It would be nice if folks could help: Please give her some light, give her some hope
For more info, please read this : Spare Your Change: Help Aisya...
- *New note to all who have been directed here from Jeff Ooi's
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I have been getting quite a lot of calls, sms's and emails regarding little Aisya. For those who want to keep in touch with how Aisya and her family are getting on and the status oF donations, please kindly leave a link to your blog/email in my blog (under comments lor-but under this post, please), and I will keep you updated as best I can.
Here's the latest on Aisya:
Little Aisya went for surgery to create eyelids for her last December, using tissue from her lips. Unfortunately, the operation has backfired, because her eyelids have fused back together. Doctors have decided (this is according to Aisya's mum) that there will be no more surgery for Aisya for another 2 years, as surgery is difficult for her young (and small) body and immune system. So it would be another two years before they re-attempt to create eyelids for her, and later, try and fit her with artificial eyeballs. That is the time when the family will need financial help the most.
At present time, donations is solely for the family to survive on a day-to-day basis as Aisya's dad has lost his job (he's the sole bread-winner), and if there is any left, they can start a small account in case of emergency, and Aisya needs surgery (let's say they suddenly get a call to say they found someone who can help her see)...
At the present moment, with present technology, it looks like little Aisya will never be able to see, because the little girl has only whites of the eyes.
Donations can always come in kind. For example, you could offer to sponsor Aisya's diapers for a year. Or if you're some boss, you could offer her dad a job. Or if you're a broke college student like me, you could help by spreading Aisya's plight on your blogs, or simply remember her in your prayers.
I did not ask Aisya's dad for his account number as I am afraid some unscrupulous people out there might somehow misuse that for their own personal gain. Thus, all cash donations will have to be in the form of a cheque under the father's name. Write the cheque to: SHAHIDAN BIN YANG GHAZALI, and send it to Aisya’s home at:
45, Persiaran Putra 5,
Bandar Baru Putra,
31400 Ipoh, Perak
Shahidan's Phone: 017-5586069; Hayati's (Aisya's mum) Phone: 017-5746317.
I brought this case to my college's (Inti International College Penang) student body; they recently passed the tin around and we got about RM 2 K, which will be handed to Aisya's family shortly.
*Original Post*
Sigh...This blog is about little Siti Aisya Syazreen, a 3-and-a-half-year-old who has got no eyes, literally...Little Aisya suffers from a very rare syndrome called Fraser Syndrome, where children born have got no eyelids, and some even with no eyes...
Darling Aisya is one such little girl...
Her story appeared in
· The Staron the 24th December, 2006:-
· Special Mum for a Special Child
When I first met Aisya, I was shocked, and I was overwhelmed...Honestly, I wanted to just reach out and hug her, but I was also afraid...Afraid that if I did that, I would be hurting this little girl, who looked so fragile, her body might snap in half if I so much as touched her...I was afraid, because I had never seen someone like her before...
Aisya's dad is the only one working in the family, and he recently lost his job...You can just imagine how difficult it is. Raising children is never easy, but with an extremely special child like Aisya, a stable income is all the more neccesary...
Inti International College Penang has taken the initiative to raise some money for her within the circle of students...Final results have not been finalised yet...
I am appealing to anyone out that who has some extra to spare to think of little Aisya and her family...It doesn't have to be big; remember, as cliche as it is, it's the thought that counts...Every gesture will help...
Think people, how would you feel if you cannot see, and cannot hear well? Think how you feel if everywhere you go, people are afraid of you? Think how you would feel if even your hands look different?
Because that is what Aisya is going through everyday...She can't see, she can't hear well, and even her fingers are deformed...
I am appealing to the human side of all those out that: Spare your change for little Aisya...I can be contacted at 016-5422774 for further details on how to contribute to the family...I won't be dealing with any of your money as I will put you in touch with the family directly.
Cheerio...
How? If you could, please help...
Thanks!
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