SHAH ALAM: At a loss at how to console her daughter, Intan Maizura Othman, 34, has arranged for Iman, 5, to meet with a counselor next month.
Iman has been dreaming regularly of her father, Mohd Hazrin Hasnan, 35, who disappeared without a trace onboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 along with 238 other crew and passengers on March 8.
"She (Iman) dreams of her father often and in the dreams, he will hug her and tell her 'I love you'.
"When she wakes up, she will start crying and I am at my wit's end on how to handle her," Intan Maizura told Women, Family and Community Developement Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim at her home in Alam Impian, here, yesterday.
She also revealed that her daughter frequently slept with Mohd Hazrin's shirt and photo.
"She has always been close to her father," she said, adding that Iman's constant crying was what spurred her to reach out to a counselor to help her daughter with her grief.
The first appointment is set for Aug 4.
As for herself, Intan Maizura said she was still full of questions as to what happened to the plane and her husband.
"I just want to know what, where and when, there is no closure now," she said longingly.
Due to the acute sense of loss, this Hari Raya will be a low-key celebration for the family as she has no plans to return to her hometown but instead will celebrate with family members in Shah Alam.
Meanwhile, Intan Maizura also shared that MAS had approved her application for leave after her two-month maternity leave ended.
She is currently on three-months unpaid leave.
Earlier in a tweet, she had declared that she was contemplating quitting her job as a MAS flight attendant.
However, she admitted yesterday that she had not thought about any future occupation yet.
Rohani's visit yesterday was in conjunction with Hari Raya and the minister presented Mohd Hazrin's grieving wife with green packets and a festive greeting card.
"I am here to see how the family is coping and to give them moral support and whatever is needed, our counselors are always available," Rohani said.
The minister had earlier visited the wife and daughter of Johari Mat Nor, 49, her bodyguard who had passed away suddenly yesterday due to illness.
Also present at the visit were the ministry's secretary-general Datuk Sabariah Hassan and Social Welfare Department (JKM) director-general Datuk Norani Mohd Hashim.