Malaysians In Need Of Help

Boy needs aid for transplant

2010-07-26T06:38:00.000-07:00

From: The Star

JOHOR BARU: A 10-year-old boy suffering from thalassemia since he was one desperately needs a stem cell transplant.

Liew Chon Kong has been undergoing blood transfusions every month at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital since he was four.

Lam Mei Lin, 37, said Chon Kong, the elder of two sons, has been suffering from constant headaches and extreme fatigue since young.

Painful remedy: Chia (left) showing a medical equipment used by Chon Kong while mother Lam looks on yesterday.

“The doctors have said the best option now is to go for the transplant, as frequent blood transfusions put him at risk of an iron overload.

“Such overload can damage his heart and liver,” she told a press conference organised by Johor MCA Public Complaints Bureau chief Chia Song Cheng.

Lam, an administration officer at a factory, added that none of her family members had matching stem cells.

She had spent more than RM28,000 to search for a match via the Sultanah Aminah Hospital as well other hospitals in Singapore, but to no avail.

“I have since consulted a transplant team at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, who has informed us that they have found a match.

“However, the suitable stem cells as well as the transplant cost about RM350,000 and the surgery is scheduled for October,” she said, adding that her husband was an air-conditioning technician.

Lam added that she had managed to collect RM50,000, but needed help from the public to raise the rest of the amount.

“I appeal to the public for their kindness as my son’s life depends on the surgery,” she said.
Chia hoped people could show their kindness to Chon Kong’s family.

Well-wishers can contact the Johor MCA headquarters at 07-2233915; or write to the party state headquarters at Fifth Floor, Bangunan MCA Negri Johor, Jalan Segget, 80,000 Johor Baru.

Heart Children Need Help

2010-06-21T02:52:00.000-07:00

From: NST 21st June 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: Five children, born with complex congenital heart diseases, need to undergo corrective heart operations to lead normal lives.

Six-month-old Ahmad Dhani Aryan Muhammad Sukri has pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum where the blood vessel to the lungs is completely disconnected from the right heart chamber.His father Muhammad Sukri Abdul Aziz, a technician and mother Siti Zuati Jafri, an administrative assistant, have already spent RM25,000 to install a Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt to connect the blood vessel to the upper limb with the blood vessel to the right lung when Ahmad Dhani was a week old last December.

He also underwent an operation to enlarge the connection between the upper chambers of the heart costing RM30,000 at Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Ampang on May 20.

The couple earn a combined income of RM3,310. Sukri said they had no more savings left to pay for the corrective heart operation.Vason Nanda Chandra, 18 months old, underwent an operation to close the holes in his heart on June 10. The operation cost RM30,000.

He now needs corrective heart operation to avoid irreversible lung damage which would predispose him to serious lung infections. He also suffers from Down's syndrome.His mother S. Vijaya Letchumi, 35, a housewife, said her husband Chandra Sena had abandoned them. "My younger sister, earning RM1,000 a month, is supporting us and I receive RM240 from the Welfare Department."

Nineteen-month-old Phang Ker Xing has only one effective pumping heart chamber as well as a hole in her heart. She requires a Glenn shunt operation costing RM40,000 to connect the blood circulation from the upper part of the body to the blood vessel to the lungs in order to reduce the workload of her heart.Her father Phang Wu Thong, 21, a technician earning RM900 and mother Yea Wen Kee, also 21, a customer service executive earning RM1,510, cannot afford to pay for her operation.Vilasnidevi Achu Naidu, 18 months old, the adopted child of part-time lorry driver Annathurai Ratnam, 45, and housewife Minah Ayappan, 25, needs RM41,000 for a Glenn shunt operation to enlarge the connection between her heart's two upper chambers.

Vilasnidevi was born with only one pumping heart chamber, with no connecting valve between the left upper and left lower heart chambers as well as no connection between the blood vessel to the lungs. Kendrick Foo Jia Wee, 2, needs a Glenn shunt operation to repair the narrowing between the left and right blood vessels to the lungs, costing RM36,000.His father Foo Chee Keong, 35, an engineer earning RM3,500 and mother Ng Boon Sin, 27, a sales coordinator earning RM2,300, have already paid RM32,000 for installing two BT shunts to supply extra blood to the lungs.

