Case No. 2390: We sincerely appeal to kind-hearted people to help raise RM4,580 to purchase a customised special-needs wheelchair for Sathya. This wheelchair will allow her to move beyond the floor where she spends most of her time and experience a wider world.
When social workers visited Sathya at home, they found the frail and extremely thin girl lying on the floor. Sathya was diagnosed at just eight months old with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis, and Global Developmental Delay. She is unable to care for herself independently.
Although Sathya is currently unable to speak and her hands move involuntarily, she can understand when her loved ones call her. She can still respond and keep up when her adoptive mother tells her to clap her hands. She can also make faint sounds to express how she feels. Despite her physical limitations, she yearns to engage with those around her.
Every time her adoptive mother sees these responses, Premala A/P Batumalai, 47 years old, is deeply moved. The pain and helplessness that others may not easily see are difficult to put into words.
[17 Years of love and care, despite having no blood relation.]
Sathya was born extremely prematurely at only seven months of gestation. After birth, she developed jaundice and suffered a severe seizure on her third day of life.
When Sathya was just one month old, Premala and her husband, who had been married for nine years without children, adopted her and raised her as their own.
At eight months old, Sathya was diagnosed with multiple severe conditions and became unable to care for herself. Moved by her daughter's condition, Premala has kept a dedicated medical record book, carefully documenting every seizure—including the date, time, and possible trigger. She has always remained vigilant.
[Severe spinal deformity — even sitting is a luxury.]
Sathya has suffered from severe scoliosis since childhood, accompanied by deformity of the rib cage. Even maintaining a normal sitting position is difficult for her. Eating too much can cause breathing difficulties, while emotional fluctuations can more easily trigger seizures.
She has been admitted to the intensive care unit multiple times. Each time she returns home safely, her adoptive mother cherishes the moment even more.
As Sathya has grown older and gained weight, caring for her has become increasingly difficult. Her adoptive mother, who herself has a heart condition, struggles with the physical demands of daily caregiving. Even lifting Sathya on her own has become extremely challenging.
[Help us give Sathya a specialised wheelchair.]
Sathya's current wheelchair was purchased six years ago and is no longer suitable for her current size and physical condition.
To ensure that she can sit safely and comfortably while making daily care easier for her family, Sathya urgently needs a new customised special-needs wheelchair.
However, her adoptive father, Saravanan A/L Muthu, 54 years old, works as a lorry driver with a modest income. He is the sole breadwinner for the family of three and is unable to afford the cost of the wheelchair. The family therefore turned to us for assistance.
After assessment by us, we have decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise RM4,580 for a customised special-needs wheelchair for Sathya.
We sincerely hope that kind-hearted members of the public will lend a helping hand to this girl who is unable to express herself through words.
Your kindness will not only give Sathya a safer and more comfortable way to sit and move but will also provide much-needed relief and support to her devoted adoptive parents, who have cared for her tirelessly for 17 years.
Please help share this appeal with others. Together, we can bring kindness and hope to Sathya and help this young girl receive the assistance she urgently needs.
