A little boy name Ah Kang

7 years ago, a little boy was born and his parents named him Kang Kang (means healthy is Chinese) hoping that he will live healthily forever. Kang Kang was born with the Down Syndrome disease but his parents never feel sad or unhappy about it. They accepted the fact that their son is disabled, and raised him like how every parents raised their children.

Kang Kang had problems with walking, because he is not born like a normal person. He needs to wear a special made shoe to restructure the bone of his ankle, but every time his mummy fits in the shoe, Kang Kang will throw tantrums because the shoe makes him feel painful every time he tried to learn to walk.

Kang Kang also learned things slowly, slower than other normal children. But he is clever in giving hand signs to express what he wants. Kang Kang likes to watch cartoon like every other normal children. He likes to watch Doraemon and every time when his parents brought him for travel, they will bring along a portable DVD player for him to watch the cartoon that he likes.

Few years after he was born, Kang Kang was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. He needs to undergo a series of chemotherapy which had caused him to become very, very, very weak. He survived the series chemo treatment, but the treatment had caused him to lost all his immune system. Ever since, Kang Kang will get sick easily and everytime he is sick he needs to go to the hospital to stay for a few days. Hence, Kang Kang cannot go to crowded places, or anyone who is sick cannot go near him because his immune system is very low and he will get sick easily.


Every week, Kang Kang needs to go to the hospital to clear the tube which is attached to his body. His mother will drive him to the hospital, sit patiently while waiting for the doctors and nurses to clear the tube which is full with Kang Kang's phlegm. Last 2 weeks, Kang Kang had fever and his mother drove him to the hospital as usual for treatment. The next day, doctor admitted Kang Kang to the ICU because he is diagnosed with lung infection. His mother could not accept the fact that his son is in a very serious condition, because all this while she thought it is just a normal fever that his son is having.

Doctor told the parents that Kang Kang will not recover anymore. The infection is too serious that he needs breathing support because he cannot breath properly by himself anymore. The father had accepted the fact that his son will not follow him go home anymore, but the mother still could not accept the fact.

After 12 days in the ICU, Kang Kang finally left the world. He left behind the all the sufferings and continue his journey to the other side of the world. He will not anymore be binded with the tubes on his body, all the constant journeys to the hospitals, all the machines connected to his body and most of all the pain he suffered throughout his life. He actually smiled before he left the world.

Kang Kang, may you rest in peace. Your daddy, mummy, gor gor, jie jie and many other gor gors and jie jies will miss you. There will be lots of fairies and angels playing with you up there, and you will not suffer from any pain anymore. You will always, always, always be in our mind. Love you.


*This post is dedicated to a little cousin brother of mine who passed away on 10th April 2010

Love,
esineDenise <3>