Those who wish to help these children can send their cheques, with their names written on the back, made payable to The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No. 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Bayi jantung berlubang perlu bantuan RM45,000

2010-01-05T22:03:00.001-08:00

Oleh Siti Haliza Yusop

Yusopshyusop@bharian.com.my

KEADAAN Dammea ketika ditemui di Pusat Perubatan Gleneagles Intan, di Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang bayi perempuan berusia hampir lima bulan, Dammea Darwisya Mohamad Zaki, yang dikesan menghidap jantung berlubang atau kecacatan septum ventrikel (VSD), memerlukan sumbangan RM45,000 sebagai pembayaran pembedahan bagi memperbetulkan kegagalan fungsi jantungnya.

Kata ibunya, Farah Abdillah, 31, penderitaan anak keduanya itu tidak disedari keluarga memandangkan beliau lahir sebagai seorang bayi normal yang sihat dengan berat 3.1 kilogram (kg). “Lubang di jantung Dammea hanya dapat dikesan pada imbasan kali kedua memandangkan kedudukannya agak tersorok ketika diperiksa pada kali pertama.

Bagaimanapun, sebelum itu, doktor sudah mengesan keganjilan apabila jantung dan paru-paru kirinya didapati membesar, “Sejak dikesan menghidap VSD, Dammea lebih banyak menghabiskan masa di hospital,” katanya yang berasal dari Kuching, Sarawak. Farah yang kini bercuti tanpa gaji sejak November lalu bagi membolehkannya memberi tumpuan kepada Dammea berkata, doktor memaklumkan pembedahan berkenaan diperlukan bagi memperbaiki saluran injap bayinya itu.

“Walaupun saya diberitahu pembedahan ini berisiko, namun sebagai seorang ibu, saya mahu melakukan yang terdaya buat Dammea kerana kasihan terpaksa melihat beliau berhadapan dengan masalah kesihatan pada usia sekecil itu.

“Bayangkan, bagaimana perasaan saya sebagai seorang ibu apabila melihat sendiri kesakitan Dammea yang sering tercungap-cungap, tidak aktif seperti bayi seusianya dan saiz badan yang semakin mengecil disebabkan penyakit ini,” katanya ketika ditemui di Pusat Perubatan Gleneagles Intan, Jalan Ampang, di sini, semalam.

Farah memaklumkan, beliau dan suami, Mohamad Zaki Bustahar, memohon keprihatinan masyarakat negara ini memandangkan tidak mampu menyediakan jumlah yang diperlukan bagi pembedahan itu. “Pada masa ini, suami hanya bekerja sendiri dengan pendapatan kurang RM1,000 dan saya pula sudah beberapa bulan bercuti tanpa gaji bagi memberi perhatian kepada penjagaan Dammea,” katanya. Sebelum dipindahkan ke Gleneagles, Dammea menjalani rawatan di Hospital Sarawak (SGH) saja.

Orang ramai yang bersimpati dengan penderitaan bayi itu boleh menyalurkan bantuan kepada Berita Harian dengan menulis nama penerima di belakang cek dan dialamatkan ke Bahagian Kewangan/Unit Kebajikan, NSTP, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Grant Them Their Wish

2009-10-08T01:47:00.000-07:00

From: NST Online

KAJANG: Slow learner Abdul Wafi Md Yunus, 24, loves to play bocce, a game similar to lawn bowls, and wishes that he has a new pair of jogging shoes.

This is because he believes he has a better chance of qualifying for the "Special Olympic National Games" with them. The games will be held in Perak in June next year.

Bocce is played on natural soil or asphalt courts while lawn bowls is played on grass or synthetic surfaces.Wafi is one of 13 students involved in the open employment programme conducted by the Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa in Kajang. He packages straws for a beverage company.

Housewife Aznita Md Noor wants a new toy for her son, Ahmad Taufiq Abdullah, 5, who is autistic. She said it would help him improve his concentration and motor skills. Taufiq is also attending special classes run by the association.

Wafi and Taufiq are among the 336 children and adults chosen to take part in the "Grant A Wish on Children's Day 2009" project initiated by Rainbow of Life Forces (Rolf) to help the disabled and those with learning disabilities.The project, which began on Sept 1, will end on Nov 15.

Rolf works with non-governmental organisations in the country to raise funds for various projects.In this project, a person gets a wish and the public can play the role of genie by granting them that wish. New Straits Times is the official media partner of the project.

Project manager Fong Chuang Boon said the wish list was a unique way for donors to help the less fortunate. "Those who would like to donate can go to our website and fill in a form. Donors can choose any of the charity houses listed and purchase items based on the wish list.

