{"id":47029,"date":"2023-09-20T00:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=47029"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T03:50:13","slug":"eighteen-years-of-steadfast-companionship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=47029","title":{"rendered":"Eighteen Years of Steadfast Companionship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47029\" class=\"elementor elementor-47029\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34cc9918 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34cc9918\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Hong Jing-jing<\/strong><br \/>Edited and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting<br \/>Photos by Hsiao Yiu-hwa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-331b2a17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"331b2a17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dfef158\" data-id=\"7dfef158\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aee61a6\" data-id=\"1aee61a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3709e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3709e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>For 18 years, Tzu Chi volunteers have consistently supported a family with mental disabilities and schizophrenia, refusing to give up despite the challenges.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61856b58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61856b58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba47dc2\" data-id=\"ba47dc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c98be3a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c98be3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Unfortunately, one of them has passed away due to illness, and three others suffer from multiple coexisting conditions, including schizophrenia, mental disabilities, and diabetes. The only exception to these challenges is Jade\u2019s third daughter, who is married and unaffected by these health concerns. Tzu Chi volunteers, including Yang Qing-yun (\u694a\u6e05\u96f2) and Xu Shi-mei (\u5f90\u67ff\u59b9), have been providing care and support to this struggling family since 2005.<\/p><p>Despite the challenges they face, Jade never once spoke about her children\u2019s mental health issues when volunteers first started visiting the family. Yang Qing-yun and her fellow volunteers were aware of the family\u2019s situation but refrained from broaching the sensitive topic, mindful of the pain it might cause Jade.<\/p><p>That changed during one of their visits to the family, when the volunteers noticed bruises around Jade\u2019s eyes. At last, the mother opened up and confided that her second daughter had had an episode that day, throwing offerings from the living room altar to the floor and even physically harming her.<\/p><p>Volunteer Xu Shi-mei explained that after Jade\u2019s husband passed away in 1995, she single-handedly supported their four children without any complaints. Her profound motherly love deeply touched those around her. Rather than focusing on her challenges, she always asked others not to worry about her, mentioning that she and her children managed well by relying on government support for low-income households and individuals with disabilities, as well as her earnings from collecting recycling and assisting neighbors with garbage disposal.<\/p><p>Sadly, Jade fell ill herself in 2010, diagnosed with depression and experiencing difficulty in eating. As a result, she had to be placed in a senior care center, unable to continue caring for her eldest son, who at the time still heavily relied on her support. He was subsequently sent to a mental health facility. 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deeply worried during her daughter\u2019s hospitalization, experiencing insomnia and loss of appetite. Xu Shi-mei (left in Photo 1) and Yang Qing-yun (center in Photo 1) frequently visited her to offer their support. On one occasion, they brought an electric cooker and ingredients (Photo 2) and taught her how to prepare simple meals with the device.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538eb691 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"538eb691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2f21be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b2f21be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e79911e\" data-id=\"2e79911e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2695c860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2695c860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Behind the closed door<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40babab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40babab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cDuring the years when we regularly visited Jade at her home,\u201d Yang recounted, \u201cwe only saw Quinn, Jade\u2019s fourth daughter, a few times. Quinn and her two daughters mostly stayed locked in their room during our visits, leaving us with no chance to talk to them.\u201d Yang explained that Quinn has a mild mental disability and had endured domestic violence from her ex-husband, which ultimately led to their divorce. Afterward, she returned to her mother\u2019s home with her two young daughters, who had not yet started elementary school at the time. However, when Jade was placed in a care facility, Quinn\u2019s older sister, who suffers from schizophrenia, sometimes hit Quinn during her episodes. Consequently, Quinn had no choice but to move out of her mother\u2019s home again and rent a place to live with her daughters.<\/p><p>Quinn later revealed to Yang and other volunteers that her younger daughter, An\u2019an, had experienced episodes similar to those of her older brother and sister. It feels like an unbreakable shackle, an inescapable destiny\u2014three generations of Quinn\u2019s family affected by mental issues.<\/p><p>Quinn originally worked in a school kitchen, but her income was affected when the kitchen closed during winter and summer vacations. The situation improved after she switched to a job as a housekeeper at a hotel. Quinn is quiet and reserved, with delayed reactions and a tendency to feel nervous and anxious. When Yang and Xu express their concern for her, asking questions like, \u201cHow is work going?\u201d or \u201cHow are your children doing?\u201d Quinn often just responds with nods or shakes of her head, or asks them to repeat their questions: \u201cWhat did you say? Say it again.\u201d Sometimes, she provides a brief response: \u201cThere isn\u2019t much to share,\u201d before retreating into silence again.<\/p><p>Whenever volunteers visited Quinn, they always noticed her two daughters hiding behind her, reluctant to let them get close to them and unwilling to respond to any questions. The mother and daughters seldom received visitors and preferred staying at home. The younger daughter, An\u2019an, had been diagnosed as being mildly mentally challenged and attended a special education class at school. The older daughter had problems of her own and sought psychiatric help, but it wasn\u2019t consistent. The two daughters frequently clashed with each other. Eventually, the older daughter, Lijuan, dropped out of school and ran away from home in 2018. She now rarely returns home. Though Quinn loves her children deeply, she feels powerless to be a better parent.<\/p><p>Before Lijuan ran away, Yang and Xu had spared no effort in encouraging the two sisters to participate in Tzu Chi\u2019s tutoring classes and activities for teenagers. They also helped An\u2019an, who was falling behind in her studies, apply for Tzu Chi\u2019s New Shoots Scholarships. However, the two sisters showed little interest in these opportunities.