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2008/11/19
Plea for funds to save leg

Siew Ching Wen showing the scars on her knee from the four operations

KUALA LUMPUR: Siew Ching Wen was given a choice -- go for knee replacement surgery or lose her right leg.
The 21-year-old general clerk and quality control officer was diagnosed with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) seven years ago. It is a rare disease of uncertain cause in which benign tumours grow in certain joints.

Siew has so far gone through four operations to remove the growths. She has been told she needs a prosthetic knee to save her leg.

On her RM1,500 a month salary, Siew said she could only afford the hospital fees. The artificial knee costs RM28,000.

" If I don't do this now, I will have to have my leg amputated."
If you wish to help Siew, you can send a cheque payable to the New Straits Times, with her name written on the back, to the Finance Department/ Charity Unit, New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.



This post has been edited by joe_mamak: Nov 20 2008, 02:07 AM

Changed to serious talk. Troll somewhere else, ok? Shoo!

She just needs RM28K. She doesn't want to be rich. She just wants to save her leg.

Yeah, I know. Times are tough. I am just starting this thread to highlight some of these cases that I read almost everyday in the papers. If you can help, great.

Why argue so much?

Hospital and medical fees are not cheap. This is surgery, so have to cover the cost of the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurses, operating theater, ward fees, the cost of the prosthetic knee, etc.

If you guys can spare some money, donate lah. Make a collection in your office, your place of worship, family. Don't need to be a lot. Even a few ringgit would do. Say, RM5 and 200 of you guys donate, already RM1K.

Will be posting more of these cases when I read about it in the papers.

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New Straits Times
2008/11/22
Family needs help for son's op

KUALA LUMPUR: Darting from one place to another, Goh Zheng Yi appears to be like any other hyperactive 5-year-old.
The Batu Pahat lad, however, was diagnosed at birth with a complex congenital heart disease which left him blue due to lack of oxygen.

Doctors diagnosed a hole in the heart, transposition of great arteries (a condition where the two major vessels switch places) and pulmonary stenosis (narrowing of the large vessel to the lungs).

He first underwent a Blalock-Taussig shunt operation four years ago when he was 6 months. This helped relieve the blueness (cyanosis) and enabled the growth of his blood vessels to the lungs.

His father, Goh Sung Ho, 39, brings home RM2,200 monthly and has saved up to RM3,000 towards his youngest child's Glenn Shunt operation, to be carried out on Monday.
The operation will improve Zheng Yi's blood flow to his lungs and prepare his heart for the final Fontan operation, to be conducted at a later date.

"We hope that the public can help us raise the remaining RM42,000 for the Glenn Shunt operation," he said.

Those who wish to help can send cheques made payable to NSTP Charity Fund with the name of the beneficiary written on the reverse of the cheque, and addressed to: The Charity Unit NSTP, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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2008/11/23
Crash victim misses school friends

Jetson Lee, whose leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident in April, needs between RM7,000 and RM10,000 for a prosthetic leg.

SIBU: Jetson Lee is a bubbly 8-year-old who carries the scars of his accident bravely.
However, he could do with help to buy an artificial leg to go back to school in January.

Jetson, a Year Two pupil at Kiang Hing Chinese Primary School in Sungai Teku, lost his right leg following a road accident last April.

He was riding pillion with his elder brother, Nelson, when their motorcycle was hit by two tipper trucks.

His mother, Inan Ujai, said: "They were on their way home from school when the hit-and-run accident happened.
"Doctors amputated Jetson's leg to save his life. Miraculously, Nelson escaped serious injuries."

Life has not been the same for the family since the accident.

Inan and her husband, Lee Suleng, 41, whose right hand was deformed after an accident when he was young, are jobless.

Nelson, 15, works at a ship-building dockyard in Rantau Panjang, a few kilometres from their house.

Inan said: "Nelson stopped schooling and decided to work to supplement our income. We collect jungle shoots and do odd jobs.

"Life has been tough but Jetson's condition after the accident has brought us to our knees."

