NorthWest Parkinson's Foundation
Wednesday August 17, 2011
NIGEL EDGAR
TheStaronline - Ranyoi, 44, has to work
hard to earn a living for her six children because her husband Shinawi
Bada, 46, has Parkinson’s disease.
Her eldest daughter Liza, 24, also has the disease and can only stay at home, while her other two daughters and three sons are schooling.
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang visited her home with a group of reporters and officers yesterday and was saddened to see Shinawi and Liza wheelchair-bound and trembling because of the disease.
“My husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about five years ago. It just happened all of a sudden one day. He just trembled non-stop for no reason.
“After that, he could not continue working as a gardener at the Civic Centre and had to resign due to safety concerns. Shortly after that, my daughter was diagnosed with the disease too,” lamented Jiru.
She said she was now the sole breadwinner of the family by working as a cleaner at SMK Arang Road nearby.
“Fortunately, the Welfare Department is giving our family RM400 and my husband RM150 each month,” said Jiru.
“Our eldest son is married and also has a hard life of his own with his family. He just had a newborn son,” she added.
The family previously lived in a run-down shack in Kampung Sinar Budi and were noticed by concerned villagers and the St Joseph Catholic Church.
They raised funds and built her a better house about two years ago.
Unfortunately, the house was destroyed by a fire on July 3 with the family salvaging only the clothes on their backs.
They are now staying temporarily at a relative’s house nearby.
Lo said he and Stampin MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng had applied for government assistance for the family to rebuild their house.
“A RM40,000 fund has been approved and we hope the construction will start next week,” he said, adding that Jiru and her family could live in the house with electricity and water supply in two to three months.
Jiru said she was thankful for the contributions of not only the people but also MPP and the government.
She said she only hoped her school-going children would do well in their studies and have a good future.
Her eldest daughter Liza, 24, also has the disease and can only stay at home, while her other two daughters and three sons are schooling.
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang visited her home with a group of reporters and officers yesterday and was saddened to see Shinawi and Liza wheelchair-bound and trembling because of the disease.
“My husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about five years ago. It just happened all of a sudden one day. He just trembled non-stop for no reason.
“After that, he could not continue working as a gardener at the Civic Centre and had to resign due to safety concerns. Shortly after that, my daughter was diagnosed with the disease too,” lamented Jiru.
She said she was now the sole breadwinner of the family by working as a cleaner at SMK Arang Road nearby.
“Fortunately, the Welfare Department is giving our family RM400 and my husband RM150 each month,” said Jiru.
“Our eldest son is married and also has a hard life of his own with his family. He just had a newborn son,” she added.
The family previously lived in a run-down shack in Kampung Sinar Budi and were noticed by concerned villagers and the St Joseph Catholic Church.
They raised funds and built her a better house about two years ago.
Unfortunately, the house was destroyed by a fire on July 3 with the family salvaging only the clothes on their backs.
They are now staying temporarily at a relative’s house nearby.
Lo said he and Stampin MP Datuk Yong Khoon Seng had applied for government assistance for the family to rebuild their house.
“A RM40,000 fund has been approved and we hope the construction will start next week,” he said, adding that Jiru and her family could live in the house with electricity and water supply in two to three months.
Jiru said she was thankful for the contributions of not only the people but also MPP and the government.
She said she only hoped her school-going children would do well in their studies and have a good future.
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