The Mid-Autumn Festival was originally a day for the elderly to enjoy the happiness of family, but there are still some sick elderly who are struggling to survive.
The Hong Kong social enterprise "Ginkgo House" recently visited a 70-year-old couple living in a subdivided room and gave them moon cakes and lucky bags.
Uncle Chen, in his 70s, suffers from kidney disease. With the help of his wife, he needs dialysis three times at home every day. His wife cannot go out to work to take care of him. Three meals a day are also a problem.
The two elders can only receive social enterprise free meals, reheated soup dumplings, etc., and once told the social worker that he would not mind even if the food expired, please leave it to them.
Uncle Chen, who is in his 70s, lives with his wife in a small sub-house in Shau Kei Wan, and the rent is 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.
The environment is narrow, only enough for a double bed, and there is no space for other furniture.
They put an electric kettle on the bedside, which they use to cook noodles or buy some ready-made soup dumplings to reheat, as a meal, and sit on the bedside to eat every day.
As for the foot of the bed, there are piles of boxes of medical supplies used for kidney dialysis.
Each time they were delivered, there were also a few large boxes, and because there was no space, they had to be placed at the end of the bed.
Uncle Chen relies on his wife to take care of him alone, and he has kidney dialysis three times a day.
Due to the cautious dialysis process, Mrs. Chen studied in the hospital for a week before learning how to deal with it.
In order to take care of her husband, she was unable to go out to work. The couple had zero income and had to rely on a monthly allowance of about 7,000 yuan in total.
However, the monthly rent is about 5,000 yuan, and the medical supplies used for dialysis are about 1,000 to 2,000 yuan. After deducting these expenses, the 7,000 yuan subsidy is very little left, and the electricity and water bills are also unaffordable.
At present, the two elders will receive free lunch boxes at the Ginkgo Pavilion every day to reduce the financial burden.
The social worker of "Ginkgo House" said that Uncle Chen once told the social worker that if there is expired food, the two of them don't mind, please keep it for them.
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The post was published by the "Ginkgo Pavilion" and attracted the attention of a large number of netizens. Some netizens directly donated money to the two elderly people, some said they would donate supplies, and some even questioned why the elderly still live in sub-divided houses instead of moving into public housing.
In response to the enquiries of netizens, the Ginkgo Pavilion stated that the two elderly people have applied for public housing for several years and are still waiting for the waiting list.
There are many enthusiastic people who want to help the two elderly people. Ginkgo Pavilion said that those interested can contact their social worker (67762876) through WhatsApp to discuss support methods.
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