Jetson, who has not attended school since the accident, needs a prosthetic leg.

Inan said they were told a prosthetic leg would cost between RM7,000 and RM10,000.

"We can't afford such a huge sum. We want him to attend school next year and lead as normal a life as possible.

"It hurts to see him sitting at home watching others his age running around."

Jetson can't wait to go back to school.

"My teacher said I could go to school next year, not back to Year Two but Year Three."

Asked what he missed most during his more than six months away from school, he whispered: "My friends."

Those interested in helping can send their cheques, with Jetson's name written on the back of the cheque, to: The Cashier, Finance Department/ Charity Unit, New Straits Times Press, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, or contact Aidah Nordin at 03-22823131 ext 6659

I see. didn't even know about that. can teleport this thread there?

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New Straits Times
2008/11/24
Pei Chi's Heart Op: Still a little short on funds

(From left) Season’s Club manager Lee Chee Ti, Koo Pei Chi and her father, Koo Chee Meng, at the cheque presentation ceremony at Balai Berita.
(From left) Season’s Club manager Lee Chee Ti, Koo Pei Chi and her father, Koo Chee Meng, at the cheque presentation ceremony at Balai Berita.

KUALA LUMPUR: Koo Pei Chi is RM13,000 short of the RM63,000 she needs for complex heart surgery scheduled at Gleaneagles Hospital next month.
Since Pei Chi's need for heart surgery was highlighted earlier this month, RM50,000 has been collected.

Donations from New Straits Times readers total about RM10,000 and the American International Assurance company has donated RM15,000.

Her father, case operator Koo Chee Meng, has managed to come up with RM10,000 from his savings.

And yesterday, the management of Season's Club, a recreational club in Ampang, chipped in with another RM15,000.
"We read about her plight in the newspapers and decided to help her, " said club manager Lee Chee Ti at the cheque presentation ceremony at Balai Berita.

If you wish to help Pei Chi, you can send a cheque payable to the New Straits Times , with her name written on the back, to the Finance Department/ Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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2008/11/26
Help these kids pay for their surgery

(From left) Ting Yek Peng and her mother Chin Mui Neuk, Yee Yong Khong and his mother Kok Phey Shee and Syed Muhammad Naim Syed Mahdzar and his mother Anita Abdul Rahim at Gleneagles Medical Centre in Penang.


GEORGE TOWN: Yee Yong Khong's family is relieved that the boy, who will be 4 on Friday, is on the road to recovery after undergoing an operation to treat a congenital heart condition.
However, their joy is tampered with worry over how to pay for Yong Khong's medical bills, which has amounted to an estimated RM25,000.

Yong Khong had undergone surgery at the Gleneagles Medical Centre here recently to repair a hole between the two upper chambers of his heart.

His father Yee Chee Siong, 37, works in Singapore as a storekeeper earning RM2,600 a month, while his mother Kok Phey Shee, 32, is a housewife.

They have raised RM3,000 to pay for their only child's medical bill. The family is now appealing to the public to help them raise the funds to pay for Yong Khong's medical bills.
Facing a similar plight is the family of two 3-year-olds, who also underwent operations at the same hospital recently.

Syed Muhammad Naim Syed Mahdzar had an operation to relieve the narrowing of major blood vessels of the heart.

His parents are having difficulty coming up with the RM30,000 needed to pay for his surgery and hospital bills.

His father, Syed Mahdzar Syed Othman, 48, a gardener in a school in Perlis, earns RM1,700 a month while his mother, Anita Abdul Rahim, 34, is a housewife.



Ting Yek Peng's surgery was to correct a hole between the two upper chambers of the heart and a narrowing of the artery carrying blood to the lungs.

The estimated cost of the surgery is between RM28,000 and RM30,000.

Her father Ting En Chai, 40, a mechanic in Nibong Tebal, earns RM1,500 a month, while her mother, Chin Mui Neuk, 40, a hairdresser, earns RM450 a month. The family has raised RM2,000.

