I've been tagged by Marina Mahathir for the Save Yvonne's Sight Meme.
Yvonne Foong Ming Niang received 'Her World Young Achiever 2008' (read here) award early this year, for she has achieved more than most people have done in a lifetime.
Her continuing fight against neurofibromatosis (NF) is legendary.
Yes Yvonne is suffering from neurofibromatosis (NF) which causes tumours to keep growing inside her body.
In fact Yvonne has received a long list of awards for her tireless work to go on living & help others along the way, for she is a fighter, a feisty wonderful young lady.
To know more about Yvonne, here are some write ups:
Marina Mahathir has blogged about Yvonne : please read this
Sharon Bakar has also blogged about her plight before : please read this.
Yvonne has lost her hearing and now she faces losing her sight too. She is scheduled for an operation between 1 and 4 December 2009. But of course she has to raise the funds by herself. The cost of surgery is USD44,000 or RM154,770, and the cost of staying in hospital for two weeks is USD915 or RM3219.
She has raised about RM10,000 of this and is hoping to raise the rest by republishing her book I'm Not Sick; I'm Just a Bit Unwell in English and Chinese. The books are now available in Malaysian bookshops and from her web site store. She is also selling T-shirts at bazaars and via her web site store. You can read about her surgery and donate to her fund here.
You can also help by sending on this meme. If you do, please follow these meme rules:
1. Create a blog entry titled "Meme: Save Yvonne's Sight"
2. List three things you love to see. Add in the picture of Yvonne's book cover. The URL is http://www.yvonnefoong.com/images/banner/my-story.jpg
3. End with the line, "Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com.
4. Tag 5 blog friends. Be sure to copy the rules, OK?
5. If you have a Facebook account, please check out Ellen's new invention, a "feme" pronounced FEEM, a meme designed for Facebook here. And if you want to blog about NF, that would be great too!
Three things I love to see :
1 Wonderful faces of people I love, care & adore (both family& friends)
2 A clear blue sky
3 My collection of colourful beads
The people I'm tagging are my caring & wonderful blogging friends:
Pak Idrus
X-Matters
Jacqui's Curve
Rita Ho
Stupe
If anyone else out there would like to meme or feme this - please feel free.
12 comments:
A person like Yvonne is inspiring. She does not wallow in self pity. She never gives up. She's always thinking of ways to survive life. I wrote this status report on my Facebook inspired by Yvonne's feisty & positive attitude....
Ruby Ahmad
observes life is mainly governed by our attitude (either positive or negative). There are people with severe disabilities yet they have achieved more than normal people have done even in two lifetimes!!
Jacqueline Tegjeu-Martin
Thanks for the tag, Ruby. I have published this in my blog.
Hi JT,
Thanks so much for being so kind as to make extra effort to post this meme on your blog even though you're on break. That is such a lovely gesture. Hugs.
Great gesture to help another person in need.
Hi Ruby, thank you for your kind gesture. Have noted the story.
Will see what I can do from here.
Really nice to hear from you, Ruby.
You keep well and keep a song in your heart, best regards and I'll take this opportunity to say, 'selamat hari raya to you and all at home, Lee.
Hi Anon, this is such a small gesture & I just wish people with any means come forward & offer help. Thanks.
Hi Lee,
How nice of you to drop by. Thanks so much for responding. Thanks so much for taking note & contemplating to see what you can do & I know you will help...as you have done before already with other people in need.
Yes I will keep a song in my heart as that helps us to keep our sanity in this current world.
Thanks so much for the raya wish. It is so round the corner, but I am not celebrating in any big way, when we know so many people are in hardship nowadays with wars & economic downturn.
You keep well Lee, & keep being kind. Cheers.
I wish to record my thanks to Pak Idrus who has been so kind to respond & posted this meme on his blog page as well. Thanks Pak Idrus, for being thoughtful.
Hey Ruby ... Thanks for the tag. I'm sorry I took some time in posting. What an inspiring story! I like her blog, candid and very lifting to read.
Have a great week, Ruby!
Hi Kak Ruby,
Just dropping you a note to say hello. I hope all's well with you and your boys. Belated wishes for the Raya that just passed.
Take care!
Hi Rita,
Thanks so much for participating. Yes, she is so inspiring. What a positive person Yvonne is. She sets a high standard when it comes to moving on ahead in life no matter what are the obstacles!
Hugs sweetheart.
Hi Daphne,
Oh how lovely of you to drop by. Thanks my dear. I have not been blogging awhile...Just been back two weeks from UAE. Had raya there too.
Yes I'm great. The boys too. I am more on Facebook these days. But will think of what to blog soon. I know you are getting on well there. You are a fighter & a positive young lass. Love & Hugs.
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