Grandma Long Hang begging for help (All photos: Neay Koeub, Koh Santepheap)
Nearby villagers came to tell the hardship story and the lady's loneliness.Blind lonely old lady
Friday, November 14, 2008
Koh Santepheap newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Kampot – A blind old grandmother lives alone in a miserable-looking hut built next to the side of the road, this is the lonely life of this woman in this desolated home. This is life’s fate for this lonely lady who has nothing left but wait for the day she will die. The old woman survives by begging so she can get some money to buy rice and continue her livelihood. Nevertheless, her total blindness and her loneliness create even more hardship for her.
The 70-year-old woman by the name Long Hang lives in Kan Trung village, Tany commune, Angkor Chey district, Kampot province. She became completely blind about three years ago.
While she still had her eyesight, she used to live with her nephew-in-law, but when she lost her sight, this nephew kicked her out of his house and she became very desperate. Nearby villagers then decided to build her a small hut covered with plastic tarp and coconut leaves, as well as a few wooden planks along the side of the road. They also left a small water jar for her use. It is very pitiful to see her living in such dire situation, can you imagine your own mother living under such hardship condition? Currently, she survives by sitting on the street side walk begging people for money along National Road 31, near Kan Trung village, about 80-meter from the Tany commune office. Some of the travelers who saw her hardship would stop by and give her some alms, while others would just ignore her completely. Currently, she is attacked by bouts of diarrhea because she does not have enough to eat, and she is now very ill, miserably lying on the wooden floor of her hut from morning till night.
Grandma Long Hang seems genuinely happy when she met the Koh Santepheap reporter. She hopes that the newspaper would publish her story and that generous people would provide her with some help. She is begging all Samaritans to please have mercy on her and provide her with some help.
The 70-year-old woman by the name Long Hang lives in Kan Trung village, Tany commune, Angkor Chey district, Kampot province. She became completely blind about three years ago.
While she still had her eyesight, she used to live with her nephew-in-law, but when she lost her sight, this nephew kicked her out of his house and she became very desperate. Nearby villagers then decided to build her a small hut covered with plastic tarp and coconut leaves, as well as a few wooden planks along the side of the road. They also left a small water jar for her use. It is very pitiful to see her living in such dire situation, can you imagine your own mother living under such hardship condition? Currently, she survives by sitting on the street side walk begging people for money along National Road 31, near Kan Trung village, about 80-meter from the Tany commune office. Some of the travelers who saw her hardship would stop by and give her some alms, while others would just ignore her completely. Currently, she is attacked by bouts of diarrhea because she does not have enough to eat, and she is now very ill, miserably lying on the wooden floor of her hut from morning till night.
Grandma Long Hang seems genuinely happy when she met the Koh Santepheap reporter. She hopes that the newspaper would publish her story and that generous people would provide her with some help. She is begging all Samaritans to please have mercy on her and provide her with some help.
23 comments:
Ah Jkout (Hen Soy) loves to put down Khmer people, but never his infidel master.
Here's what life under prosperous USA is like:
http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/articleslideshow?articleId=USTRE4AB18I20081112&channelName=newsOne#a=1
If Santepheap want to raise money for the grandma, that would be a good idea.
Grandma it aches my heart to see you in this condition.....grandma you need to appeal to samdach Hun Sen perosnally since he's the strong man of cambodia.....I am helpless to help.
I want to give some money to her, is there and organizer?
That's Hun Sen regime!
Ah Jkout (Hun Sen's supporters) love to cheer that regime.
Look at the pictures!
Well, thanks to Buddha Lord that there are still some good Samaritans in the land of the Blood sucking bats who still care about human dignity. Wish you good get well soon grandma and hope many more Samaritan Khmer will lend you and hand.
This is what one gets when they voted for ah ploe Hun Sen. This lady is very lucky enough, USUALLy put up a sign NOT TO WALK ON GRASS 'CAUSE IT FEELS THE PAIN.
Don't worry about Grandma, Ah Pleu (8:39). Just worry about your homeless infidel who doesn't even have a full broom to clean around his tent.
Well, I also pitty on her...but please don't blame to PM, but blame to her nesphew in law how kick her away since she bline. why you blame Hun Sen. Some of you thought whoever mistake is Hun Sen mistake. Is it Fair enough?
First her nesphew in law have heartless.
Second, blame the authority who have to responsible for this.
AGAIN NOT PM.
One of Khmer
9:45 am. It is State Responsibility to have homelessness prevention and age care in place. Does Cambodia have one?
Every developed country has one.
What about temple? Can't she seeks refuge there?
9:11 AM if you are ah hun sen supporter I just don't give a shit. You are yourself Pleu, did I say things that bother you idiot., next time before you call someone bad think again you low life individual. You are just the same as your leaders ah sen…….you'll go like ah hok lundy. If ah sen is so popular why surround himself with too many body guards, why not just walk like normally in the public…….wait a second I know your answer will……blame on the Khmer overseas and the oppositions for the poverty and security in Cambodia……
What good is having a homeless prevention program when the homeless keep on rising, dude (10:07)?
As for the temple, it never turned down anyone who seek help.
Shut the fuck up, Ah Jkout (10:12). PM needs body guards because of too many Psycho like you that Pol Pot failed to send to the mass grave. Get the picture?
10:48
your arrogant and ill-bred PM needs thousands of bodyguards because he knows he's a traitor whom people hate.
correction: 10:48=10:18AM
Please! leave ah chhkuot srok khmer alone.
10:18AM all you know how to respond is swearing just like your hun sen......you have too much hate and anger in your heart. May god have mercy on your soul. I have the option of reciprocating but I choose not.....I don't want to be as low as you. If I argue with a four-legged animal it means i'm a four-legged animal too. You were born that way so I leave you with it.
10:14 am, there won't be more rising of homelessness if you have your plan in place such as build more temporary houses for them or find them a place to stay with someone or temple. That's the roles of state government. Obviously, she's blind and can't just walk to the temple by herself. A good government shouldn't just ignore the problems.
Stop changing the subject, Ah Pleu (11:12). What is your point?
not enough, there's still a lot more works to be done, no matter who's in office. nobody is immune to poverty. must we forgot so soon?
Well, Ah Pleu-Oversea does have memory issues because they smoke too much crack and watch too much American TV.
Phong ah ott pooch!!!
Leave your fucking politic out of this!
Bravo 8:22 am.
I like your attitude.
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