KUALA LUMPUR: It is promising to be a lonely Aidiladha for Hisyamuddin Musni and his mother this year, in more ways than one. When they came home from...
: It is promising to be a lonely Aidiladha for Hisyamuddin Musni and his mother this year, in more ways than one.
It wasn’t obvious at first. It started with mutterings about them among villagers, according to his mother. “Usually, we’d get some meat from the sacrifice. But this year, we don’t know if we’ll get any, whether they will ignore us this year,” he told Bernama.Ariffin Mamat, director-general of the Malaysian Cooperative Institute, could relate to Hisyamuddin’s experience. Although he was not shunned by his neighbours in Kuala Lumpur when he tested positive in March, it was a different story for his mother-in-law. She had been in Kuala Lumpur visiting when his test results came in.
“It’s typical of villagers. Although there is no direct connection, even patients’ in-laws are affected,” he said. The fact that Hisyamuddin was a healthcare worker does not mean he would be exempt from the stigma attached to the sometimes-deadly disease, according to Prof Dr Azniza Ishak, psychologist and counsellor at Universiti Utara Malaysia. This is happening even despite all the messaging that the government and various groups have put out thanking healthcare workers for their sacrifices.
Members are required to have a Facebook account to access its services and materials. MERCY Malaysia also has several programmes offering psychological and emotional support on Facebook and via a helpline at 03-2935 9935, although these services are not only for those directly affected by the disease.
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