"Rolf will inform them of the date of the gift presentation," said Fong, adding that all forms must be submitted before Oct 15.The forms can be obtained at www.rolfcommunity.org. Rolf can be contacted at 03-5636 6821 or 019-272 0999.

Send an SMS and make a RM1 donation

2009-10-08T01:45:00.000-07:00

From: NST Online

2009/10/08
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians wishing to donate to the Typhoon Ketsana, tsunami and earthquake fund can now do so through a simple way -- through SMS.

Celcom Berhad, a subsidiary of Axiata Group, is offering its SMS services in an effort to allow more people to donate towards the Tabung Bencana NSTP-Media Prima. Axiata group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jamaludin Ibrahim said the SMS campaign was launched at the group level by all its subsidiaries, namely, XL in Indonesia and M1 in Singapore.

"This is the first time Axiata Group has launched a coordinated group-wide SMS campaign. We hope that Celcom, M1 and XL users would donate generously," he said after handing over a cheque for RM200,000 to Media Prima news and editorial operations executive director Datuk Ahmad A. Talib for the Tabung Bencana NSTP-Media Prima at Balai Berita here yesterday.

Celcom Berhad chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly said Celcom users nationwide would soon be informed of the SMS donation drive. He added the campaign would run for a month from yesterday. To make an SMS donation, Celcom's Postpaid and Prepaid customers will have to type "Derma" and send it to 21999. Each SMS is worth RM1. There is no SMS fee and all proceeds will go directly to the Tabung Bencana fund, said Shazalli.

Meanwhile, Anar Paper Co Sdn Bhd contributed RM5,000 towards the fund yesterday. Those who wish to contribute can donate via maybank2u.com, Maybank ATM, cash deposit machines, cheque deposit machines, Kawanku phone banking and at branch counters nationwide to Maybank account number: 514105-320757.

All cheques should be made payable to "Tabung Bencana NSTP-Media Prima". Donations can also be sent to the Cashier, NSTP, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100, Kuala Lumpur or dropped off at the guard house at the above address.

1Malaysia Earthquake Fund for Asia launched

2009-10-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

From The Star

PORT DICKSON: RTM and international aid organisation Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) have launched the 1Malaysia Earthquake Fund for Asia, said Information, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

“With a network of 100 branches in 40 countries, including in Indonesia, there is no question of IRM’s commitment to humanitarian causes,” said Dr Rais.

He urged Malaysians to donate generously to the fund via cheques or by direct deposit into Maybank account 5621 4270 8704 or CIMB account 1259 0000 804 058.

Further information can be obtained by at the IRM’s website (www.irm.org.my).

“The above information will also be broadcasted on RTM’s channels in the form of crawlers and donation boxes placed at strategic places nationwide,” said Dr Rais said at the launching of the fund at the Information Department’s Media Centre for the Bagan Pinang by-election here yesterday.

The public can also donate to the CIMB-The Star Padang Relief Fund which was launched on Friday.

CIMB Group has donated RM100,000 to kick-start the fund which was set up in collaboration with The Star. The CIMB Foundation will match donations from the public ringgit for ringgit up to RM1mil.

Collection boxes will be placed at the group’s 1,150 branches in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand and at Menara Star.

Customers, corporations and the public can also make donations via cheque or online banking to two collection accounts.

Write your cheques out to the CIMB-The Star Padang Relief Fund and bank them into account numbers 1408 6620 56 (CIMB Bank) or 1404 0000 4891 03 (CIMB Islamic).

12 Beradik Hilang Tempat Bergantung

2009-09-09T19:15:00.000-07:00

" Kalau ayah meninggal, ayah harap sangat doa dari anak-anak yang soleh mendoakan ayah..." ucap Abdul Karim Abd Aziz , 51 kepada anak keempatnya , Imanina Abdul Karim , 19 , sehari sebelum beliau terkorban dalam satu kemalangan ngeri di Lebuh Raya Persekutuan , berhampiran Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya pagi Ahad lalu 30 August 2009.

Imtinan yang ditemui dirumahnya di No 40 Jalan KM3 , Darul Hidayah , 43100 Hulu Langat , Selangor berkata , mereka sekeluarga tidak menyangka pesanan ayahnya itu menjadi kenyataan .