Those who wish to help the children can send cheques, made payable to NSTP Charity Fund, with the children's names written on the reverse, to: Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No 31, Jalan Riong, 59100

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2008/12/09
Jaycees help girl in need of surgery

KUALA LUMPUR: It was deja vu for the three members of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kuala Lumpur. Twenty years ago, the organisation set up a special fund to help a past president's daughter who suffered from heart disease.
Members donated generously but sadly, the little girl did not survive.

Now the same fund is giving one-year-old heart patient Nurul Iman Arisya Idris a new lease of life.

The toddler recently underwent a corrective heart surgery to repair a hole in her heart.

JCI Kuala Lumpur last Tuesday presented a cheque for RM2,000 to the New Straits Times (NSTP) Charity Fund to assist Nurul Iman. It will ease the cost of surgery which amounts to RM32,000.
"We strongly believe in giving back to society," said its president Kevin Tang, adding that the organisation was also hoping to set an example to the other JCI chapters.

So far, Nurul Iman has received RM17,000. She still needs another RM15,000 to cover the surgery cost at Gleneagles Medical Centre in Penang.

Those who wish to help can send cheques made payable to NSTP Charity Fund with her full name written on the reverse, to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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2008/11/28
Children in need of surgery funds



GEORGE TOWN: Two-year-old Muhammad Ariff Haikal Muhammad Nor Azri had an operation recently to correct congenital heart defects. They were a hole between the two lower chambers of the heart and an abnormal connection between two major blood vessels of the heart.
His parents now need RM32,000 to pay for the surgery done on their only child at the Gleneagles Medical Centre here.

His father, Muhammad Nor Azri Fisal, 24, a constable in Batu Kurau, Perak, earns RM1,000 a month, while his mother, Norhaslida Saleh, 27, a customer service clerk in Penang, earns RM1,500 monthly.

Five-month-old Ng Qi Heng also had an operation at the same hospital recently to correct a hole-in-the-heart condition. He also has Down's syndrome.

His parents, Ng Boon Beng, 39, and Poh Lee Yin, 37, of Bukit Mertajam, cannot afford to pay for the surgery estimated to cost between RM28,000 and RM30,000.
They have combined salaries of RM2,200.

Four-month-old Inbarasen Krishna Kumar, also faces the same situation as Qi Heng.

His parents cannot afford the RM30,000 needed for an operation.

His father, Krishna Kumar Bangaroo, 36, is unemployed, and his mother, Khogilam Subramaniam, 34, is a housewife. They have two other children aged 2 and 5.

Those who wish to help them can send cheques, made payable to NSTP Charity Fund, with the children's names written on the reverse, to: Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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Girl's parents seek help to pay hospital bills

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GEORGE TOWN: Three-month-old Nur Masrisha Mahya had an urgent operation on Thursday to correct congenital heart defects.
The surgery at the Gleneagles Medical Centre here was to repair the holes between the upper and lower chambers of the heart.

Before the operation, she suffered a chest infection, heart failure and was eventually put on life support.

It was a pitiful sight as Nur Masrisha had so many tubes attached to her body.

Nur Masrisha's father, Mahya Teh, 41, and mother, Rozita Md Hassan, 40, sell roti canai at a stall in Alor Star and earn an average of RM1,500 a month.
Mahya and Rozita cannot afford to pay for Nur Masrisha's hospital stay and surgery, which is expected to cost about RM30,000.

Those who wish to help can send their cheques, made payable to NSTP Charity Fund, with the baby's name written on the reverse to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No. 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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Heart babies in need of aid

KUALA LUMPUR: Phang Ker Xing is only 2 months old, but she faces the prospect of undergoing three operations before she is 5.
Soon after she was born, she was diagnosed with a hole-in-the-heart. She needs a RM20,000 operation to correct the defect.

In the coming weeks, she will need another operation to reduce blood flow to the lungs and to prepare her for a third operation when she is 4.

Her father, Phang Wu Thong, is a promoter and earns RM1,500 a month.

