80-year-old Shalan
Sakolyuth says thank you for the wheelchair.
Manoon Makpol
The YWCA Bangkok-Pattaya Center donated a
wheelchair to the disabled patriarch of an infirm family of five
that has been begging through the media for nearly five months.
YWCA Chairwoman Praichit Jetpai and former
Chairwoman Nittaya Patimasongkroh presented the chair to 80-year-old
Shalan Sakolyuth along with other basic necessities for his family
July 4. The donation was a follow-up to the association’s June 7
meeting to give the family advice on long-term employment and
planning options.
Shalan is paralyzed from the waist down and
suffers from kidney disease. Wife Waeth Narinthorn is a stroke
victim, and daughters Nuaree Narinthorn, 45, has lung cancer, Orndee
Sakolyuth, 25, has cystic fibrosis and Thongsuk Sakolyuth has
arthritis. They have made repeated appeals for aid since February,
collecting donations from dozens of individuals and groups.
Shalan said he needed the wheelchair to help his
daughter sell lottery tickets.
