WE NEED MORE MALE VOLUNTEERS : PCA or Palliative Care Association of KK

21st Feb 2019
by Oswald Sugat

 Jefrey and Michael from PAKA presenting a gift to a patient from Penampang while President of PCA Rokiah looked on

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PENAMPANG.  The Palliative Care Association (PCA) of Kota Kinabalu President Rokiah Yaacob and Deputy Liza Yong said male volunteers are most needed to provide palliative/hospice care to patients with incurable cancer in and around Kota Kinabalu.

They said this during a Charity Campaign visit by kindness NGO, PAKA led by Jefrey Leiking, thursday and to deliver gifts to all patient visiting the day care centre at Taman Rose, Jalan Penampang.

 

At present the President and committee members are mostly women with medical background who have retired, however there are a few lay volunteers. More males would be much welcome as their strength would be needed sometimes to help patients, however she stress that caring is not just on health but on the well being of the patients. She said their volunteers are from all walks of life such as lawyers, cooks, pilots, barbers amongst others because the activities at the day care centre include handicraft, gardening, haircare, karaoke but the most popular is massage and bingo. Sometimes we even arrange a visit such as chocolate factory and to the beach for them and some patients even tell that they have not seen the beach for years, she added.

 

At present the day care center only accepts the patients who are mobile, once a week on Thursday where they could be served home made breakfast. Whoever they are, we care for their quality of life until the last moments, she said in reference to the aims of the association.

Regarding the brief background of the association, Rokiah said it was founded by Datuk Dr Ranjit and registered in 1998. Fundraising are carried out every year and some grants are given by the government as well as Corporate sectors. All donors are welcomed which are tax exempted. The service of PCA are free of charge around 10 km while visits to homes are extended to 30 km and they have extended the service to Tuaran area. The cases are now not limited to cancer but also on other terminal diseases while their is no age limit, she said. Welcoming the visit by PAKA, Rokiah hope they can also be the ambassador of the PCA and tell the public what palliative care is all about.  In response Jefrey said the gifts delivered are from private individual donor such as C.C.Vun apart from the MP office.

 

 

HUMAN ANGELS AT WORK says MP Datuk Darell Leiking

Darell presenting supplies to Pastor Avis while Jefrey and volunteer CK Chu looked on

PENAMPANG.  "The Faith Caring Home is a place where Human Angels are doing God's work for all," says MP and Minister of International Trade Industry Datuk Darell Leiking after visiting the centre at Limbanak Sunday.

He presented donations, supplies and personal items to female intellectually challenged trainees staying at the centre accompanied by the Penampang Act of Kindness Association led by Jefrey Leiking.

Meanwhile, Pastor Avis Chong the lady behind the realisation of this home said this is the first time a full minister visited at his own time without official event giving joy and motivation to everyone.

The establishment of this rehabilitation home started with a humble beginning in 2008 after the pastor witnessed a classmate ending in tragedy due mental distress. The new home operated by volunteers lies in a secluded area with a quiet but serenely beautiful hills surrounded with flowers and vegetables operated by the trainees, which is conducive for healing and recovery process.

Recently another building has just been completed which will house male trainees as well as provide many other needed facilities

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