Madeleine Children's Fund MCF Madeleine Children's Fund (MCF) is a charity established by parents at Mont'Kiara International School, M'KIS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MCF is part of the Parent Association. We raise money for children with cancer in Malaysia. The fund benefits pediatric cancer patients in Malaysia by helping financially. By helping these children, MCF can hope that they will live more comfortable lives as cancer cures are being researched. Madeleine was the daughter of a Swedish couple, Eva and Jan Sjonell, and she had a younger brother David. Madeleine was a Kindergarten student at M'KIS year 1998-2000. When she was just 5 years old, Madeleine suddenly developed a squint in one eye. It proved to be a fatal brain stem tumor. One year later, on 26 August 2000, after intensive treatment in Sweden, Malaysia and the United States, little Madeleine passed away. She is forever six years old. This disease, or similar, can attack a child at any time and life is not to be taken for granted. Shortly after Madeleine's passing her mother Eva Sjonell together with a few other mothers from school formed MCF. What has MCF done so far? • Given help to two local hospitals - Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, HUKM and Universiti Malaysia Medical Centre, UMMC. • Purchased furniture and decorations for a children's play-room at the cancer ward of HUKM as well as supplying essentials such as catheters and nappies. • Volunteers on a regular basis visit hospitals and provide advice on what treatments are not covered by general health care and which cancer patients are in most need of support. • Cancer sick children and their families can apply for funding from MCF. • Supports Helping Hands at M'KIS in child cancer issues. • Sale of products with the MCF-logo at schools and at charity luncheons and bazaars around Kuala Lumpur. • Organized a Silence-A-Thon at M'KIS in September 2004 and 2005. • Cooperated with The National Cancer Society of Malaysia resulting in the launch of a Handbook for parents of children with cancer. The handbook is free for and is available in English and Bahasa Malay. • Production of Chemophant, a book explaining the process' of chemotherapy for children. The book is given to children suffering from cancer in Malaysian hospitals. The book is published in Bahasa Malay, English, Tamil and Mandarin. It was funded entirely by MCF and is dedicated to the memory of Madeleine Sjonell and Mr. Don Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker held the position as M'KIS Director year 1997-2003 and he sadly passed away in 2003 due to a brain tumor. • The launch of National Cancer Week 2003, 2004 and 2005 where yellow ribbons were on sale nationwide. MCF and NCS in full cooperation. For further information, please contact: |
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