Dalam tragedi tersebut , Abdul Karim memandu kereta perodua kancil maut apabila kenderaannya dirempuh sebuah treler dari arah bertentangan. Abdul Karim yang bekerja sendiri , meninggal dunia ditempat kejadian akibat parah di kepala dan badan manakala isterinya , Maimon Said , 52 dan anak lelakinya , Mohd Ihsan yang berada dalam kereta itu turut parah. Maimon dan Mohd Ihsan dirawat di PPUM dan mereka berdua yang koma semasa kemalangan tersedar pagi selasa lalu .

Abdul Karim meninggalkan dua belas anak yang berusia antara 9 hingga 24 tahun , Sementara itu Imtinan yang terpaksa mengambil alih tugas untuk menjaga adaik-adiknya berkata , beliau reda dengan nasib yang menimpa mereka sekeluarga. Beliau yang berkerja sebagai guru di sebuah sekolah agama rakyat , dekat sini berkata biarpun gajinya lebih kurang RM1000 beliau akan cuba sedaya upaya menjaga adik-adiknya. Memanglah selama ini kami adik-beradik bergantung penuh kepada ayah, baik duit belanja ataupun menghantar adik-beradik kesekolah dan sebaginya. Lagipun nasib umi (ibunya) tidak tahu lagi sebab dia pun serius juga, ujarnya dengan nada sedih. Malah katanya beliau tidak mahu adik-adiknya tercicir dalam pelajaran walaupun terpaksa menyara enam lagi adik-adiknya yang masih bersekolah. Katanya , selagi termampu beliau akan menjaga adik-adiknya biarpun masih kabur untuk mencari wang secukupnya.

Disaat ini juga katanya , beliau belum terfikir untuk membuat persiapan menyambut kedatangan Adilfitri tidak lama lagi. Beliau berkata, ini termasuklah baju raya adik-adiknya belum dibeli lagi .. "tidak tahulah sama mampu beli ataupun tidak kerana sebelum ini ayah yang belikan dan biasanya ayah beli pada akhir Ramadhan,"ujarnya sambil merenung adik-adiknya. bahkan ujarnya , mungkin mereka adik-beradik tidak dapat balik kampung di Lenggung Perak pada hari raya ini. "macam mana nak balik kereta kancil ayah remuk sama sekali dan kami pun ramai. Mereka terdiri daripada , Imtinan ,24 , Ibtihal 23, Inshyirah , 21, Izyani , 18 , Ilhamina , 17 , Ibtisam , 17 , Ibtihaj , 16 , Ismahani , 15 , Mohd Ikram 14 , dan Imtiyaz , 9 tahun. Sementara seorang lagi adiknya , Imanina, 19 berada di PPUM menjaga ibu dan adiknya, Mohd Ihsan 11 tahun yang terlibat dalam kemalangan tersebut,

Setiap kali kakak mereka bercerita mengenai ayahnya masing-masing bergenangan air mata. paling tersentuh apabila melihat Mohd Ikram yang diapit kakak dan adik-adiknya tidak dapat mengeluarkan sepatah kata pun apabila ditanya mengenai cita-citanya. Beliau terus menundukkan kepala beberapa ketika bagi menahan sebaknya . Pelajar Maahad Tahfiz , Batu 16 , Ulu Langat ini hanya mampu memandang keluarganya dengan penuh sayu sambil menyapu air matanya. Ketika ini juga adik-adiknya yang lain termasuk neneknya berlinangan air mata melihat kesedihan dan keshahduan Ikram.

Dalam pada itu, Inshyirah yang mengambil upah menjahit baju , berkata beliau akan mencari pekerjaan lain untuk membantu adik-adiknya . Beliau yang menetap bersama neneknya di Perak berkata , tidak akan membiarkan adik-adiknya susah, yang penting persekolahan mereka dan ayah pun sebelum ini bersengkang mata untuk menyara kami,"katanya.

Sementara itu sesiapa yang ingin menyumbang kepada keluarga anak yatim tersebut bolehlah menghulur bantuan menerusi akaun bank INSHYIRAH ABDUL KARIM : 158136726121 MAYBANK

Club Donates Typewriter To Blind Girl

2009-06-17T03:12:00.000-07:00

Wednesday June 17, 2009 (The Star)

Twelve-year-old girl Lim Pei Yem, who has been blind since birth, received a braille typewriter from The Kiwanis Club of Petaling Jaya recently.

