Date 日期: 26/04/2015
Time 时间: 9am – 3pm
Beneficiary 受惠者: Tan Say Moy 陈细妹
Age 年龄: 63歲
Address 地址: Perak

A poor family lives in an old cabin in Bercham, Perak Village. The husband – Lin Shu Jia (69 years old) has paraplegia due to high uric acid, which caused him to be permanently bedridden and unable to live independently. The grown-up daughter – Lin Cai Hong (36 years old) is diagnosed as a Down syndrome’s child at birth. The wife and mother, Tan Say Moy (63 years old) has to stay home and take care of her paralysed husband and ill daughter. They only take two meals a day to sustain a difficult life.

Madam Tan’s son (25 years old) encountered an accident a few years ago. He has severe neck pain and is unable to walk. She has spent all of her savings to cure her son, which has increased the family’s economic hardship. The son has been in bed for three years, fortunately he is gradually getting better and more independent. However, he is unable to engage heavy work after the injury. The family has to rely on social help for a living.

Madam Tan never gives in to the hardship. She is thrifty and only receives RM300 from the welfare society and RM150 from her daughter’s disability benefits monthly, to afford two meals a day for food, adult diapers and basic utilities. There is no extra money to spend on other necessities.

Besides, they are living in a 50-year-old house, where some house poles have been eaten by termites. The worn zinc roof leaks when it rains heavily. Due to the low-lying location, rain flows into their home from time to time, causing the back room wall to decay after being soaked by rain for a long time. The shabby toilet is not stable because of termites and other problems, which require a lot of money to fix. Madam Tan had no choice but to find some old boards to nail them up together.

Ever since this case was covered by New Life Post in June 2013, the family had gained concern from the society. Yayasan Nanyang Press funds them with a RM300 monthly support to support their urgent needs. Yayasan Nanyang Press also paid them a visit by gifting them moon cakes and pomelos during the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2013. Ms Khor (Manager of YNP) understands the poor living conditions of the family during the visit. Therefore after a full investigation, Yayasan Nanyang Press decided to repair their home. Madam Tan’s husband has been passed away since few months ago.

As such, Yayasan Nanyang Press has decided to organise “The 10th Visitation of The [16 Navigators II]” on 26th April 2015 (Sunday) for Madam Tan’s family, whereby a number of volunteers will be required to assist in repairing their home. Yayasan Nanyang Press would like to encourage participation from the general public to join this meaningful charitable event. If you are interested to be a volunteer, sponsor or partner of [16 Navigators II], please do not hesitate to contact Yayasan Nanyang Press via phone (03-76508651 / 694 / 675 / 669) or e-mail (nyfound@nanyang.com.my). If you are unable to attend the event, but would still like to support this event, you are welcome to make a financial contribution. Cheques can be made payable to YAYASAN NANYANG PRESS (OCBC 701-120679-6), after which you are requested to fax (03-76508627) or email the bank-in slip to YNP.

在霹雳巴占新村一处破旧的木屋里，住着相依为命的小家庭。丈夫林书嘉（69岁）因为尿酸过高导致下半身瘫痪，常年卧床不起，丧失了自理能力。已经长大成人的女儿林彩虹（36岁），一出生就被诊断为患有唐氏综合症的唐氏儿。一连倦容的老太太陈细妹（63岁）身兼妻子与母亲二职无法外出工作，只能守在家中为丈夫和女儿歹命。他们一家人过着一日两餐的清盆生活。

悲惨的事情却接二连三的发生。陈细妹除了要照顾病瘫的丈夫，还得照顾无法自立的唐氏女儿已经精疲力竭了，没想到儿子（25岁）在几年前也不幸发生车祸，颈骨被撞断，无法行走。她为了医好儿子的病花光所有积蓄，这也是让林家的经济加剧拮据之原因。年纪轻轻的儿子卧床三年，所幸现在渐渐好转，可以勉强独立生活，已经是很大的安慰。只是经过这次的伤害，让现今他已无法从事粗重的工作，家里一家四口必须要依赖社会的帮助才能温饱。

日子虽然艰辛，陈细妹却没有放弃撑起这头家，她很努力、很节俭地渡过每一天。每个月她只领取RM300社会福利局援助金与RM150女儿残疾福利金来负担每个月一日两餐伙食费、丈夫每晚需包成人尿片的尿片费用、以及基本水电费；刚刚好盖过得去。

除此之外，住了50年的老房子，屋内一些木柱以被白蚁蛀蚀，屋顶的锌片破旧，每逢豪雨就会漏水，加上住址地势低，雨水不时涌入家园，造成后房板墙因长期经雨水浸泡而腐烂，还有简陋的厕所被白蚁蛀蚀至倾斜等种种问题，这些修补都需要不少钱。可自理都成了难题，又何来多余的钱来修补家园？没办法之下，陈细妹只好自己找些旧板来钉补，而那些无力自行修补的部分，就眼睁睁看着雨水入侵，然后为善后的工作忙碌。

自从新生活报于2013年6月报导之后，陈细妹一家引起社会关注，南洋报业基金也施予每月RM300的生活援助供他们一家解燃眉之急。前年中秋节前夕，南洋报业基金同事带上月饼和柚子，前往怡保探访陈细妹一家。在探访的过程中，南洋报业基金经理许又尹除了深入了解陈细妹一家的生活状况，也发现他们的居住环境相当恶劣，因此在经过完整的调查后，决定帮助他们守护家园。而陈细妹的丈夫在数个月前去世了，目前只剩两母女相依为命。

南洋报业基金【16导航II】即将于2015年4月26日（星期日）启航到怡保为陈细妹一家举办第6场温馨探访，带领合作伙伴、赞助商以及义工队协助修复和美化他們的家园。除此之外，也会进行户外亲子活动与民同乐。在此呼吁各界善心人士支持【16导航II】温馨探访活动，有意要成为【16导航II】赞助商、合作伙伴或志愿者的朋友，请致电到南洋报业基金 （03-76508651 / 694 / 675 / 669 / 662）， 或电邮至 nyfound@nanyang.com.my。 若您无法出席【16导航】温馨探访活动，也可以乐捐的方式支持此活动。请将您的善款汇至 YAYASAN NANYANG PRESS (OCBC I101-108445-4)，然后再把汇款和个人资料传真到 03-76508627。欢迎游览南洋报业基金网站 www.yayasan-nanyang.org 以获知更多详情。

Beneficiary’s Living Conditions 申请者居家状况

House corner rotten by rain. 房屋墙角被雨水泡烂了。	Poor kitchen. 破旧的厨房。
Simple bedroom. 简陋的卧房。	Dilapidated wooden wall appearance. 残旧的外观。
Unstable toilet. 快倒塌的厕所。	From left: Lin Shu Jia (husband), Lin Cai Hong (daughter) and Madam Tan Say Moy. 左起为林书嘉、林彩虹与陈细妹。