Name: Mrs. Lee
Age: n/a
Condition: Poor

Many people use alcohol to escape their problems or to change their personalities without realizing the consequences of excessive drinking. This is what happened to Mr. Lee who had drunk excessively and ended up died of intoxication, leaving Mrs. Lee and another 3 young children. It is an uphill struggle for Mrs. Lee to take care of the family as she works as a dishwasher and earns a meager salary of only RM500.

During an interview with Mrs. Lee, she reminisced that her husband used to be a responsible person whom he would take good care of the family. Her husband used to work as a taxi driver but soon her husband started drinking to excess and neglected his work. She tried to advise her husband and pull him back to the right pathway but she failed to do so. Mrs. Lee claimed that there were once her husband had decided to quit drinking but this hope did not last long. After a short period of 2 years, her husband was diagnosed with liver cancer. It was rather a hard time for Mrs. Lee during the days when Mr. Lee was being treated in the hospital. However, Mrs. Lee never gave up his husband. Mrs. Lee had to work, cook for the family, and accompanied her husband for electrotherapy. Sadly, as soon as her husband recovered slightly, Mr. Lee continued drinking again and in the end, her husband died of intoxication. Since then Mrs. Lee has to work hard to make ends’ meet. Until now, Mrs. Lee still owes a significant amount of medical expenses and her pay of RM500 is definitely insufficient to pay off the debt.

The eldest son of Mrs. Lee has decided to quit schooling in order to get a job to reduce the family’s financial burden. Mrs. Lee is really upset as she wants her son to further his study; she knows that education is the best solution to change their family’s condition in the future. Unfortunately, poverty has made his son gave up his study. Yayasan Nanyang Press, hereby, urges all readers to give them a helping hand to overcome their poverty. Supporting readers can contact Yayasan Nanyang Press for donations.