Assisi Hospice shared a story about one of their volunteers, 47-year-old Kimberly Faith Ng, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019.
However, despite her illness, which doctors have said was at the end stage, she continues to do volunteer work while wearing a back brace to support her spine.
Here is what they said
What would you do if you know that the time you have is limited? For 47-year-old Kimberly Faith Ng, she chose to gift her time by volunteering. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019. After battling it for two years, her doctor shared that her cancer was at the end-stage.
Despite requiring a back brace to support her spine, she felt that this was a good time for her to volunteer when she heard about Lent at Assisi through her church friends. She said, “Physically I feel well enough, now that I am not doing chemotherapy anymore. I don’t know how much time I have left, and I want to help others when I still can.”
During her afternoon at Assisi, she took orders and served kuehs to our patients. She said, “It may be something small, but I feel happy to be able to spread the joy to the patient and make the patient feel loved. As the volunteer management staff pointed out, every little task we do, we give our best, as it could possibly be the last meal for the patient.”
We would like to say a big thank you to all who offered their helping hand and spent time caring for the more vulnerable among us this Lent at Assisi! Your gesture of taking ice cream and kueh orders, and serving patients with love, really brightened up their day. For those who are interested to do your part this Lent, visit https://www.assisihospice.org.sg/lentatassisi/