Singapore — Social activist Gilbert Goh, often known to help the homeless and less fortunate, recently gave S$1,000 to a grieving family after one of the sons died following his second Covid-19 vaccination.
Mr Goh wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Nov 2) that he gave the money to the deceased’s older brother.
The man who died was 39, diabetic and had been on dialysis but a doctor cleared him to get vaccinated against Covid-19. He took his second jan on Oct 25 and died nine days later.
An autopsy found that heart failure was the cause, Mr Goh wrote. He said the money will help the family with expense for the funeral which was was held last week.
Mr Goh recently encountered an elderly woman whom he called “probably our saddest rough sleeper case so far”.
In a Facebook post on Jul 25, he said shared the photos of the woman whom he said “cut a pitiful spectacle” during the homeless outreach he and his team conducted the day before.
The woman collects and selling used cans. They met her as she was pushing her trolley, he said. She has many health issues, and some volunteers have had to help her with her diapers. /TISG