Lawrence Poon
(Camper Phoebe Poon’s father)

My daughter painted an oil painting when she took part in the activity organized by Camp Quality. The painting, which depicts a Camp Quality hot-air balloon surrounded by birds, makes me feel great. I am sure that when the birds are happy, the children watching the hot-air balloon will also be happy.

In fact over the years, the various indoor and outdoor activities of Camp Quality have coloured my sick daughter’s life. Although she has not fully recovered, she has quickly adapted to school and family life. Credit should go to Camp Quality. In Camp Quality’s monthly calendar, pictures of different activities are found, including those of my daughter. These photos have recorded the battle she fought and how she has recovered. They show her from having a pale face and barely any hair on her head, to having a boy’s hairstyle, and to the latest one, in a swimsuit with long hair.

At Camp Quality, she managed to smile despite her pain. Looking at pictures of the staff, companions and children, all smiling at different stages of rehabilitation, I realise that to smile despite the pain, is not easy at all. It does not matter how long one lives; life’s value is measured by whether one can experience the happiness of life. Camp Quality has been working so much on this. I hope that more sick children will be able to share that valuable smile.