Have been considered for a few days, finally, I decide to join this activity.

Sunday morning, I woke up around 6am, waiting for 199-bus, and then taking MRT to Chinatown.

Afterward, a senior, Jie Ting, accompanied me to a residential area that is lived by those old folks that living alone. Singapore government has provided them a single unit in those 21-storeys flat, with S$100 allowance monthly. The environment in the flat is similar to the scene in the Hong Kong drama series. Compare to those homeless old folks, they are luckier.

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个案一：相依为命的印度母女

当我一踏进她们的家时，五岁的小女孩便向我抱了过来，我也当场楞了一下。虽然说她一出生就患有唐氏综合症（Down Syndrom），今年又得知患有血癌，但是她还是很热情地迎接我们的到来。妈妈就一直站在门边脸带笑容地不停感激我们，丝毫看不出隐藏在她心中的伤痛。可能是因为得知今天会有五位慈青连同两位师姑来做访视，妈妈尽量展现出最美好的一面给我们。我完全看不出她的失业之痛、丧夫之痛与怜女之痛。我们坐在沙发上，聆听师姑与她的对话，时不时女儿就会过来向妈妈撒娇，逗我们开心。我们的任务是逗女儿开心，反而换成我们被逗乐了。

看着女儿在图画纸与墙上的涂鸦（印度人的习俗，家人有逝世的一年内，不能翻新屋子），我在想：女儿以后是否能成为一个画家呢？我不知道，只希望每周的复诊能让她好起来，至少让她活得更扎实。“妈妈你要坚强哦！”，我们都在卡片上祝福道。临走前，女儿还调皮地要求妈妈向我们拥抱致谢。

“Thanks Dear.We are very happy……”
我回妈妈说：“We too! Thanks.”
何尝不是吗？感恩户。

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