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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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O'Joy
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
She wanted to end her life due to health and financial burdens
“My wish is to ride on the MRT”. Mdm Yap had a wish so simple. Yet she never got to fulfil it.
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