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Mr. Saner Intarangsee: A Good Samaritan injured in the line of duty.
“Goodwill made me fearless… I expected nothing in return. I can do good deeds both in front of others and in private.”These are the words of Mr. Saner Intarangsee, a volunteer taxi driver of Sor Wor Por 91. Mr. Saner is 47 years old and was injured while providing help to a victim on the superhighway after he called in to inform the incident with the SWP 91 radio station. He decided to park his car on the right hand lane in front of the damaged vehicle. He believed the driver must have been injured and unable to help himself but as he was opening the left passenger door, another car hit him and left him unconscious. He began as a Good Samaritan but became an accident victim himself. When Mr. Saner regained consciousness at the Rajavithee hospital, he was unable to move his body from his solar plexus to his toes and must lay bedridden at Mae Nam hospital in Pakkred, Nontaburi province for over 3 months. After the incident occurred, the family of Mr. Saner had to dramatically change their lifestyle. Ms. Emorn, his wife, had to resign from her work to care for her husband in hospital. At the same time, Mr. Chokechai Intaransee, his eldest son who has a regular job and a family with a small child, had to find additional work to supplement income and support the family by renting a taxi on the night shift to meet expenses and pay for his younger brother’s education as well as hospital expenses on behalf of Mr. Saner. Mr. Saner had to cope with disability for the first time and met with immense difficulties with his family as the former breadwinner who can now no longer work. This resulted in lack of income and even an extra burden for his family members. This made him feel depressed, saddened, and discouraged with no motivation to do physical therapy and recover his physical state. Sansanee Satiensud, a nun from the Satiendharma Sathan, learned of Mr. Saner’s case from Mr. Sunai Angkatawanich and Mr. Jaiton Sriwangpol from the 91 radio station. Both men told her about Mr. Saner, the former social volunteer who suffered as a result of helping others and is presently in volatile mental state. Mother Sansanee decided to visit and find ways to help him. Mother Sansanee, together with taxi volunteer members and the a teamwork of SWP 91, visited Mr. Saner and gathered donated funds from to give to Mr. Saner’s family to help with the hospital treatment expenses. They realized that Mr. Saner’s state still required much help in the form of doctor’s equipment, funds, time to recover, moral support for his family, and even encouragement for him to fight the injury. Physicians diagnosed that he may never fully recover. Mother Sansanee consulted Dr. Amphon Jindawattana about a qualified physician who could coordinate with relevant parties to mobilize help in various areas for physical treatment. The National Health Commission (NHC) coordinated with the Sirindhorn Centre for Medical Recovery to send specialists to provide appropriate medical treatment, and help with family expenses and medical care expenses. A team was established to communicate the Mr. Saner’s goodwill for society to become aware; SWP91 radio station helped in this area from the start. Later on, the “Jor Jai Program” also helped communicate with society and gave encouragement. The Satiendharma Sathan of Mother Sansanee continued tirelessly and without falter in all areas. Additionally, Mr. Teerawat Sripatomsawas, director of national health was also a disabled person himself and formerly in the same state as Mr. Saner but was able to fight the injury and recover his physical and mental state until bouncing back and even becoming a leading movement in the disabled person network. Mr. Teerasat gave advice and encouragement to Mr. Saner as a friend. Although Mr. Saner hasn’t fully recovered from physical injury, he is able to recover from a distressed mental state and begin to rehabilitate his body. Mr. Saner now realizes the value of his goodwill toward society and knows that other people in society appreciate him and still have faith in helping other fellow human beings. The story of Mr. Saner has sparked a new movement of people who were dedicated to social volunteer work but encountered misfortune themselves. Now, various areas of society are seeking to create a treatment system capable of rehabilitating people who did good deeds such as Mr. Saner, helping them recover and able to spend their lives alongside ordinary people once again. The incident was the starting point of an idea to create a system that supports volunteer work. Apart from care and help provided in cases such as that of Mr. Saner, management systems, preparation systems, and training are still necessary to enhance volunteer work for goodwill victims to receive proper care as a compensation for their good deeds. These systems will prevent future misfortune from occurring to other volunteers such as that which happened to Mr. Saner. Although Mr. Saner is still bedridden in hospital, his hope, faith, and belief, towards goodwill remains unwavered. His body may be immobile but his heart is ever-willing to volunteer and help society by encouraging people to help one another. Furthermore, the story of Mr. Saner is an important page in history for implementing systems that care for and create volunteers. Help send encouragement to Mr. Saner Intarangsee, a volunteer who served others until encountering an accident that made him disabled. You may contribute funds to the Special Activity 91 Bank Account at Krungthai Bank Surawong Branch Account Number 023-1-31135-4 |
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