Assisi Hospice
珍惜您所拥有的一切
帮助正值盛年的病患作最后非一般道别。
对一位患有绝症的正值壮年晚期病患而言，与至亲道别挑战独特。雅西西慈怀。
病院的医疗团队分享他们是如何帮助36岁的蔡天豪温馨及庄严地与他的至亲道别。
A Youthful Example
报答父爱
两位年轻的姐妹成为父亲最后一程的看护者。
这是最适合在海边的一天。海边的天气棒极了。海风习习，让两姐妹和生病的父亲觉得很舒服。那一天，他们一起拍照，度过了宝贵的时光， 也留下了最后几张全家福。
这是Sharine 和姐姐照顾父亲期间最难忘的经历。
A Youthful Example
扛起爱的重担
通过实例和灌输关怀他人的价值观培养年轻看护者。
在2018年，新加坡卫生部指出，随着老龄化加剧，到了2030年，看护责任将会加重。由于目前的已婚夫妻计划不生育或是有较少的子女，家庭单位较小，老年赡养率较高，越来越多的年轻成人成为家中年长者的看护者。老龄化研究与教育中心的一项研 究显示新加坡的基本护理理念似乎与亚洲的家庭主 义和孝道有关，而一些年轻看护者则继承了这些价值观。(Wong & Chan, 2020)
A Youthful Example
减轻看护重担
当 28 岁的 林小倩辞去工作照顾61 岁的母亲林丽沙女士时，作为家中的独生女和唯一的经济支柱的她面临了许多挑战。雅西西慈怀病院提供了实际和情感上的支持，帮助减轻她的负担。
General
Regardless of age
Death is not the prerogative of the old, and neither is the need for palliative care. It happens to the youngest and the best of us. Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly — one in four will be 65 years and older by 2030. In data published in June 2021 by
Ask the Experts
Die-logues to raise awareness
Dr Norhisham bin Main shares about his palliative care career and offers insight into how we can open up die-logues among healthcare professionals and the Malay community. Dr Norhisham bin Main is the Head of Division & Senior Consultant, Division of Supportive Care & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine at
Assisi Hospice
Caring for young children of palliative patients
In palliative care, we not only provide care and comfort to patients, but give support to patients’ families too, not forgetting the young children. Alice (name has been changed) is in her 40s and has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She is under the care of Assisi Hospice’s Home Care
SHC Outreach
Never too early to talk about palliative care
Find out more about end-of-life care matters at the Palliative Care 101 Course conducted by Singapore Hospice Council. There is no doubt that it is uncomfortable to talk about death and dying. Such conversations are avoided or put off until one encounters a life-limiting illness. According to a 2019 nationwide
SHC Outreach
Boosting community support
Singapore Hospice Council hopes new initiatives will allow patients, families and caregivers who could benefit from palliative care to be identified earlier To mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) this year, Singapore Hospice Council (SHC) organised the “Live Well, Leave Well” Roadshow at Kebun Baru Community Club. SHC