Her mother, Yeo Wen Kee, is not able to work as she has to look after her.
Another child who needs help is Wong Zhi Xin. The 3-month-old infant also has a hole-in-the-heart problem.

If the surgery was not done quickly it could be fatal as she would suffer irreversible lung damage, said paediatrician Dr Lim Miin Kang of Gleneagles Intan Hospital.

Her lorry driver father, Wong Chian Kang, earns RM1,800 a month, and her mother, Chin Lee Jiuan, is a homemaker.

"I can only raise about RM3,000, and we need about RM25,000 for my daughter's operation," said Wong.

If you wish to help Ker Xing or Zhi Xin, send a cheque payable to NSTP Charity Fund, with either or both their names written on the back to The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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2008/12/20
Kids in dire need of surgery funds

Lok Jin Myen with Lok Jia Jun at Glenegales Intan Hospital Kuala Lumpur yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: At just five days old, baby Lok Jia Jun has already had an operation to save his life.

(From left) Teh Ling Bee with Yuga Ganesh, Rafizah Daud with Rezki Muhayat Shah also at Glenegales Intan Hospital Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
(From left) Teh Ling Bee with Yuga Ganesh, Rafizah Daud with Rezki Muhayat Shah also at Glenegales Intan Hospital Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
He has transposition of the great arteries, in which the two major blood vessels in the heart are switched. An arterial switch operation is done to redirect the blood vessels to their correct heart chambers.

The surgery and follow-up treatment will cost about RM35,000, and his father, Lok Jin Myen, only earns RM2,000 a month.

Four-month-old Yuga Ganesh also needs corrective heart surgery.

His doctors are now working on getting his weight a kilogramme up before they can operate. He now weighs 5kg.
His father, P. Nathan, a part-time office boy, earns between RM1,400 and RM1,600 monthly. His wife, Teh Ling Bee, was recently retrenched and the couple have three other children.

Paediatric cardiologist Dr Lim Miin Kang said the baby needed a "Glenn shunt" to connect the blood vessel that returns blood from the head and neck to the blood vessel to the lungs. This will improve the blood flow to the lungs.

The total cost of the operation is RM47,000.

In 6-year-old Rezki Muhayat Shah's case, he needs RM28,000 for a ventricular septal defect closure to correct the hole in his heart.

If it is not done, not only will his quality of life be affected, but irreversible lung damage could also shorten it.

Because he was only recently diagnosed, Rezki is susceptible to chest infection and needs the operation by next week to prevent further lung damage.

Those who wish to help these three children should send in their cheques made payable to New Straits Times, with the child's full name written on the back to The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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2008/12/23
Kids in dire need of surgery funds

Tan Yar Kee and her daughter Yu Rou Ai

GEORGE TOWN: Three-year-old Yu Rou Ai is very thin and small for her age.

Lim Geik Hiang and her son Ha Wei Song
Lim Geik Hiang and her son Ha Wei Song
The day after she was born, her parents found out that she suffered from a heart condition and needed to undergo surgery at the Gleneagles Medical Centre here.

The cost of the surgery is estimated to be between RM30,000 and RM35,000, but her parents, who are from Bukit Mertajam near here, are only able to come up with RM5,000.

Her father, Yu Chang Ching, 21, is a production operator in a factory who earns RM1,200 a month while her mother, Tan Kar Yee, 20, is a housewife.

The parents of 2-month-old Ha Wei Song are also facing a similar problem.
Wei Song underwent an operation in the same hospital recently.

His father, Ha Kee Yoon, 39, who washes cars, takes home about RM700 a month while his mother, Lim Geik Hiang, 33, a teacher in Selama, Perak, earns RM1,800 a month.

The estimated cost of surgery and post-operative care is estimated to be RM45,000, and his parents can only afford RM3,000.

Those who wish to help can send cheques made payable to The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, with the child's full name written on the reverse, to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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Boy needs RM35,000 for heart operation

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Soo Jian Ann was born with multiple birth defects, one of which is a hole in the heart.

