Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A Visit to the Old Folks Home


18th January, 2009 - Today, I visited the Ampang Old Folks Home together with some other PIBG members. We had 'lou sang' together with the residents there. After which we proceeded to distribute some goodies to them in the form of lunch, mineral water, angpow and mandarin oranges.

The home houses some 60+ old folks with no family, approved by the welfare department, stays and eat there for free. They were given the freedom to go in and out of the home without any curfew like some of the other old folks home. Any extra money or angpow they have, they are free to buy whatever they fancy. There were 6 elderly men and women who are bedridden and well, each one of them had a sad story. The eldest of them all is a woman aged 93+, still strong but had to be confined to her bed after she fell down and broke her legs. Another elderly man is blind in the eye and had to be guided in his movements.

Aren't we all blessed with good health? Not to be taken for granted though ..... Glad I came ^_^

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