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Epidemic | Mother of two children volunteers to send supplies to become a confirmed case, the house village girl "Lola" has no regrets

2022-04-08T07:51:53.435Z


The fifth wave of the epidemic has not subsided. The government and other non-governmental organizations have accelerated the process of distributing materials to support the people in their fight against the epidemic. A "house girl" who said she grew up in Kwai Chung Village half her life has been a volunteer since the outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village. Dispatch defense


The fifth wave of the epidemic has not subsided. The government and other non-governmental organizations have accelerated the process of distributing materials to support the people in their fight against the epidemic. A "house girl" who said she grew up in Kwai Chung Village half her life has been a volunteer since the outbreak of the epidemic in Kwai Chung Village. Distributing anti-epidemic materials. During the period, I was unfortunately infected due to contact with a confirmed person. Not only must I continue to stay at home to take care of my two daughters, but also ensure that adequate protective measures will not infect my family. Finally, I will defeat the virus and return to the arena, and continue to distribute blessing bags to those in need. , She believes that if you have a will and a strong will, you can achieve things, and you should not be stuck with the epidemic and let it go.


Volunteers donate supplies on the first day of the epidemic siege in Kwai Chung Village

"I have lived in Kwai Chung Village for most of my life since I was born, studied, and even worked. No matter what, I want to protect Kwai Chung Village to the best of my ability and all the time." In front of him is the volunteer Liu Peishan, known as "Lola", alone. Pick up cardboard boxes over 25 kilograms to move and deliver goods, and prepare to distribute blessing bags to grass-roots families and elders in Kwai Chung Village by knocking door by door.

She has been a councillor's assistant for 10 years. She said that she grew up in Kwai Chung Village, a housing estate that has spent dozens of summers and winters. She has a special affection for this place.

"I moved out of Kwai Chung Village, and I also went to Tsuen Wan District to participate in community service, but I never forgot about Kwai Chung Village, so I moved back to the vicinity of Kwai Chung Village."

Kwai Chung Village experienced a major outbreak in the fifth wave of the epidemic. Hundreds of residents were diagnosed one after another. After that, the housing estate was sealed off for a time. Liu said that he had already started volunteering on the first day and devoted himself to anti-epidemic work.

"On the first day of the outbreak in Kwai Chung Village, I saw a lot of police cars, ambulances and people wearing full protective clothing. The environment was very alarming." At the same time, when residents of the confirmed building visited the office for help, Liu was worried that he would be infected.

"I told myself that I have to bite the bullet and keep going, because the residents need help, and they also need to take precautions against infection, because if they are diagnosed, there will be no one to help the residents."

"Lola" was unfortunately infected with the virus after sending supplies to the unit of the confirmed patient. After recovering, her hands were wrinkled and swollen due to constant disinfection.

(Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Link)

As a mother of two, I feel the same way about the mother's help case

While Kwai Chung Village was under siege, Liu received many requests for help every day. Some women who had just given birth asked for help and needed food to supplement themselves, and some mothers asked her for help because their infants had a high fever in the middle of the night.

As the mother of two daughters, Lau was particularly concerned about the cases of children and women seeking help. "Buying food, supplies, medicines, and then finding ways to deliver them to those in need was our daily work at the time." Until Kwai Chung Village was enclosed After the operation, Liu was not infected.

However, the epidemic in Hong Kong is getting worse and worse. Liu unfortunately contracted the virus after sending supplies to the unit of the confirmed patient.

During the infection, she did not have a fever, but had headaches and muscle pains. Her family advised her to isolate in a hotel, "Because I have to take care of my two daughters, I can only continue to stay at home to do housework and take care of my two daughters while taking adequate safety measures. Family. I kept changing gloves, washing my hands, burning poison with bleach, and doing enough cleaning all the time. In the end, no family members were infected by me, but my hands were wrinkled and swollen.” Although she has recovered, her hands However, there are many traces of anti-epidemic.

After Liu recovered, he joined the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection" to distribute lucky bags.

"There are more than ten people in the volunteer team of Kwai Chung Village, many of whom are confirmed and recovered patients, and they are very hard-working. The volunteers came to collect the lucky bags immediately after work. Everyone had one bag and two bags. It is urgent to deliver the lucky bags to those in need.” It is understood that the Kwai Chung Village team is extremely efficient and can distribute more than 100 lucky bags every day.

"I believe that as long as you have a strong will, you can achieve success. I will continue to be a volunteer, and at the same time allocate time to take care of my family. At least three meals a day are arranged for the children. I prefer not to eat by myself, and I hope I can find time to help the residents of Kwai Chung Village."

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Source: hk1

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