Meme: Save Yvonne's Sight  

Posted by Hyllma



I came across this touching story while on Facebook, thanks to Anas Zubedy. I don't know Yvonne personally, and nor does she know me. But as a human being, I believe we can always help others the best way we know how. 



Since last April Yvonne has been raising funds for the operations she needs to treat her neurofibromatosis which causes tumors to grow inside her body.

About six months ago, Yvonne lost her hearing. Now she's losing her eyesight and needs another operation. The operation is due in December and cost of the surgery is RM154,770 plus hospital stay for two weeks is RM3219.

She has already raised RM10, 000 and need more. She's hoping to raise the rest by republishing her book I'm Not Sick, Just A Little Bit Unwell in English and Chinese. The books are now available in Malaysian bookshops and from her website store. She is also selling T-shirts at bazaars and via her web site store.

You can read about her surgery and donate to her fund here.

You can also help by sending on this meme. If you do, please follow these meme rules:
  1. Create a blog entry titled "Meme: Save Yvonne's Sight"
  2. List three things you love to see. Add in the picture of Yvonne's book cover. The URL is http://www.yvonnefoong.com/images/banner/my-story.jpg
  3. End with the line, "Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com
  4. Tag 5 blog friends. Be sure to copy the rules, OK?
  5. If you have a Facebook account, please check out Ellen's new invention, a "feme" pronounced FEEM, a meme designed for Facebook here. And if you want to blog about NF, that would be great too!
  6. I'm tagging the following blogger friends to ask them to help:
              sweekheng
              nawal
              tanggang
              iqbal
              dr farhana

7. Three things I wish to do see:

    a) The smiles on my parents' faces when I eventually settle down
    b) The beautiful beaches of Pangkor
    c) San Marino High School (when I was there 92-93)

*Yvonne Foong is in danger of losing her eyesight thanks to neurofibromatosis (NF). Please find out how you can help her by visiting her blog at http://www.yvonnefoong.com

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