One of the more meaningful things we decided to do recently was to "adopt" a disadvantaged child in Shanghai to sponsor his primary school education until he graduates.
I had heard about this boy whose father abandoned them when he was very young and the single mother has to take care of the boy when at the same time, she found out that her own mother was diagnosed with cancer. They didnt have enough money for treatment and therefore, she is now waiting to die. I cant think of another way to phrase that.
Because the single mother had to take care of both of them, she couldnt find a proper job but to find out that was flexible and didnt require travelling. So she ended up as a social worker for disadvantaged children.
We decided to choose them because of her plight and also because as a social worker, she couldnt put her own son up for official help. It's kinda complicated.
She and her son came by my office the day before i left for Singapore. They kept emphasising they dont have anything to give except some couplets that he wrote.
Beautiful eh? He turns 8 this year.
Some of these kids' stories are rather heart-wrenching. We are still on a look-out to find one more to "adopt".
I had heard about this boy whose father abandoned them when he was very young and the single mother has to take care of the boy when at the same time, she found out that her own mother was diagnosed with cancer. They didnt have enough money for treatment and therefore, she is now waiting to die. I cant think of another way to phrase that.
Because the single mother had to take care of both of them, she couldnt find a proper job but to find out that was flexible and didnt require travelling. So she ended up as a social worker for disadvantaged children.
We decided to choose them because of her plight and also because as a social worker, she couldnt put her own son up for official help. It's kinda complicated.
She and her son came by my office the day before i left for Singapore. They kept emphasising they dont have anything to give except some couplets that he wrote.
Beautiful eh? He turns 8 this year.
Some of these kids' stories are rather heart-wrenching. We are still on a look-out to find one more to "adopt".
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