Temple and Journalists Give Boy Bike to Help Disabled Sister
A temple and press association donated a bicycle and supplies to an 8-year-old boy in Chachoengsao whose family struggles to afford care for his disabled 2-year-old sister, allowing him to attend school and return home at lunch to help his
Saman Rattanaram Temple and the Chachoengsao Press Association brought rice, dry goods, diapers, cash, and a new bicycle to help a family. A 29-year-old woman cares for her 2-year-old disabled daughter while her 8-year-old son must skip school to help his mother. The boy's old bicycle is now too small, but the new one will let him cycle to school and return home during lunch break to care for his sister.
On September 19, 2025, journalists reported this moving story. Ms. Nuchjaree Khuandee, 29, is the mother of 2-year-old-and-8-month Safira Mami, who has been disabled since birth. The family faces severe financial strain because Safira requires visits to doctors and physical therapy two to three times monthly, each costing about 1,000 baht in transportation. She also needs medical formula milk costing 450 baht per can, consuming about 16 cans per month (roughly 7,200 baht monthly), plus diapers and household expenses.
These costs forced Nuchjaree to leave work to care for Safira full-time. Her husband, the sole earner, makes about 12,000 baht monthly to support five family members, leaving the family in constant financial difficulty. Their 8-year-old son, Nathpol, a second-grade student, must miss school to help his mother. His old bicycle became too small to ride.
Today, Mr. Krit Mahaviriyothai, chairman of Saman Rattanaram Temple, along with Kong Kiartti Puttharangsimaporn, president of the Chachoengsao Press Association, and other officials, visited the family's home in Bung Namraksai subdistrict, Bang Nampriao district, Chachoengsao province. They delivered rice, dry goods, diapers, cash, and a new bicycle to the family and gave the bike to young Nathpol so he can cycle to school and return home at lunch to help his mother.
Ms. Nuchjaree gratefully accepted the aid, saying she will spend it wisely. The cash will buy Safira's formula milk for one month, with any remainder saved for transportation to physical therapy. She expressed uncertainty about future help and vowed to plan spending carefully.
Young Nathpol thanked the donors with joy, saying he plans to ride his new bicycle to school on Monday and pedal home at lunch to help his mother care for his sister.
Mr. Krit revealed that the temple's abbot and senior monks support this charitable effort for the struggling family.
