TWO patients from the National Heart Institute (IJN) received a contribution of RM38,000 for their heart surgeries from the GPL Group.
The group, who helped raise funds for the IJN Foundation, presented the contribution to Nur Aeinshah Kamarudin, two, and Siow Chee Siong, 16, at the Melor ward recently.
The two are set to undergo operations on Nov 16 (Nur Aeinshah) and Nov 21 (Siow) at IJN. They will receive RM20,000 and RM18,000 respectively.
Siow’s mother Took Pee Leng, 41, from Seremban, said the money would help ease the family’s burden.
“We are very happy with the contribution. My husband has a small business with no steady income and I no longer work,” she said.
GPL group director Datuk Douglas Cheng said that they were pleased to support more people.
“We have supported one person previously and now we have two. We hope to support three the next time,” he said.
Cheng also hoped that with their contribution, the children would be able to lead a normal life.
IJN foundation fundraising chairman Datin Julini Mohd Ali thanked GPL for the help.
“The money will be used for the two patients who both have holes in the heart,” she said
Julini also said that the foundation needs more than RM1.5mil to help poor and needy heart patients receive treatment at IJN.
“This year, we have spent RM1.3mil for 52 patients and 22 are children.
“We hope more organisations and corporate bodies will come forward to help us,” she said.
After the event, the children at the ward received gifts and were treated to a magic show.
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