CSC visiting reflections Moon cake festival visit
Mdm Ho
She appeared as cheery and cute as always. She reported
having backache. We helped to do some housework for her and chat with her. She is generally in a good emotional state. We
gave her a lantern and a moon cake. She said words of thanks to CSC and wishes
CSC a happy birthday.
Mdm Lim
I heard this is the first time ever that any volunteer
visited her. She speaks hokkien. She is friendly and engages with us. We gave
her a lantern, a moon cake and played some oldie on the phone for her to listen
to. She wished CSC volunteers good health for CSC’s birthday. She shared with us about the past and said
that she has been suffering from back problems since a few years back and she
is unable to lie down for a proper rest since then. She appears to be chatty,
smiling and joking a lot. However, she did point out that she is actually
generally unhappy with life. She looked like she was about to cry when she said
that. She commented that it is difficult to be happy although she tries and
that she is just putting up a false happy front because of guests. I guess we
should make more effort to engage her and make her feel that there are cute
kids who care. Oh. And she only drinks a particular brand of instant coffee,
everyday.
13 OCTOBER visit :)
Mdm Ho
Did housework for her and chat with her. She appears to be
happy to have our company and enjoy our visits She did, although, have a slight
complain about her back pains (I think it got worse) and showed poor appetite
(maybe it was also because the rice was too hard, according to her). Based on observation, she looks tired.
Generally still in a happy state.
Mr Chiu
A lesson drawn: CHECK THE EXPIRY DATES OF THE FOOD THEY
KEEP!
To our horror, we found that he keeps a lot of expired food
in the fridge and on the table. So we checked and discarded those expired food
for him, did some housework and chat with him. He drinks; I think 5 cups of
coffee every day? He can recite chim poems in Cantonese. He is friendly and
jovial. I look forward to every visit because I see things from a perspective I never ever had. It makes you feel a sense of shame, and makes you wonder why you haven't realised how blessed you actually are.
- Gillian
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