KLANG: Transporting his late grandmother, who was a heart patient, for her medical check-ups at the National Heart Institute inspired M. Sashitharaan to provide a shuttle service for elderly patients in his neighbourhood. “I take a lot of joy from the feedback I get from patients who receive the free transport service,” said the Bandar Botanic MIC chairman. “All those involved, including the patients and their family, have been going through some form of struggle,” he said. In the beginning, Sashitharaan catered only to elderly patients who patronised government hospitals, but gradually expanded the service to include dialysis patients. He started by distributing application forms for the free transport to patients at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang and the service took off with 10 patients.

Source: The Star November 14, 2017 21:22 UTC