KUALA LUMPUR: Soo Jian Ann clutches his blue security blanket tightly as he looks at all the unfamiliar faces surrounding him. The three-year-old is not used to strangers. It's all too much for him and he bursts into tears.

He has multiple birth defects, one of which is a hole in the heart. Last year he underwent the first step to correct the problem, but now he needs another procedure to prevent clotting and blockage of the blood vessels to the brain to improve his blood circulation.

His mother Soo Lai Moi said she gave up her job as a binding clerk last year to look after her frail youngest child.

"Thankfully, my husband's pay increased from RM1,200 to RM2,000. But that doesn't mean that we can afford the RM35,000 operation," she said

The family of four from Kepong are appealing for financial assistance.

To help, send a cheque payable to New Straits Times, with "Soo Jian Ann" written on the back to The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 KL.

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Heart babies need funds for surgery

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Siti Rohana Zakaria with her son Muhammad Izham Zamri.
Siti Rohana Zakaria with her son Muhammad Izham Zamri.

GEORGE TOWN: Two-month-old Muhammad Izham Zamri, who underwent an operation yesterday to correct a complex congenital heart disease called total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, is in need of financial help.

Siti Fazilah Yahya with her daughter Nur Alysha Maysara Rusli at the Gleneagles Medical Centre.
Siti Fazilah Yahya with her daughter Nur Alysha Maysara Rusli at the Gleneagles Medical Centre.
His parents need between RM30,000 and RM35,000 to pay for the surgery.

His father, Zamri Jantan, 31, a security guard from Langkawi, Kedah, earns RM750 a month while his mother Siti Rohana Zakaria, 25, is a housewife. They have four other children, three of whom are schooling.

Another family from Kedah is also facing a similar problem. A school caretaker from Jerlun, Rusli Ahmad, 47, cannot come up with the RM35,000 needed to pay for his daughter's surgery at the same hospital.

He takes home RM740 a month while his wife, Siti Fazilah Yahya, 41, is a housewife.
Their youngest child, two-month-old Nur Alysha Maysara Rusli had two holes in the heart, which caused her severe breathing difficulty and slow weight gain since birth.

The couple have six other children aged from 2 to 22.

Those who wish to help can send cheques made payable to The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, with the child's full name written on the reverse, to: The Cashier, Finance Department/Charity Unit, The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd, Balai Berita, No 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

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New cases -

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2009/05/08
Two children appeal for your help

http://www.nst.com.my/Monday/National/2553...icle/index_html
2009/05/10
Heart patient needs help for op

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2009/05/13
These kids need your help

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2009/05/14
Student needs help

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Cleaner’s life turned upside down after accident

IPOH: Life was fine for cleaner Wong Yoke Kham until her husband was involved in a nasty accident three years ago.

He became an invalid, forcing Wong to become the family’s sole breadwinner overnight.

Wong, 42, said that her 38-year-old husband Ting Hoo Ling was working in Singapore before the tragedy struck.
Help needed: Chan (left) comforting Ting, who was bedridden following an accident three years ago. With them are (from right) Beruas MCA division chief Ooi Jing Ting, Ayer Tawar New Village JKKK chairman Ling Leong Chin and Wong.

“My life was turned upside down overnight,” she said, adding that her family was dependent on her meagre RM400 a month income as a cleaner. They have also been relying on financial aid from relatives.

“But I know I cannot depend on them forever as they, too, have their families to care for,” she said.

Besides having to care for their two children, aged eight and 10, Wong also has to bring Ting for his regular check-up at the Manjung Hospital.

Perak MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau chief Alex Chan has appealed for donations to help the family.

“The bureau handed Wong a donation of RM1,000 while an anonymous donor also contributed another RM1,000 to start the ball rolling,” he said.

Those who wish to help can send cheques made out to “Perak MCA Public Services and Complaints Bureau” with Ting’s name written on the back.

The cheques can be sent to the Perak MCA headquarters at 90-92, Tingkat Satu, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, 30000 Ipoh.

For details, contact Chan at 05-2536981.

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