{"id":1319,"date":"2025-07-11T03:21:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siamcare.org\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2025-07-11T03:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:23:49","slug":"verdrietig-nieuws-ped-13-is-overleden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siamcare.org\/en\/verdrietig-nieuws-ped-13-is-overleden","title":{"rendered":"Sad news: Ped (13) has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we received the sad news that 13-year-old Ped (born in 2011) had passed away. She was a disabled girl who had been part of our program for years. She passed away after years of severe weakness. <\/strong>

Ped lived with her grandmother Long (born 1963) in Mukdahan, in northeastern Thailand. Her mother had mental health issues and was therefore unable (or unwilling) to care for her daughter. Sadly, our team recently discovered that her mother now has a new family and still lives in the same neighborhood as her daughter. Her father left Ped and her mother when she was only 3 months old, so her grandmother cared for her all those years. Unfortunately, this wasn't a happy ending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grandpa in prison<\/strong>
Because Ped needed so much attention, Grandma couldn't work. Therefore, Ped's uncle, Pad, was responsible for the family's income. He is only 17 years old (see photo above). Ped's grandfather is still alive, but he spent most of his life in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not able to walk or communicatie<\/strong>
Ped was mentally and physically disabled. She couldn't walk independently; even moving without assistance was a major challenge. She also suffered from epilepsy and therefore had to visit the doctor monthly for medical treatment. She also couldn't communicate and was severely malnourished. Grandma never quite understood how to care for Ped, and the hospital often didn't keep her care appointments. As a result, Ped remained thin and weak for all those years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tube feeding and counseling<\/strong>
We, as Siam-Care, visited Ped regularly to feed her, wash her, and change her bedding. We recently arranged for a new bed because her old mattress, which was lying on the floor, was infested with itchy bugs. We also arranged tube feeding and counseled Grandma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankful<\/strong>
Sadly, Ped has passed away after years of frailty. We are saddened, but also grateful that with your support, we were able to make her life a little more bearable. May she rest in peace.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deze week bereikte ons het verdrietige nieuws dat de 13-jarige Ped (2011) is overleden. Ze was een gehandicapt meisje die al jaren onderdeel was van ons programma. Ze overleed na jarenlang ernstig verzwakt te zijn geweest. Samen me haar oma Long (1963) woonde Ped in Mukdahan, in het noordoosten van […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-niet-gecategoriseerd"],"wpcf_dashboard":"

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