Homeless man recovers from mental illness & gets job with help from kind taxi rider
A homeless man with mental health problems in the Asoke area of Bangkok who reunited with his family in March thanks to the help of a thoughtful motorcycle taxi rider, now has a job.
The compassionate motorcycle taxi rider, Chaiyoot Kasron, managed to connect the destitute man, named Pond, with his father after posting pictures and videos of him on his TikTok account.
The 34 year old often posts pictures and videos of homeless people in Bangkok on his TikTok account in the hope of reuniting families. And in March, Chaiyoot shared the heartwarming video of the young homeless man with mental health problems reuniting with his father on the street.
Chaiyoot recently updated the story after he met the formerly homeless man’s father. He revealed Pond had received treatment at the psychiatric hospital, Srithanya Hospital, and traveled back home to the southern province of Prachuap Kiri Khan with his father.
On August 3, Chaiyoot said Pond had visited him in Asoke after five months of treatment in hospital.
The video shows a much more lively and healthy Pond, wearing clean clothes and sporting a neat haircut.
Pond said…
“I’ve now recovered from the illness. My weight has increased. I was about 60 kilograms when I wandered around Asok, but it’s almost 80 now.”
Pond added that he works as a technician at a factory near his house and wanted to thank everyone who supported and encouraged him through his recovery, especially the food sellers in Asoke who gave him free food. He said he now has a far better life.
Chaiyoot confessed he is delighted with the turnaround in Pond’s life and hopes others can take inspiration and get help as well.
He said…
“Every life is important. I’m happy that I could help him restart his life. I don’t want people to ignore homeless people. We should help each other as much as possible.”
SOURCE: Khaosod
Bangkok News