The gift was presented to her at Restoran Hock Hin in SS19/6 Subang Jaya where her father Ken Lim operates a stall.

She is now studying at SK Pendidikan Khas in Jalan Batu, Kuala Lumpur.

With her at the presentation ceremony were mother Gwee Ai Wah, club president Yap Yun Fatt, treasurer Michael Chang and secretary Eugene Leow.

On another matter, the club will be organising a charity golf tournament on July 11 at the Bangi Golf Club.

The money raised will benefit autistic children and children with thalassemia.
It is looking for donors either in cash or in kind.

For details, call the organiser at 03-7781 6181 or email to eleow51@streamyx.com

Berkorban Jaga Ibu Uzur

2009-06-06T04:58:00.000-07:00

Oleh Zulfa Mohamad
zulfa@hmetro.com.my

MALANG...Abd Manaf (kiri) dan adiknya, Razali menemani ibu mereka

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Dunia dua beradik di Kampung Bukit Kechil, Juru, dekat sini, semakin ‘gelap’ kerana bukan saja tidak mampu bekerja akibat masalah penglihatan tetapi pada masa sama terpaksa menjaga ibu yang uzur sedangkan mereka sendiri perlu bergantung pada orang lain untuk bergerak.

Abd Manaf Ahmad, 52, menghidap masalah katarak sejak 2002 manakala adiknya, Razali, 43, menghidap glaukoma menyebabkan penglihatan mereka kabur sekali gus tidak mampu lagi bekerja sebagai nelayan seperti tujuh tahun lalu.

Menurut Abd Manaf, dia pernah mendapatkan rawatan di Hospital Bukit Mertajam (HBM) tetapi penyakit matanya masih tidak sembuh malah dia difahamkan rawatan moden tidak mampu menyembuhkan matanya dan perlu mencuba kaedah alternatif.

“Saya difahamkan ada pusat rawatan alternatif di Kuala Lumpur tetapi memerlukan kos RM5,000 seorang. Masalahnya kami tidak mempunyai sumber kewangan serta kenderaan sekali gus membantutkan usaha untuk mendapatkan rawatan alternatif,” katanya, semalam.

Anak sulungnya, Azlan, 27, tidak bekerja kerana baru pulih daripada penyakit saraf manakala anak bongsunya, Azuan, 21, menuntut di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Pulau Pinang.

Razali pula pernah menjalani pembedahan tiga kali di HBM tetapi masih tidak sembuh dan hanya terperap dalam rumah sejak tujuh tahun lalu.

“Kalau diikutkan hati memang saya hendak menjadi nelayan seperti dulu tetapi tidak mampu. Teringin juga hendak berkahwin dan mempunyai keluarga seperti orang lain tetapi apakah daya saya tidak mampu bekerja.

“Selain perlu menjaga ibu yang uzur, Som Saad, 74, saya sendiri terpaksa bergantung pada orang lain jika hendak berjalan di luar rumah,” kata Razali.

Sesiapa yang ingin memberi bantuan boleh menghubungi Abd Manaf di 013-4088391 atau kunjungi rumah mereka di 619, Mukim 12, Bukit Kechil Juru, Bukit Mertajam.

Lumpuh Wajah Selepas Nahas

2009-06-03T22:59:00.000-07:00

Oleh Siti Haliza Yusop

shyusop@bharian.com.my

Pelajar Tahun Lima perlu RM20,000 bedah pulih otot dan saraf muka

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KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang pelajar Tahun Lima, Nurul Ain Nabilah Amran, yang lumpuh pada bahagian sebelah kanan wajahnya selepas terbabit dalam satu kemalangan lapan tahun lalu memerlukan RM20,000 bagi membolehkannya menjalani dua pembedahan yang dijadualkan berlangsung Selasa ini. Jumlah keseluruhan bagi pembedahan otot dan saraf serta pembentukan semula wajah pelajar Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Karang, Kuantan, itu menelan belanja sehingga RM30,000.

Bagaimanapun, ibu bapa Nurul Ain, Amran Mohd Zain, 41, dan Hazleen Md Salleh, 36, telah memulakan inisiatif sendiri dan berjaya mengumpul sebanyak RM10,000 sejak Mac tahun ini. Amran berkata, anak sulungnya yang bercita-cita menjadi seorang guru tercampak sejauh 10 meter dari kenderaan sebelum terhempas ke tiang bendera dan simen dalam satu kemalangan yang berlaku di Pahang pada Januari 2001 ketika baru berusia dua tahun. Katanya, kemalangan itu menyebabkan terdapat kelainan pada wajah Nurul Ain sehingga menyebabkan dia sering diusik rakan seusia selain menghadapi lemah daya ingatan, masalah pendengaran pada telinga kanan serta penglihatan kabur dan mata tidak dapat ditutup sepenuhnya ketika tidur.

