26-05-2025
Grandmother's guiding hand a family's strength
Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
SHE is their grandmother, mother and father all rolled into one.
Despite her financial struggles, 58-year-old Wan Rosidah Wan Ibrahim takes on the role of caring for her 15-year-old granddaughter, Nur Nasrin Nadhirah Mohd Rizal, and her 11-year-old disabled brother, Muhammad Naufal Nafiz.
Harian Metro reported that the resilient grandmother in Kuala Krai, Kelantan, took it upon herself to care for her grandchildren after the deaths of her daughter and son-in-law.
She said her eldest daughter, Norziana Ab Rahim, who was the mother of the siblings, died in May last year due to diabetes and seizures.
Her son-in-law Mohd Rizal Ismail died in 2023 after suffering from chronic kidney disease.
'I am now both the mother and father to them. I provide for their daily needs and ensure they get an education,' she said.
Wan Rosidah acknowledged that caring for Muhammad Naufal has been quite challenging due to the spinal deformity he has had since birth.
'Naufal has no function from the waist down, including both of his legs which are bent, requiring him to wear diapers,' she said.
> Veteran entertainment journalist Fauziah Rauf has died at the age of 81 due to brain haemorrhage, Harian Metro reported.
Her daughter Nilly Wahida Omar said her mother had a bad fall at their home about a week ago, which led to her being warded at Hospital Selayang.
Fauziah, who started the Malaysian Entertainment Writers and Journalists Association (WHAM), was previously honoured with the Entertainment Journalism Icon Award at the Malaysian Film Industry Journalism Awards in 2017.
She leaves behind four children and 13 grandchildren.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
