傳神要来了！

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亚容女士知道义工将登门造访，心情显得十分愉悦。虽然行动不便，她仍热情地招待我们坐下，笑脸迎人。“传神的每个义工都很好。每个星期五，我都习惯了把这一天当成傳神日，期盼义工到来陪我聊天，一同祈祷。”亚容女士说。

60多岁的亚容女士年轻时动过几次大手术，导致行走不便，需靠拐杖协助步行。脸上常挂笑容的她，亲切地道出过去的沉重往事，她时而悲伤，时而坦荡。虽然经历了人生的种种挫折，亚容女士依然坚持学习独立生活，以乐观、活泼的态度面对人生。

“那时候的我十分单纯，不容易烦恼。但我不会轻视任何一种疾病。很多次我都是自己一个人到医院去找医生。”果断的亚容女士告诉医生，“有什么坏了，你就帮我拿掉吧。”刚强的个性让亚容女士坚强地一路走来，那份勇气不得不让人敬佩。

回想起认识传神的第一次，亚容女士告诉我们，当时的她刚经历了一次大手术。传神的义工敲门而至，她欣然接受他们的造访。虽然初次见面比较生疏，但由于她与义工的年龄相近，于是很快地打成一片，有聊不完的话。

“我很喜欢傳神，也喜欢参与傳神举办的活动。我的行动不便，所以不能每天到中心去活动。不过不要紧，当我有了自动轮椅后，我就无需依靠别人，可以每天到中心去活动了。”

亚容女士性格开朗，自从接触了傳神以后，除了感激每个星期五到访的义工之外，她希望自己有一天也能当起义工，有机会陪陪其他老人家聊天，回馈社会。

Home Help Service
Client: Wam Ah Yong

Mdm Wam Ah Yong was excited after she knew we would pay her a personal visit in this bright afternoon. She could not walk well and yet welcomed us with her open arms. “Everyone from CCS (Concern & Care Society) is very friendly. I am now used to take Friday as “A Day of CCS”, it is because this is the day volunteers will knock my door and share their good time with me.” said aunty Ah Yong.

Aunty Ah Yong is at her aged at 64. She has been gone through several complicated operation, which caused limping on both legs and she usually needs a shoe lift to support a normal life. Always put a smile on her face. Ah Yong slowly told us her story. She cried when she is depressed, she quickly turned into a happy mood whatever she thought of pleasant memories in the past. Even though life is tough, she still lives with her fullest spirit.

“I was a simple person at my younger age, but I see disease as an important issue. I went to the doctors myself every time I faced health problems.” She told the doctor “If you found any problematic parts from my body, please take them away.” From her sharing, we see aunty Ah Yong’s courage always let the human admire.

Within the recovery period at home after a major operation, she heard a knock on the door and it was CCS’s volunteers. It was the first time I heard their voices; she continued, “I opened the door and happily interacted with them. Very soon, I felt comfortable talking with them in the following weeks, until now.”

“I like CCS and joined most of the activities from the year of 2005. It greatly inspired my life and I hope I could buy a motorized wheelchair soon, so that I can walk myself to the NL everyday without depending on others.”

Other than showing sincere appreciation, aunty Ah Yong hopes she can join us as volunteers, helping less privileges elderly to step out from their difficult situation and start a new life!