The way home 回家

Help of the Sick Praesidium, Sg Buloh

My last visit to the members of Legion of Mary in the Sg Buluh Leprosy Settlement was during the Chinese New Year more than 5 years ago. 

I used to meet members of the Help of the Sick praesidium regularly when I was the president of the Chinese Curia. They came once a month, by chartered transport from Sg Buluh to the Holy Rosary Church in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, to attend our Curia meeting.
 
Help of the Sick praedium was formed in 2-8-1955 and is still active today. However, many members have passed away and left with a few only. All members are recovered leprosy patients.

Recently, a friend of mine sent me a book, in English and Mandarin, telling the touching stories of leprosy patients and their families from all over Malaysia including Sg Buloh Leprosy colony. 

I was pleasantly surprised to read about the story of a legionary which was highlighted in the book.

It is a first-ever book, telling "the stories of the isolated emotional world of former leprosy patients and their descendants. "

It is a powerful, eye-opening and touching book!

我最后一次去拜访双溪普糯【病人之痊】支团的军友，是五年前的一个华人农历新年期间。

在我担任区团团长的时候，我会常常与该团队职员见面。他们会在每个月，乘搭包租汽车，到来吉隆坡的玫瑰堂，参加每个月的区团会议。

【病人之痊】支团成立于2-8-1955，团员都是康复的前麻风病患者。该支团目前仍然操作，但好多老团员都已蒙主恩召，现在应该团员不多了。

最近我从一位朋友的手中，拿到一本书，中文及英文版，书名为『回家』。

这是目前唯一记录了马来西亚各地的麻风病院的患者及后代，他们被隔离的内心及情感世界的故事。

我有点惊讶的在书中，读到了一位团员的故事。虽然我们在圣母军事务方面有交往，但个人的事，甚少谈到。这本书是我更进一步了解了这位团员，及其他麻风病患者的内心故事。

这是一本感人及铿锵有力的一本故事史记书。