Thursday, September 6

Another tragic story.

Read this in the Straights times a few days ago and wanted to share the article.

While most of us are healthy and busy working and getting on with our lives, there are others who are unfortunate and struggle along. Count your blessings and take care of your health.


He waited 15 years...and got nothing

As of last year, the kidney queue stands at 555 people, including 118 Muslims.
Nur Dianah SuhaimiSun,
Sep 02, 2007
The Straits Times.

He was lying in a hospital bed recuperating from a heart bypass operation when more bad news hit.

Mr Mohamed Jusmi Abdul Hamid was told that given his heart condition, he was no longer in line for a replacement kidney.

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He was just 34 years old when his blood pressure shot up and could not be brought down for days. That was when doctors told him his kidneys were failing

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4 comments:

min said...

oh god....
how devastating is that :S:S

mien said...

Yes that it is. Really feel sorry for the man. 15 yrs of dialysis is super painful. And now he lost hope.

These are facts of life. Shit happens. And you'd better be prepared for it =P

min said...

what's going to happen to me??
:S:S:S:S:S

no more please...
i'm already a legal alien in singapore :(

mien said...

lead a healthy lifestyle and hope for the best. And get yourself protected. =P better be sick and be able to seek treatment, than sick and poor...

oh ya, you haven told me about what happened to your PR?