Since the passing of her husband in 2015, Wan Fadilah had to try to earn a living by selling traditional Malay kuih to support her family. Despite working day and night to sell as many as possible, she was still short of money to meet her basic needs. She also works part-time as a home cleaner in the Pasir Gudang.

A major source of worry and concern for Wan Fadhilah is her eldest daughter, who has been diagnosed with a chronic spinal cord problem limiting her to the bed and demanding constant attention from her mother for the past 21 years. With this constant worry plaguing Wan, she goes about working two jobs to help provide for her family.

Her daughter with the spinal cord condition needs vitamins and supplements often to maintain her health. Unfortunately the cost of purchasing the vitamins and supplements is around RM 1,600.00 per month which is more than what Wan earns. Wan Fadilah saves to buy these necessary vitamins for a month and then foregoes the next few months due to lack of finances.

Her monthly expenses for her other childrens basic needs and education costs around RM 2,500.00 per month at a bare minimum. This cost is again more than what she manages to earn despite working two jobs. She is helped out of goodwill with necessities like oil etc from her neighbours and the school at times makes allowances for the children after seeing their condition.

Wan Fadilah is also a heart patient who needs treatment and medication. Despite such an ailment, Wan has put her health in the backseat and spends most or nearly all that she earns in trying to meet the utmost basic necessities to support her young children pay off the bills and loans.