Alittle project with a big heart, Emily’s Kindness Cards enables volunteers to send cards, letters or drawings to people who are alone in hospital or chronically ill, and it provides a space for those in need of such kindnesses to ask for it. “However small the gesture may seem, these cards can be a lifeline for people,” says Tung Chung resident Michelle Parsons, whose mother
Emily came up with the idea in March this year shortly after being diagnosed with colon cancer. “We saw so many people in hospital who were alone on their journey; we wanted to reach out to them with some support and love,” Michelle adds.
Emily sadly passed away in July but Michelle is continuing to give back. To get involved, head to the Emilys-Kindness-Cards Facebook page. [PHOTO COURTESY OF Michelle Parsons.]
