决不放弃
七年来，南利先生一直用心地照顾因为二次中风而卧病在床的妻子再侬女士。他每隔两三个小时就会检查妻子一次，观察她的呼吸规律，并确保她没有发烧。
Community of support
Facing Up to Grief and Loss
Three Caregivers share how they navigated grief and bereavement which can be more than just an emotional experience When people think of grief, they usually picture emotional reactions such as sadness and heartbreak caused by loss. Yet, grief goes beyond emotional responses and encompasses the physical, behavioural, psychological, spiritual, and social responses to loss. Grief
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A Caregiver’s Acceptance
While palliative caregivers are unsung heroes providing care and comfort during patients ’final moments, they might also find themselves in need of a listening ear. Mr K was a palliative caregiver at Sengkang Community Hospital, one of the community hospitals under SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH), who struggled to come to terms with his best friend’s
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Never give up
For seven years, Mr Ramlee Rais has held firm to the belief that as long as his wife is still breathing, he will continue caring for her with all his heart. For the past seven years, Mr Ramlee Rais has diligently cared for his wife, Madam Zainon Buang, who was rendered bedridden due to a
A better quality of life
For frail, elderly patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) who also suffer from multiple other ailing conditions, choosing conservative care with non-dialysis treatment and spending more time in the community or at home may be their preferred choice. Although 84-year-old Ahamed has lower limb weakness, he becomes instantly mobile upon getting on his electric
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The best care possible
Caregivers, family and friends can work together with their loved ones’ care team to ensure the best possible palliative care. The study “Cross Country Comparison of Expert Assessments of the Quality of Death and Dying 2021” published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management in December led by Professor of Health Services and Systems
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From wellness to wholeness
St Luke’s Hospital launches a Palliative Care Symposium to reinspire compassionate care among individuals, teams and organisations. Participants at the inaugural Palliative Care Symposium organised by St Luke’s Hospital have gained greater insight into how to practise “compassion as a way of life” and were thankful for the “affirmation in the palliative work we all
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Listening and learning
There is a lesson to be learnt from every patient, and it helps to have an open heart and a patient ear. Palliative care is about adding meaning to patients’ remaining time with us. When we make a positive impact, these are the memories patients reflect on at the end of their lives,” shared Assistant
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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 service. Her youngest daughter, Brenda
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