There was once when 28-year old Reshveen Rajendran, and his wife, 27-year old Weeny Goh, were volunteering at the Rare Disorders Society (Singapore) (RDSS).
They had brought a friend’s child, Abby, to meet Chloe, a girl with Pompe disease which is a rare genetic disorder.
Photo courtesy of Reshveen Rajendran
What they didn’t realise was that Abby had a friend who was also called Chloe and coincidentally had passed on from a similar disease a year earlier.
For Abby, being able to befriend and open up to Chloe was a cathartic release; she had been feeling depressed after her friend’s passing, but opening up to Chloe gave her a great sense of relief.