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had the chance to do a bit of volunteer work locally today..
went to 3 patients' families to visit with an angpow, mandarin oranges and a packet of rice ..
the first patient struck me as someone who was positive and very independent. He was able to go for chemotherapy sessions alone, without adding any burden to other people..
the second patient reminded me of grandpa.. he shared that even if he were to go, he would have no regrets because his children are grown up and he has grandchildren.. as he said, he cried.. i couldn't really hear him clearly..but he mentioned about wanting to see his daughter/ granddaughter finish her poly studies, then to university and get married..suddenly thot of grandpa who wanted to see me graduate but he didn't make it.. tears welled up in my eyes but i had to hold back the tears..
the most touching was the 3rd patient's family.. the son sat down to talk to us.. the son has 4 kids.. one of the kids had leukemia but was recovering and another son had kidney stones previously.. he shared about his positiveness and how he encouraged the mum (who is the patient) to be happier and live on day by day without worries.. there were many people in the household.. kinda made the whole atmosphere much better.. i felt the strong family support..which i guess its so important in helping the patient to tide over the difficulties..hai..
perhaps, i haven't really been a good granddaughter when grandpa and grandma were alive..no wonder ppl talked behind my back saying that i can do community service outside but i dun show enough concern for my own grandparents =( sigh..
in any case, i was glad to be able to join the event together with 2 other volunteers.. was really impressed with them.. one of them has been volunteering since 2003.. i can still sense her passion.. another one is a father of 2 but who still makes a conscious efforts to volunteer.. ( i think he works at UOB)
the last stopover was with qiming, hazel, sylvia, j9..
was glad to meet up with them since fy's wedding..
its amazing how hazel always seem to have so much to talk about.. somehow i lack the communication skills.. there's this sense of awkwardness bet me n j9..i dunno if im oversensitive or wat.. but i always rem what hazel said before.. you need to put in time and effort to maintain friendships.. i think im not putting enough time and effort..
alright. back to work.
went to 3 patients' families to visit with an angpow, mandarin oranges and a packet of rice ..
the first patient struck me as someone who was positive and very independent. He was able to go for chemotherapy sessions alone, without adding any burden to other people..
the second patient reminded me of grandpa.. he shared that even if he were to go, he would have no regrets because his children are grown up and he has grandchildren.. as he said, he cried.. i couldn't really hear him clearly..but he mentioned about wanting to see his daughter/ granddaughter finish her poly studies, then to university and get married..suddenly thot of grandpa who wanted to see me graduate but he didn't make it.. tears welled up in my eyes but i had to hold back the tears..
the most touching was the 3rd patient's family.. the son sat down to talk to us.. the son has 4 kids.. one of the kids had leukemia but was recovering and another son had kidney stones previously.. he shared about his positiveness and how he encouraged the mum (who is the patient) to be happier and live on day by day without worries.. there were many people in the household.. kinda made the whole atmosphere much better.. i felt the strong family support..which i guess its so important in helping the patient to tide over the difficulties..hai..
perhaps, i haven't really been a good granddaughter when grandpa and grandma were alive..no wonder ppl talked behind my back saying that i can do community service outside but i dun show enough concern for my own grandparents =( sigh..
in any case, i was glad to be able to join the event together with 2 other volunteers.. was really impressed with them.. one of them has been volunteering since 2003.. i can still sense her passion.. another one is a father of 2 but who still makes a conscious efforts to volunteer.. ( i think he works at UOB)
the last stopover was with qiming, hazel, sylvia, j9..
was glad to meet up with them since fy's wedding..
its amazing how hazel always seem to have so much to talk about.. somehow i lack the communication skills.. there's this sense of awkwardness bet me n j9..i dunno if im oversensitive or wat.. but i always rem what hazel said before.. you need to put in time and effort to maintain friendships.. i think im not putting enough time and effort..
alright. back to work.
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