KOTA KINABALU :Blind and partially-paralysed due to a brain tumour, a 16-year-old boy from a remote village in northern Sabah may not have much time left to be reunited with his family. Boyzone Abas, who comes from a poor family, last met his father a few months ago when the boy was warded at the Pitas district hospital.
He was subsequently sent to the Oncology Unit at Likas Hospital near the city and it was discovered that his brain cancer had spread.
While being treated, he went blind and the left side of his body became paralysed.
Masjid Bandaraya Women Affairs chairman Dr Suzain Suhaimi is seeking assistance to locate Boyzone's family so that they could go to Queen Elizabeth Hospital's palliative care unit where he is now warded.
"Boyzone's father, known only as Abas, returned to Kampung Pandan in Pitas after sending his son to the district hospital," she said yesterday.
"From the little that we know, his family is very poor and the village is very remote.
"We also managed to find out from Boyzone that his stepmother is paralysed. His biological mother had died much earlier.
"Boyzone finished year six at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pandan Mandamai and he remembers a teacher by the name of Juliana.
"We have adopted him and we are willing to pay for expenses to bring his father and any other family members over to Kota Kinabalu.
"I do not think Boyzone can travel to his village because he suffering from bed sores and is in pain."
Dr Suzain said she had tried to get assistance from the police and the Pitas district hospital, but that the numbers she was given were not reachable.
The town of Pitas is about four hours away from Kota Kinabalu, and as a remote district, has many far-flung villages, some of which are not accessible during bad weather due to poor road conditions.
Those who can assist in locating Boyzone's family can contact Dr Suzain at 019-8037488.
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