My name is Nurul and this is the first time I’m attempting to seek help from the crowdfunding space, and please allow me to tell my story.
My father has terminal Stage 4 lung Cancer, and at this stage, his liver also starts to break down, so he’s in and out of hospital quite frequently. Besides lung cancer, he is also suffering from heart failure and kidney failure, which is quite devastating for him. But, he’s holding his head high and taking it in his stride, and whenever he’s out from the hospital, he finds himself working as a part-time security guard, trying to help lessen my burden.
Unfortunately, my mum had left us when I was very young.
Quite a few of my younger siblings are still in school and they should not be working, so the responsibility of upkeeping lies on my shoulder.
We do get help from the social worker who provides us with dry ration, and sometimes, that’s barely enough, so we’ll have to forgo things like poultry and rely mostly on rations and vegetables.
We have also received a one time $700 NTUC FairPrice Foundation – CDC Milk Fund voucher from our CDC. But my family spends up to $1,250 on formuala milk every month.
I’m happy to take on the responsibility of providing for my family, but most of the time, we require help to put food on the table, and my salary is only approximately $1500 per month, feeding 11 in the family.
I’m appealing anyone out there to assist me, to allow slightly better food for my family to get by, and you have my gratitude and blessing!
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Yours sincerely,
Nurul
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