A registered nurse recounts the mutual learning experience she had working with a pair of young caregivers. Caregiving for a loved one who is approaching the end of life can be an intense and emotional experience. It takes a lot of strength and willpower to juggle one’s life while providing
When 28-year-old Venus Lim quit her job to care for her 61-year-old mother, Madam Theresa Lim, she faced many challenges as an only child and sole breadwinner. Assisi Hospice was able to provide practical and emotional support that helped ease her burden. Madam Theresa Lim was sold to her adoptive
Cheo Hao Min from Restful Retreat, a student-led group from Anglo Chinese School (Independent), shares their objectives to raise awareness among youths about palliative care and his reasons for not viewing death and dying as taboo topics. Our team wanted to start by sharing one of the quotes that inspired
We know that caregiving can be stressful and tiring. But what if caregiving can also be… enjoyable? During a search for caregiver-related articles online, one of the first results that popped up on my screen was: “Embracing the New Normal – Caregiver Stress”. Yikes. With a super-aged population on the
Two young sisters find themselves having to care for their sole parent on his final journey. It was a perfect day to be at the seaside. The weather was great, and the breeze was soothing for the two sisters and their ailing father. That day, they had fun spending quality
Young caregivers can be nurtured through living examples and being taught the values of caring for others. In 2018, the Ministry of Health Singapore announced that the caregiving responsibility will grow by 2030 with the rising silver tsunami. There seems to be more young adults taking up the caregiver role
As part of the mission of Foundation for Hospital Art (FFHA) to bring joyful art to hospitals around the world, Peanuts Worldwide donated 70 Snoopy and Woodstock murals to hospitals across six continents, including St. Andrew’s Community Hospital (SACH), to commemorate Charles Schultz’s 100th birthday! Susan, SACH palliative care patient
We took the opportunity to interview Dr Marie Bakitas and Dr Chang Won Won about the future of palliative care while they were part of the SPCC-SHC Research Workshop panel held on 27 August 2022. Dr Chang’s colleague in South Korea, Dr Hyeji Kim, also added her thoughts to this
The LCPC-SHC Postgraduate Course in Palliative Medicine having graduated its 40th batch continues to equip doctors with generalist palliative care knowledge and skills. There are no guarantees in life except the certainty that we will die one day. Death Comes as the End, said an Agatha Christie book title, but
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