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76歲的謝婆婆自丈夫十多年前去世後，一直與50多歲女兒相依為命。謝婆婆長期受到眼疾影響，左眼近乎失明，而且右耳失聰，左耳聽力亦漸漸退化，生活上早已面對許多困難。然而，謝婆婆的女兒三年前更不幸患上急性中風，導致右邊上肢無力，穿衣、洗澡等基本生活自理等都需要謝女士協助。由於女兒突然患上惡疾，無法工作，家中經濟頓時失去依靠，每月只能靠高齡津貼及微薄的積蓄來應付生活開支。   照顧中風病患者是漫漫長路，謝婆婆每天都付出時間、體力、精神，身心承受著莫大壓力。為了讓女兒盡快康復，謝婆婆堅持每天都會到家附近的街市購買新鮮食材，但她坦言感到心力交瘁。畢竟謝婆婆年紀大行動不便，又擔心前往人多聚集的地方會增加染疫風險，心情難免感到焦慮不安。加上受到疫情影響，日常生活又需要額外添置防疫物資，如口罩、消毒酒精、清潔用品等，令經濟拮据的謝婆婆百上加斤。   保良局劉陳小寶長者中心社工得知謝婆婆的情況後，立即為其申請「關愛無限‧共跨逆境」扶弱計劃，兩母女可享用免費的營養熱餐，頓時為二人解決燃眉之急。除了減輕謝婆婆的經濟負擔外，還因省卻外出購買食材及煮食時間，換來片刻休息時間之餘，亦可有更多時間陪伴女兒一起走過康復之路。   捐款支持    

For every mother, feeling her baby growing inside of her during the 10 months of pregnancy is one of life’s most incredible journeys. Ms. Yiu, soon to be the mother of Laam Laam, could not wait to welcome her little one and start their small family, Born prematurely at just 26 weeks, Laam Laam’s tiny organs were not yet ready for the world. He spent crucial months in the hospital fighting to survive and he requires round-the-clock care – a ventilator breathes for him at all times.   Laam Laam couldn’t run and jump like other kids in the past 6 years because he had to go to the hospital for various treatments. His ventilator must be monitored constantly. As such, Ms. Yiu had no choice but to leave her job to be Laam Laam’s full-time caregiver. While the financial, physical, and emotional demands soon became overwhelming, money grew tight as the income of Ms. Yiu’s husband alone could not cover Laam Laam’s expensive medical costs.   Professional team of Po Leung Kuk Chao King Lin Early Learning Centre is helping Laam Laam on his muscle training     Thankfully, she heard about the Po Leung Kuk Chao King Lin Early Learning Centre-Special Child Center. When the professionals of the center heard about Laam Laam’s circumstances, a dedicated team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, childcare workers and social workers were fully geared up to provide holistic support for Laam Laam and his family. His performance on his speech, muscles and eating abilities were weaker than other children of his age at the beginning of training; however after 3 years of time at the center, Laam Laam made tremendous strides in developing his overall abilities.   Ms Yiu feels immensely grateful to Po Leung Kuk and the center for providing her family with comprehensive support She cherishes how their care gave her strength and courage to face each hurdle along this difficult journey. “Because if I did not hang in there with courage, who else could Laam Laam count on?” While uncertainty remains about the future of Yiu’s family, Po Leung Kuk will continue to support children with special needs and their families like Yiu’s family through the Kuk’s full backing in fostering children development and meeting their family needs.   With the assistance of Po Leung Kuk’s resources and generous contributions from donors, we are able to provide adequate and comprehensive training services for underprivileged children and families, safeguarding the children's growth and offering holistic support to families.  

Cathy 2 歲時，因家庭問題入住保良局家舍。性格內斂的她不太擅於與人溝通相處，朋友不多，說話不多，直至遇上了欖球，徹底打開了她的世界。欖球是種簡單的快樂Cathy 從小熱愛運動，自學了乒乓球、籃球等。偶然一次看見別人在球場上打欖球，便被這項運動吸引。   透過本局與香港欖球總會合辦的語文培訓計劃，Cathy 自2013 年起接受欖球訓練，並獲資助到海外參加欖球活動及文化交流，一步步成為青年欖球錦標賽的香港代表。回想當日看見別人在球場上作賽的畫面，她表示，「感覺欖球帶給運動員的快樂是很純粹、很簡單，也是我喜歡欖球的原因」。欖球帶我遊歷世界年僅18 歲的Cathy，已經代表香港到過多個國家參加欖球比賽，如去年8 月到老撾參與亞洲欖球總會20 歲以下亞洲七人欖球賽，她坦言︰「我從來沒有想過我有機會可以代表香港到世界各地作賽，這個夢想對以前那個小女孩來說，有點遙不可及，但現在我覺得我可以」。 運動是種共通語言 去年9 月，Cathy 獲選到訪日本觀摩2019 年世界盃欖球賽，學習頂尖運動員的技術，並與來自世界各地超過一百名年青運動員交流。雖然母語不同，但他們對欖球的熱愛卻打破了語言的限制，成為了他們之間的共通語言，讓她認識了來自泰國，甚至是約旦的朋友︰「以前的我不太自信，但欖球讓我變得健談，使我認識了更多的朋友，謝謝欖球擴闊了我對這世界的想像」。