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A Letter to Mom: Mdm Goh and Ko Hin

A Letter to Mom: Mdm Goh and Ko Hin

April 24, 2026, Written by 0 comment

At 84, Mdm Goh still begins her mornings with care.

In the quiet of her home, she prepares a simple lunch for her granddaughter, Ko Hin, making sure every ingredient is carefully chosen to suit her dietary needs. It is a routine shaped by love, responsibility and a bond that has only grown stronger over time.

Ko Hin, now in her 30s, lives with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability. For most of her life, Mdm Goh has been her constant. Through years of hospitalisations and surgeries, she showed up every single day, sometimes twice a day, just to be by Ko Hin’s side. Those were not easy years, but she never once stepped away.


Long before that, Mdm Goh had already lived through hardship. Growing up in a kampung and working manual jobs from a young age, she spent much of her life doing physically demanding work. Even into her 70s, she continued working while caring for Ko Hin, carrying both responsibility and resilience with quiet strength.

Today, their days are gentler, but no less meaningful.

Ko Hin is more independent now and attends SUN-DAC at our Bedok South Centre regularly. There, she stays active, engages in activities and builds confidence through daily routines. At home, she shares stories about her day, bringing small moments of joy into their conversations. For Mdm Goh, these are moments she treasures deeply.

SUN-DAC has also given Mdm Goh something she rarely had before. Time to rest. Time to care for herself, even as she continues caring for Ko Hin.


This Mother’s Day, A Letter to Mom is a chance to honour caregivers like Mdm Goh, whose love has quietly shaped a lifetime.

With your support, we can continue empowering persons with disabilities like Ko Hin, and provide caregivers the support they need to keep going.

Because sometimes, the greatest love is not loud.
It is steady, enduring and present every single day.

Write a letter to Mom.
Honour a love like hers.

SUN-DAC

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