng dan Astuti. Saat itu lah, salah satu pegawai kecamatan terkejut melihat 'Surat Tanda Kehormatan Presiden Republik Indonesia' usang yang terbingkai di dinding rumah.

Surat tanda kehormatan itu, ditujukan kepada Letda Soegeng. "Loh ini kan sama persis dengan yang dimiliki ayah saya. Mereka ini veteran perang," kata Nur menirukan kalimat yang terlontar dari mulut pegawai kecamatan.

Lantas mereka mengundang Kodim 0831, Surabaya. "Wah, akhirnya ramai, banyak yang ke sini. Trus dilakukan bedah rumah itu. Sekarang rumahnya bagus. Dan dua anaknya dibawa ke Liponsos, karena di sini tidak ada yang merawat. Sebelumnya sempat dibawa ke Rumah Sakit Jiwa (RSJ) Menur. Karena tidak ada yang tanggung jawab merawat, akhirnya dipindah di Liponsos itu. Satu anaknya lagi meninggal. Tinggal satu itu yang tinggal sama Ibu Astuti," lanjut Nur berkisah.

Sejak saat itu, Astuti banyak dibantu warga sekitar, selain mengandalkan uang pensiun, yang kini hanya Rp 1,3 juta per bulan. Setiap hari, Nur selalu menengoknya, untuk mengetahui kondisi dan kebutuhan sehari-hari yang diperlukan Astuti. "Sekarang yang merawat setiap hari ya Ibu RW (Nur), warga juga ikut bantu-bantu nyumbang," ucap warga yang lain.

Sementara itu, saat ditemui di rumahnya, Astuti dengan tubuh rentanya menyambut dengan senyum ramah. Dengan tongkat kayunya, nenek berusia 77 tahun itu berjalan tertatih-tatih. Perempuan tua yang mengenakan kerudung hitam dan daster batik warna coklat itu berjalan ke sudut ruang tamu, menuju tombol stop contak lampu. Ups, lampunya mati.

Akhirnya, dengan hanya penerangan dari balik ruang tengah, Astuti mengisahkan perjuangannya semasa perang kemerdekaan. Mesti tubuhnya yang renta dan ingatan yang kadang menerawang, dia bercerita cukup baik.

Jam dinding menunjuk pukul 18.15 WIB, nenek Astuti pun memulai ceritanya. "Zaman dulu, tentara Jepang itu sangat kejam. Mereka itu paling kejam dibanding Belanda, siapa saja yang bikin salah langsung dibunuh. Tapi dulu itu, jalan kaki nggak pakai sendal kaki tetap kuat, kalau sekarang, biar pakai sandal atau sepatu, kaki tetap kena beling," cerita dia dengan logat Jawa.

Tubuh renta itu, juga menunjukkan surat tanda kehormatan untuk suaminya dari Presiden Soekarno, yang masih menempel rapi di dinding rumah. "Sekarang ya sudah pensiun. Sejak almarhum Bung Karno tidak lagi memimpin, saya dan suami saya tidak lagi di kesatuan. Kami hidup ya dari uang pensiun, tidak pernah ada bantuan apa-pun dari pemerintah," kata nenek renta itu menerawang.

Di balik surat itu, terdapat tulisan tangan dari almarhum Soegeng, yang ternyata itu adalah nyanyian ciptaannya selama masa perjuangan, berikut fotonya. Lirik lagu itu berjudul "Hiburan Gerilya". Berikut petikan lagunya:

Di mana aku berada ini

jauh ayah dan ibuku

Kelelahan yang menimpa diri

tak mengenal waktu

Siang malam aku menderita

rintangan silih berganti

Berat senjata yang kubawanya

tetap kusayangi

Tetapi apa dayaku harus menetapi

ibu pertiwi mengharap jasaku

Mengabdi pada nusa dan bangsa

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