FOR a mother in Besut, Terengganu, the laughter and chatter that once filled her home have been replaced by quiet moments beside a bed, where her daughter can only communicate by blinking her eyes after a traffic accident, reported Utusan Malaysia.
“I would love to hear Fathia’s voice again. My life feels painfully empty now that she lies there, unable to speak,” said Nor Maliani Rahmat, 44.
Her daughter Nur Fathia Ashykin Mohd Suhaimi, 15, lost the ability to move following a crash in Kampung Jawek, Besut, in December.
Nor Maliani said their world changed when the motorcycle ridden by her second child of three was struck by a car.
Once an active teenager, Nur Fathia Ashykin now lives with severe brain injuries, hearing damage and fractures to her arm and right leg.
“We had no choice but to move into my relatives’ house because our rented place was too small, and she needs constant care,” Nor Maliani said.
> A three-year-old girl is fighting for her life as her parents turn to the public for help, reported Kosmo!.
Aisy Nur Dareesa Mohd Sahril Azua has been suffering from Alagille syndrome since birth, a rare genetic disorder that prevents bile ducts from forming properly, causing bile to build up and slowly destroy her liver.
The disease can also trigger serious complications in other organs.
Her mother, Anisah Ab Rahim, 33, said she is prepared to give up part of her own liver if it means saving her youngest child – but the RM185,000 needed for the surgery stands in their way.
“The transplant is her only chance to live, but we do not have the money. With help from an NGO handling liver disease cases, we started raising funds two weeks ago.
“If we can collect enough, we will go to China immediately. I am ready to donate part of my liver to Aisy.
“Her condition is getting worse, and the doctors have told us not to delay the surgery any longer. All I can do now is pray that the funds will come in quickly,” she said.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
