He was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2014, when he was taken to the hospital after he collapsed following the West Java Regional Sports Week in Bekasi. He decided to retire as a professional athlete.

Episode nestapa mantan atlet yang pernah mengharumkan nama daerah dan negara tak kunjung memasuki babak akhir. Pernah berjaya di gelanggang dan bergelimang prestasi, kisah mereka suram saat jatuh bangun meniti kehidupan.