Plea for help for orphan widely shared on Facebook

Ittaporn Kanacharoen, the deputy chief of the Medical Council, posted on his Facebook wall that he was saddened by the circular put out by the Prachin Buri chief public health officer, calling for help from medical personnel for the girl, Arada Wongdeelert.

According to Ittaporn, Arada’s father was a doctor at Kabin Buri Hospital. He said he had verified the story and that he planned to propose to the council to find a way to help her return to school.

He said he shared the story and circular to urge other doctors and medical personal to contribute to a fund to help the youngster, who suffers from epilepsy and she is living with her grandmother, who is over 80 years old, and too poor to send her to school. Arada quit school after she completed the ninth grade and has been helping her grandmother sell Thai sweets.

Ittaporn also posted the essay of the girl, which was written four years ago when she was in the seventh grade. The essay, which won an award, explained how she became an orphan.

According to the essay, her mother died in a car accident and her father became sick and died after he caught virus from a patient who vomited on him while he was being resuscitated.