<\/p><p>An\u2019an has since graduated from a vocational high school, but has grown even more quiet than before. Every time volunteers visit her and her mother, she remains seated on the edge of her bed, gazing intently at the volunteers without making any movements. Xu encourages An\u2019an to help with household chores and invites her to volunteer at a local Tzu Chi Jing Si Hall, hoping to increase her interactions with others and enhance her opportunities to find work. Regrettably, after three visits to the Jing Si Hall, An\u2019an declined to go there again.<\/p><p>Yang and Xu had once hoped to learn more about An\u2019an from Quinn so that they could better provide care for her, but to no avail. When An\u2019an was still in school, Yang and Xu speculated that she might have been bullied by classmates. However, Quinn\u2019s understanding and ability to express herself were limited, and she couldn\u2019t provide a clear account of the whole incident. The best she could offer about her daughter was: \u201cShe throws tantrums and cries a lot,\u201d and \u201cShe doesn\u2019t wear clothes after taking a shower.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cDuring the past few years, I had this unsettling feeling that something bad might happen to this family,\u201d said Yang, as she observed An\u2019an growing increasingly withdrawn, with vacant and lost eyes. Her concerns eventually became a reality.<\/p><p>A few months ago, An\u2019an suddenly experienced a violent outburst, losing control and damaging items in the house, even throwing money out of a window and tugging hard at a steel roll-up door downstairs. In a state of panic, Quinn called the police, and An\u2019an was forcibly taken to the hospital. During her hospitalization, An\u2019an adamantly resisted any form of treatment and neglected her personal hygiene. The hospital had no choice but to recommend a transfer. At the second hospital, An\u2019an began displaying self-harming behaviors.<\/p><p>Whether it was accompanying An\u2019an for medical treatment, seeking a temporary shelter facility for her, applying for social welfare assistance, or helping the mother and daughter find a new place to rent after their landlord gave them an eviction notice, Tzu Chi volunteers and social workers have collaborated repeatedly to support them in overcoming the challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48d0be3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48d0be3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2645216\" data-id=\"2645216\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eb593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1eb593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/3-MXH03741-Enhanced-NR-\u54f2\u4fee-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9645d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9645d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yang Qing-yun and Xu Shi-mei support and encourage each other on the path of providing care for Quinn and her family. They know that if they give up, this family might have a bleaker future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0676239 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0676239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d987474 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d987474\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ee599\" data-id=\"36ee599\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d396067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d396067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>There will always be a way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db3d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db3d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Xu said that over the 18 years of caring for Jade, Quinn, and their family, the volunteer team has often encountered a lack of engagement, leading to feelings of powerlessness. When confronted with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, she sometimes feels like giving up. However, upon reflection, she always encourages her fellow volunteers to persevere, stressing that their collaborative support brings hope for the family\u2019s future.<\/p><p>\u201cChildren suffering from mental illness bring lifelong pain to their parents,\u201d Xu said. She deeply empathizes with families that have members with mental illness due to personal experience. Among her in-laws\u2019 eight children, the second eldest was the most intelligent and performed the best academically. However, the pressure of academics might have been too much for him, leading to the onset of schizophrenia during his sophomore year in high school.<\/p><p>After getting married, Xu and her husband lived with her in-laws. She watched how her father-in-law took care of her brother-in-law. Later, she herself assumed the responsibility of caring for him, a role she fulfilled for 25 years. The frustrations and emotional pain she experienced were indescribable, which deepened her understanding and compassion for families facing similar situations.<\/p><p>There was limited understanding of mental illness in Taiwanese society many decades ago. Xu\u2019s mother-in-law mistakenly believed that Western medical treatment for mental illness invariably involved electric shock, causing her and her husband to delay seeking help for their son due to the fear of the treatment\u2019s supposed cruelty. They were unaware that their son not only had schizophrenia but also obsessive-compulsive disorder. The latter condition caused him to spend a lot of time in the bathroom washing his hands, leading to frequent conflicts between him and his father. Despite his mental issues, his father loved him dearly. When the latter was on his death bed, he worried about who would care for his son once he passed away. It was only after Xu assured him that she would take up the responsibility of caring for him that he found peace and passed away.<\/p><p>Xu took her brother-in-law to seek medical help, and his condition stabilized with medication. However, his compulsive habits of handwashing and wiping water on himself remained unchanged, leading to cellulitis infections and persistent ulcers on his ankles. Xu diligently applied medication and dressed his lesions twice a day, but he often immediately resumed playing with water, undoing her efforts. She had to continually clean up after him, such as thoroughly tidying a bathroom only to find it a mess again the next day. Such challenges were both frustrating and emotionally taxing.<\/p><p>As society changes and life pressures increase, volunteers are encountering more families with members who have mental disorders. They regularly participate in discussions about relevant social welfare issues and caring techniques, seeking help from professional social workers when faced with difficult situations.<\/p><p>Wang Shu-ye (\u738b\u6dd1\u66c4), a social worker at the Tzu Chi Taipei office, emphasized that in the case of An\u2019an, medical treatment is currently the priority. Preliminary assessments by doctors indicate that her condition might not be limited to a mild mental disability, necessitating a reevaluation. Meanwhile, a government resource center for the disabled is helping the family apply for low-income subsidies and to assess the possibility of arranging a day care center for An\u2019an upon her discharge from the hospital. If the family encounters any difficulties during this process, Tzu Chi is ready to provide assistance.<\/p><p>Volunteers have steadfastly accompanied this family for the past 18 years, witnessing Jade reach the age of 80, while the volunteers themselves, who once had black hair, now sport gray hair. The causes of mental disorders are intricate and diverse, requiring the volunteers to proceed with utmost caution, navigating each step as if crossing a river on foot. 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