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"MEDIA INDONESIA" Daily Newspaper
Wednesday, October 23, 1996 |
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ALI ALWAYS HUG AND KISSED THE SICK CHILDREN AT "HARAPAN
KITA" HOSPITAL
Jakarta (Media). A hundred of the children that were having the treatment at Harapan Kita Hospital in Jakarta gave a warm welcome to boxing legendary, Muhammad Ali who came to visit them. But, there were some children cried when Muhammad Ali hug and kissed them. Muhammad Ali's visit to Harapan Kita Children Hospital, fuming that place crowded and full of visitors. Because, many people knew that Muhammad Ali was in that Hospital. As usual, Ali performed the rest of his capabilities in boxing. Jab, straight and hook were demonstrated in shadow boxing style. And automatically, the other visitors who generally adult and had ever seen his fame on the ring through ..................television, yelled Ali! Ali! Ali! spontaneous. Ali who came together with Yank Barry, Chairman of VitaPro who managing him to visit Indonesia, arrived Harapan Kita Hospital at 11:00 sharp. They were welcomed by the Director of Harapan Kita Hospital, Dr. Koesno Martoatmojo with his staffs. On that occasion, Ali presented the book of VitaPro product as a souvenir, and Harapan Kita Hospital presented the history book of Harapan Kita Hospital. Furthermore, Ali visited some of surgery rooms and got in to the children room who just have been operated. Ali paid special attention to some of them who suffering harelip and cleft palate. All the ways to the rooms, Ali shake the children hands who suffering various diseases. But Ali was not allowed to touch the children who has contaminating diseasse. "We really protecting him not to touch the children who suffering contaminating disease, we afraid would infecting Muhammad Ali, because, he already got Parkinson Syndrom" said Yank Barry. In the meantime, Koesno is very proud and honored with the visit of Muhammad Ali at his hospital, because, he said among so many Child Hospital in Jakarta, Harapan Kita is the only hospital that was visited by Ali. ~In fact, we didn't ask, but yesterday (Monday) we received a facsimile from Ali's organizer which was mentioned to visit our hospitaln, Koesno said. Koesno expressed that in his visit Ali asked not to visit the contagious deceases patients. And about the donation of 100,000 meals that was given by Ali, Koesno couldn't explain the value. |
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