Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Good News!!!

Remember one of our MOW FOOD BANK family in Sg Besi? The mother, Mdm Yap who had a stroke and bedridden for quite some time, is now recovering. She has been seeking rehabilitation at a stroke centre (recommended by one of MOW's supporter) for many months, and she is now able to sit up. This is indeed wonderful news and we truly hope that she will recover fully in time to come.

When we visited her in Sep 2013 ...

Her daughter Soo Leng feeding her via a tube to her stomach

Mdm Yap at the rehab centre

Exercising at the rehab centre

Sitting up and looking alert at home

Our donors and supporters, and of course her family's love and dedication have contributed to her remarkable progress.

DEEP APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION TOWARDS MDM YAP'S WELL BEING.


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim and Jenny

We lost our MOW HAPPY CHILD Umira

Remember Umira, one of our MOW Happy Child candidate? Umira was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 1 yr old. After undergoing chemo in UMMC, the cancer went into remission for 2 yrs. In Oct last year, she had a relapsed and was admitted to UMMC again for treatment. After slightly more than 6 months in the hospital, she succumbed to her illness and passed away on Tues, 10th June 2014.

Our sincere condolences to her family, especially her "Atuk" (her grandma) who cared for her throughout her stay in the hospital.

She is now free from sufferings and may she rest in peace.

We would like to thank our donors who supported our cause in helping Umira and her Atuk.

Umira with her Atuk when she was first admitted to UMMC in Oct 2014

In the 6 months since the relapsed, she was either in the hospital ward and sometimes wheeled to the hospital lobby when her Atuk receives groceries from MOW

Umira's story ...

Posted by: Kim

Pictures courtesy of: Kim

MOW FOOD BANK - DEC 2013

MOW FOOD BANK - DEC 2013 (Feeding families, one at a time.)

The last month of 2013's Meals On Wheels Food Bank Program saw delivery to 8 separate families. 

These are just some of the items that were prepared for the days delivery which was made possible by all our donors and supporters. 

Young and strong volunteers are very much welcomed to assist us in our deliveries. (Info below)

Once again, we have the Chin family here, always ever ready for a group photo.

The adorable children of the Chin family posing for a picture.

Here are some photos of the other families that received goodies from this run of Meals On Wheels Food Bank Program.

Families with their goodies posing for a picture with our Meals On Wheels van.

The donation of diapers provides a much needed relief to this family who has a paraplegic child.

How you can help:

1. If you wish to sponsor any family for the MOW FOOD BANK program, you can deposit your donation into our account:

Account Name: Ti-Ratana Community Centre Penchala
CIMB Account No: 14660000259057

Please email a copy of the deposit slip to June at trccpenchala@gmail.com, and let her know how many months of groceries you would like to sponsor.

2. If you would like to help in other ways (i.e. other than the monthly groceries for the MOW FOOD BANK program), please contact June at trccpenchala@gmail.com or call +603-7784 9002 / +6012-2409020. 


Posted by : Melvin Teh.

MOW HAPPY CHILD – These beautiful CHILDREN need your help

We would to introduce these CHILDREN who have been recently adopted into our MOW HAPPY CHILD program. All these CHILDREN are stricken with cancer.

Please click on their pictures to find out more (please note that they are listed below in random order).

Aliya, Janice, Faisal, Fasya, Aiman and Umira are in our MOW HAPPY CHILD program as they need your support for their daily sustenance and wellbeing. They need special nutrients that are very costly and are beyond the means of their families. Most of them also have young and school-going siblings that add on to the burden of their families.

A more detailed profile of these children, their family background and financial situation are attached at the end of this post.

Under the MOW HAPPY CHILD program, these CHILDREN are provided with costly milk powder such as Peptamen and Nutren, as well as large quantities of diapers and wet wipes. We purchase these items and deliver to the CHILDREN on a monthly basis.

If you wish to contribute to our MOW HAPPY CHILD program for the purchase of milk, diapers and wet wipes for these CHILDREN, you can deposit your donation (cash or cheque) into our account:

Account Name: Ti-Ratana Community Centre Penchala
CIMB Account No: 14660000259057

If you would like to contribute to a specific HAPPY CHILD, please let us know his/her name. Otherwise we will pool your contribution into our MOW HAPPY CHILD program general fund.

Please email your deposit slip to trccpenchala@gmail.com.

For any questions with regards to the CHILDREN of the MOW HAPPY CHILD program, you can contact Kim at 012-303 6019 (Saturday through Monday only) or email to yeapkimsee@hotmail.com.

Siti Nurmaisara and Sasitharan, our first two HAPPY CHILD are still in the program, while Valentino has completed his treatment in UMMC and has gone home to Sarawak.

On behalf of the CHILDREN and their families, we would like to express our utmost gratitude and appreciation for your compassion and support.

Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim

MOW HAPPY CHILD – Home Sweet Home for Valentino

Latest update (18 Oct 2013) : GOOD NEWS!!! Valentino responded well to the treatment for his infection and was discharged on 5 Oct 2013. He left for home in Sarawak on the same day. He will be returning to UMMC for his quarterly check-up, and MOW will continue to support him.

Thank you Datin Shiou Bin for your contribution towards Valentino's well-being while he was in UMMC.

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Valentino, an 8 year-old Iban boy from Sarawak was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a rare and serious blood disorder, in Jan 2013 by doctors in Hospital Kuching. In Mar 2013, he was transferred to UMMC (PJ) for a bone marrow transplant (BMT). He underwent the BMT procedure and after 3 months plus in UMMC, he returned to Hospital Kuching in July 2013.

His 4 year-old sister was the donor.

Two weeks after returning to Kuching, he had a serious infection on the right side of his brain that caused paralysis on the left side of his body – he could not talk, eat or move. He was transferred back to UMMC in July 2013, and after more than a month of treatment, he is able to talk, eat and move but is still unable to walk. However, the infection has moved down to his lungs and he is now battling with lung infection and tuberculosis. He eats porridge and Peptamen Junior milk provided by the hospital. The mother, Lily, does not know how much longer he needs to be treated in UMMC.

Lily practically lives in the hospital. Her husband sends her RM250 per month, which is barely enough to cover her own meals and her son’s needs. She sometimes skipped meals when she runs out of funds. The good doctors in UMMC personally help with the son’s diapers and sometimes buy food for her.

Valentino’s needs (RM468 per month)
Tena adult diapers (M) – 1 pack of 10 pcs per day @ RM14 x 30 packs = RM420 per month
Wet wipes – 3 days per box of 80 pcs @ RM4.80 x 10 boxes = RM48 per month

Valentino’s family
His father, Edward Sadai works as a labourer in a timber camp with a monthly salary of RM700. Lily, the mother is a housewife. His two younger siblings, Clerrintia Mas aged 4 yrs and Riskey Garie 3 yrs live with the grandmother, as Lily is taking care of Valentino at UMMC. She is not able to get help from her or her husband’s siblings.

Valentino is MOW HAPPY CHILD’s third candidate. His needs of diapers and wet wipes will be funded from Datin Shiou Bin’s donation, for as long as he is undergoing treatment in UMMC. Thank you so much Datin - Lily and Valentino are truly grateful for your kind and generous contribution.



Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Lily