Terminally-ill man who sought help from public to get him Hokkien mee dies
Craving for Hokkien mee, a cancer-stricken man had sought help from netizens online to purchase the dish for him, delivering it to his doorstep.
Unfortunately, the 45-year-old man died last Wednesday (March 26), Shin Min Daily News reported on Monday. He had battled pancreatic cancer for at least five years.
A day after his death, users on the Facebook group he frequented mourned his passing.
User Liang Guowei (transliterated) shared a eulogy dedicated to the man, Anthony Lee, in the Hokkien Mee Hunting Facebook group, remembering his time with Lee.
«Though I didn't get to know him long enough, I admire and salute his strength to fight on for his wife and daughter, and enjoying good food was something that kept him going,» wrote Liang, who was one of the netizens who assisted Lee in obtaining his beloved Hokkien mee.
«I was glad to have the chance to bring him some Hokkien mee,» he added.
In a separate post on March 29, Liang indicated that he had also delivered a packet of Hokkien mee to Lee's wake to pay his last respects.