I am thankful to Great Heart Charity Association for giving me a chance to provide Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) services for more than two and half years at Great Heart Community Centre.
Here, TCM services are catered mainly to underprivileged communities, namely low-income household individuals, lonely elderly, jobless people, and person with disabilities. Compared to the ordinary advantageous groups, they are living in relatively poorer conditions for various reasons, hence it’s quite difficult for them to cope with the society.
Some of the patients, who have been suffering from chronic illness for many years, have come to GHCA for treatment out of economic consideration. The fact that these patients can receive Chinese medicine treatment such as pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, Tuina massage, and cupping at such a comfortable treatment place goes to show that GHCA’s contribution cannot be ignored.
Being a TCM medical practitioner, I feel my own pressure in carrying out this social responsibility, but I’m confident that I can unleash my own strengths by doing something more practical for these underprivileged groups. I couldn’t be prouder of this.
感谢耕心慈善协会给我机会，让我能在吧生的社区服务中心里提供近两年半时间的中医诊疗服务。
这里的中医义诊部主要是照顾社会弱势群体，如低收入户者、独居老人、失业工人，残障人士等，相对优势群体而言，他们因种种原因处于相对贫困的状态，在社会上生活比较困难。除此之外，长年饱受病痛困扰的患者，出于经济上的考量，也会来耕心慈善中心看诊。
而这些病患们能在这么一个舒适的医疗环境下接受如把脉，针灸，推拿和拔罐的中医治疗，耕心慈善协会的功劳不可忽视。
作为中医义诊部的一员，我虽然因肩起社会责任，而感受到自身的压力，但想到能发挥自己所长，为这些弱势群体做些实事，我就觉得无比光荣与自豪。
Author: Dr. Jensen Yong Kai Jian
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) medical therapist in Great Heart Community Centre for past 3 years
