在爱和崩溃之间的照护者
—— 一个年长照护者的汗与泪 王女士是一个全职家庭主妇，数十年如一日把家里打理得井井有条。生活不算富裕，靠着先生的一份薪水省吃俭用，俩人勉强能过日子。眼看着先生再过几年就退休了，他们规划着要去各地旅游。王女士一直觉得自己没看过世界，最远也只是到过圣淘沙。她希望能亲眼看看日本...
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O'Joy
- Oct 4
- 5 min
The weight of caregiving on her thin shoulders
Mdm Ong carried the weight of caregiving upon her own shoulders. She has no help because there is no one to help her.
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O'Joy
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Helping a Young Caregiver find Joy in Life
With the impending increase in the proportion of ageing population in Singapore, the issue of caregiving has come to the foreground. Yet...
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O'Joy
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
The Return of the Vagabond
During his younger days, Mr L (not his real name) was once a “hero” amongst the members of his gang.
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O'Joy
- Jun 13, 2022
- 4 min
Caring for the Caregiver
Mdm Ang, 63, singlehandedly looked after her older sister, 67, who suffered from Parkinson’s Disease.
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O'Joy
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
The different shades of green
As she added colours to the pages, colour gradually came back to her world. For the first time, she noticed how leaves had different shades.
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O'Joy
- Feb 15, 2022
- 7 min
Healing Traumatic Childhood Memories through Counselling
When Rebecca first sought counselling, she did not know that her quest would take her into the depths of her childhood trauma.
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O'Joy
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
I Don’t Want to Die Ugly
There are many ways to commit suicide, and Mr Wong considered them all but one. He did not fear death, but he was terrified of dying ugly.
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O'Joy
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
失去我所在意的
那一次的冠状动脉搭桥手术后， 78岁的陈女士开始出现了焦虑的症状。本属生命中最珍贵的人事物，也在那这次手术后开始有了变化，从而加剧了她的焦虑病况。
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O'Joy
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Losing all that I value
To cope with the anxiety and loneliness, Miss Tan would admit herself to A&E or visit the polyclinic frequently.
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O'Joy
- May 6, 2021
- 6 min
I thought my anxiety and panic attacks were normal
When I was under the age of two, I was sexually assaulted as a young child by a caretaker. I did not have any recollection of this incident.
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O'Joy
- Mar 5, 2021
- 8 min
When everyone is in pain
Many a time, helping a person is not as simple as just helping one person alone. Complicated family dynamics makes helping challenging.
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O'Joy
- Feb 4, 2021
- 5 min
Mission Impossible
Mdm Chin tries her best to be a dutiful wife but caring for her husband is becoming an almost impossible mission.
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O'Joy
- Dec 10, 2020
- 4 min
浪子回头
阿勇（非真实名字，59岁）曾经是江湖中铁铮铮的汉子，身上的刺青划满了如战绩般的伤疤，而如今病痛却将他折磨得萌生自杀的念头。 记得我初次和阿勇见面时，他是非常抗拒的，甚至不愿意和我多说话。风光一时的英雄，沦落到需要辅导，面子与尊严拉不下来
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O'Joy
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Knitting the care network with the person in mind
“She was once young and crazy, so don’t stereotype our elderly.” This is what our volunteer para-counsellor Jenny remembers of Mdm Leng.
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O'Joy
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
The Parentified Child
From a young age, Jezlyn began assuming the role of a parent. Her mother is unable to make decisions over most household matters.
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O'Joy
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
From Sleepless to Helpful
“I can’t sleep. I might as well die.” Tormented by sleeplessness (only sleeping one hour at night), Mr Goh became so depressed that he...
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