She was involved in an accident at the young age of 28. On the fated but unfortunate night, seated in a car of 4 ppl, after a drinking & eating session, the car was involved in a accident with another car. The driver of the car was drunk. The driver of the other car I had no idea! Because of the mistake of an irresponsible individual, the rest had to suffer. 3 of them was unfortunate & lost their life instantly. The one & only survivor had to suffered for the rest of her life. Moving around in a wheelchair with impaired hearing as well as losing the ability to speak. Her leg were stiff & pain during the night while both of her hands can only moved up to elbow length. She needed the assistance of her maid for her to go through her daily routine in her life.
Fortunately, her brain is still razor-sharp & she can type. She kept herself updated by surfing the internet. Her mobile phone, laptop & a board is her only tools of communication. Sometimes, she mimics words with her mouth trying to convey a message.
I admired her! In spite of her difficulties all these years, she remained positive.
Her smile is ever-ready. I do not know whether she is in pain whenever she smiled ever openly. Despite her conditions, I can see she's full of energy & wits inside her. Only her fragile physical condition restricted her.
Furthermore, she's kind. She openly accepted a stray-living man to stay in her HDB unit! This man has nowhere to stay & used to sleep around the HDB compound. Feeling 'kesian' for him, she invited him to sleep in the hall of her HDB.
This is the story of my landlord. All these were told to me through the words of mouths.
So far, from what I saw of her was all +ve. Only time will reveal further truth to me.
All I can say is that despite her difficulties she puts many healthy & normal people to shame!
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