“Kelainan pada wajah anak saya itu akan kelihatan lebih ketara sekiranya dia ketawa atau tersenyum dan beliau sendiri pernah melahirkan kesedihan dan bertanya mengapa wajahnya tidak secantik ketika beliau masih bayi.” katanya ketika ditemui di Balai Berita, di sini, semalam.

Amran berkata, keluarganya sudah melakukan pelbagai ikhtiar termasuk membuat rawatan secara tradisional dan menghabiskan hampir RM100,000 bagi memastikan kecacatan di wajah Nurul Ain dapat diperbetulkan sekali gus membolehkannya menjalani kehidupan seperti kanak-kanak seusianya. “Selain itu, kami juga telah dinasihati Dr Kim K Tan dari Pusat Perubatan Pantai untuk menyegerakan pembedahan atau menghadapi kemungkinan bahagian kanan wajah Nurul Ain tidak dapat berfungsi dan diselamatkan lagi.

“Kami mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada rakyat negara ini yang prihatin dan berharap mereka sudi menghulurkan bantuan bagi membolehkan Nurul Ain menjalani pembedahan dan seterusnya mengukir senyuman seperti biasa.” katanya penuh harapan.

Orang ramai yang bersimpati dan berhasrat menghulurkan bantuan boleh berbuat demikian dengan menulis cek atas nama Berita Harian (dengan nama Nurul Ain Nabilah Amran di belakangnya) dan di alamatkan ke Bahagian Kewangan/Unit kebajikan, The New Straits Times Press (M) Sdn Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Generous Malaysians Pledge To Help Orphaned Grandsons

2009-05-24T22:46:00.000-07:00

From: The Star, 25/5/09

IPOH: Seamstress Yin Nam Mooi, 71, hopes to be able to rest and enjoy her twilight years now that generous Malaysians have made financial pledges to help her two orphaned grandsons.
Yin received RM22,150 in public donations after her plight was highlighted in the Press.

Aid at hand: Khoo (right) and Perak MCA Youth Public Services and Complaints Bureau deputy chief Cheah Ban Foo (left) handing over the aid cheques to Yin (centre) and her grandsons in Ipoh on Saturday.

It was reported that despite her old age and a bad back, she had to struggle to provide for the two boys after their parents died in a road accident eight years ago.

Her husband Wong Ah Gen, 71, whose leg was amputated 20 years ago because of diabetes, earns a meagre sum wiring fluorescent lights.

“I will not stop altering clothes. I’ll still carry on but will limit my workload,” she said after receiving the money from Perak MCA Youth Public Services and Complaints Bureau chief Tony Khoo.

She thanked the well-wishers for their help, saying that their contributions had ensured that her grandsons remained in school.

The eldest, Wong Yip Hong, 16, is in secondary school while his brother Yip Jun, 11, is still in primary school.

Khoo said RM20,000 would be set aside for boys’ education.

“As for their living expenses, three generous donors have pledged to give a total of RM500 to the family a month,” he said.

Those who wish to help the family can write a cheque to MCA Youth Perak Public Services and Complaints Bureau, with Yin’s name written on the back, and send it to No 45, Jalan Panglima, 30000, Ipoh, Perak. For details, please call the bureau at 05-253 6981.

4 Beradik Hidap Penyakit Misteri

2009-05-22T05:38:00.000-07:00

From: Berita Harian 22/5/09

These four brothers are suffering from "Neuron Motor Disease" that leaves them virtually paralysed and stunts their growth. Their parents can't afford to pay for their children's treament and need your help. They also have 5 other children to take care of. Please contribute whatever you can. Account details are at the end of this article.

JERTIH: Ungkapan kasihan saja tidak memadai untuk meringankan beban ditanggung keluarga empat beradik yang hanya mampu terlantar di pembaringan kerana menghidap penyakit misteri sejak lebih lapan tahun lalu.

