Dearest Uncle Tong & Mother,
I was thrilled to receive Mother's phone call last night. We have been worried sick & thinking of you on hearing that you're ill, especially since we are so far apart so I am unable to nurse & comfort you. Mother's concern for us is not helping the recovery either. All we could do is to write & send our blessings to you more often. Also, you shouldn't think too much & get yourself all worked up. I believe that it's nothing serious because as the saying goes: "anxiety breeds ill health." If only you could let go of your thoughts & take plenty of rest you'd soon recover. Because of God's love, he'll always be there for us & we will be praying for your health & happiness as always.
Uncle [maternal] says that if you still haven't heard from the immigration office, you could obtain medical proof on your condition, then ask your solicitor to write them a letter explaining that you're in poor health so you hope that your daughter could sooner arrive by your side to nurse you. We believe that it'd help speed up the process, therefore you needn't come to HK, especially when you need plenty of rest, which is by far better than worrying & uncomfortable flight journeys. In addition, I definitely want to see Mother as soon as possible!
In short, you should not get upset, & you must be careful & calm in all situations. Should anything happen to you, Mother, we'd be very upset, especially Uncle [maternal] who'd be even more worried. Therefore, you need to look after your health!
I wish you all good health & happiness.
Your Loving Daughter, Barbara
27th March 1974
(translator unknown)
親愛的棠叔叔、母親：
昨夜，聞母親的來電，實很開心，但聽母親說身體又感不適，我們都很憂慮和掛念，因為妳我相隔萬里，的確難親身服侍和安慰妳，而母親對我們之掛心，更使身體難於康復，所以我們只有希望多多去信問候妳、祝福妳，此外，妳千萬不要多思多慮，相信沒有甚麼大問題的，正所謂憂思成疾病，只要你放開胸懷，好好地休息，不久便可康復，因為天主的慈愛，永遠會給予我們幫助的，而我們亦會常常求主將享福、健康賜給妳的。
舅父說，妳現在若沒有移民局消息的話，妳可叫醫生證明，然後叫律師寫信給移民局，說妳現在身體不適，希望妳的女兒能早日去到，在身旁服侍妳，相信這樣也可以幫助手續的快速，那麼妳便不須回港，因為妳還是需要好好地休息，這比妳煩心、坐飛機的不適好得多了，此外，我的確很想早日見到母親妳啊！
總之，妳切不要難過，對於一切都要小心、鎮定。因為妳有甚麼不適，我們大家都很不安，相信尤其是棠叔叔，他更為妳擔心，所以妳一定要好好保重身子啊！
祝生活愉快 身體健康！
女兒 囡囡上
七四年三月廿七日
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