Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Fond memories of Sau Ling
- She is a bright and special person with a big warm heart.
- Being helpful is what she wanted to offer whenever possible during her time at Haven Manor. She was always ready and happy to help set the dinning room table and clean up after meals. She will be greatly missed.
- ‘Loving’ is another words to describe her, as she always wanted to do something for people around her.
- Taking time to listen is what I remembered as something Sau Ling did for me when I need a pair of listening ears.
- Despite the many health challenges she faced, especially in recent years after her cancer diagnosis, she never lost her will to fight the battle until the very end.
- While the journey of fighting her cancer was not easy, I can’t remember her complaining much about anything.
- She was very thoughtful and generous – I was the staff person who cleaned her room, and there was one time she bought me a Tim Horton’s card as a gesture of appreciation. I told her I couldn’t accept that because of company policy, but she insisted I did as she strongly wanted me to know how much my service meant to her. That was very sweet of her!
- As a considerate person, she hardly wanted to bother people or ask people to do things for her. When she had to do that, she always thanked people thoroughly and sincerely, making others feel very blessed. She will be greatly missed.
- Even though life was tough for her on many fronts for Sau Ling, she still managed to have a sense of humor in her. During the last few weeks of her life, people made her favourite food upon her request: fried beef rice noodles, BBQ pork buns, tomato and pork bones soup, etc. As we watched her ate and enjoyed these foods, she smiled and said ‘it is worth dying another time’ since she got to taste all these delicious food – great perspective!
From residents and staff of Haven Manor and her friends in Halifax