Empat beradik berkenaan, Mohd Sayyiddan Suhaimi, 17; Mohd Baddi, 13; Mohd Hisyam, 11 dan Mohd Nasruddin, 5; dari Kampung Alur Keladi, dekat sini, menghidap penyakit ganjil menyebabkan mereka tidak dapat bergerak, pembesaran terbantut dan tidak dapat berjalan.

Bapa mereka, Suhaimi Che Hassan, 46; dan isterinya Nordiah Kadir, 41; turut sama menanggung keperitan hidup untuk menjaga dan mencari sara hidup membiayai keperluan anak terutama empat yang kurang upaya.

Suhaimi, seorang pesara tentera kini terpaksa melakukan pelbagai pekerjaan bagi membiayai keperluan hidup empat daripada sembilan anaknya yang menghidap penyakit berkenaan. Katanya, anak terbabit sudah dibawa ke Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) Kubang Kerian dan doktor mengesahkan kanak-kanak itu mengalami penyakit dikenali dengan "Neuron motor disease".

Bagaimanapun, katanya, hospital gagal mengubati anaknya dan dia terpaksa membawa pulang kanak-kanak itu dan kini terlantar di rumah. "Saya juga sudah menemui ramai bomoh tetapi usaha itu juga gagal," katanya ketika ditemui di rumahnya selepas menerima sumbangan zakat perniagaan bernilai RM3,000 daripada Bank Rakyat cawangan Jertih.

Cek disampaikan oleh Pengurus cawangan Bank Rakyat, Ramman Masdar kepada Suhaimi dirumahnya di sini, semalam. Suhaimi berkata, dia tidak tahu bagaimana penyakit itu boleh menyerang satu demi satu anaknya selepas usia mereka meningkat lima tahun.

Bagaimanapun, katanya, dia bersyukur lima lagi anak yang lain tidak menghidap penyakit itu. Orang ramai yang ingin membantu keluarga terbabit bolehlah menyalurkan sumbangan menerusi No akaun Bank Rakyat 2-050-229147-1 atas nama Suhaimi Che Hassan.

Penoreh Rayu Bantuan Rawat Anak Kepala Besar

2009-05-17T05:44:00.000-07:00

From: Kosmo! 17/5/09

A rubber tapper couple from Baling needs your help to afford treatment for their 3-month-old baby who's suffering from abnormal growth of the head. They earn RM400 a month and can't afford to send the baby Nur Aqila to the hospital. Account details are at the end of the article.

BALING: Sepasang suami isteri berkerja m,erayu bantuan mendapatkan rawatan untuk bayi mereka yang menderita penyakit kepala besar sejak berusia 15 hari.

Bapa bayi berkenaa, Daud Bakar, 43, berkata, anaknya Nor Aqila yang baru berusia tiga bulan sebelum ini mendapat rawatan awal di Hospital Daerah Sik dan dirujuk ke Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar untuk mendapatkan rawatan susulan.

"Namun, oleh kerana kesempitan hideup dengan pendapatan tak sampai RM400 sebulan, saya ambil kepurusan bawa dia balik ke rumah di Kampung Parit Panjang, Baling dan buat rawatan tradisional.

"Walaupun sudah buat pelbagai cara rawatan kampung, penyakit anak saya tidak juga berkurangan. Atas nasihat jiran serta rakan, saya mahu mendapatkan rawatan yang lebih sempurna, tetapi tidak mampu," katanya.

Isterinya Sahila Yaakob, 36, berkata, dia tidak dapat menahan air mata apabila melihat penderitaan yang menimpa anak kelimanya itu terutama ketika Aqila tak mampu menyusu.

"Kadang-kadang saya terpaksa memerah susu badan untuk salurkan melalui tiub ke mulutnya. Kami sekeluarga sangat berharap dapat bantuan segera kerana keadaan Aqila semakin kurus manakala kepalanya pula terus membesar," katanya.

Orang ramai yang ingin menghulurkan sumbangan boleh menghubungi Daud di talian 013-469 9784 atau ke akaun Agrobank atas nama Bushra Daud bernombor 2-00-5151-0000-9952-8.

Please Help

2009-05-16T05:58:00.000-07:00

Dear all, I opened this blog to highlight the plight of unfortunate Malaysians who need your help.

I know we're all busy with our lives and stuff like this might escape our attention. So hopefully, by putting all the news in this blog, we could all be aware and contribute whatever we can.

Please share with me if you know of others who might benefit from being highlighted here. Thank you.