Taking hardship in stride


Mariam walks behind as her son Mohd Sahir, who has learning disability, pushes their food cart daily for about 8km to their trading spot by the road divider to sell various types of kuih, fried noodles and fried rice.

WORKING six hours under the sun and walking almost 8km a day is no easy feat for an elderly person.

But this has been the daily routine for Mariam Ayub, 62, ever since her husband passed away due to complications from diabetes in 2013.

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