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 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
- 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
- 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 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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