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Issue 86 October – December 2008 Mr Ng Chong Liang commenced work on 7th July, 2008 as a driver for PPCS. He was duly confirmed in his employment on 7th October, 2008. Mr Ng (fondly known as Ah Liang to everyone) has proven to be cooperative, helpful and compassionate, qualities which are essential for our work at PPCS. We wish him well in his new appointment and hope that he will have a long and happy association with the Society. We wish all our members, volunteers, patients and our supporters Welcome to PPCS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rosalie Shaw grew up on a farm in rural Victoria, Australia, and was a teacher and then a nurse before she became a doctor. Inspired by the work of Dame Cicely Saunders, she decided to do palliative care and went on to set up one of the first palliative care units in Australia at Hollywood Hospital in Perth. In 1992, she was invited to Singapore to help establish the home care service of the Hospice Care Association. She originally intended to stay for just a year, but to the great good fortune of Singapore and many thousands of patients and families, she chose to stay beyond that one year. ABOUT THE BOOK This collection of stories tells of the author’s experiences in providing palliative home care to patients in Singapore. They are distilled from countless hours, days and often nights, spent caring for people and families who were living with dying. Her words speak not just of pain, loss and conflict, but also of courage, dignity, love and hope. Unflinching in their honesty, they bear witness to the struggles and triumphs of those facing the end of life, and allow the reader a rare glimpse into their lives through the eyes of a hospice pioneer. CONTENTS This is a collection of 48 touching stories of hope and resilience at the end of life. There are stories about: • Grief that overwhelms parents when a child is dying. • The suffering of adult children who watch the failing health of a parent. • The despair of wives and husbands who know that they will be alone soon. • The pain of losing a loved one. • The need for family love and support in caring for the dying. • The emotional and physical challenges of palliative care. These stories will encourage us and help us to have a better understanding of what it takes to communicate with and care for the dying. by Rosalie Shaw (PPCS Honorary Advisor) Please place your order at PPCS. Price: RM42.00 Contact Lai Peng (05-5464732) Armour 2008 New Release 200 mm x 300 mm size 160 pages Stories of Hope and Resilience at the End of Life Soft Sift in an Hourglass “A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year”
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Promoting the Spirit of Care
Thanks
We thank all our donors for their generosity. As PPCS is a non-governmental agency, it relies substantially on the financial support of the general public. If as a reader of this newsletter, you wish to donate something to the Society, or you know of anyone who might be interested in doing so, please direct your personal donation or inform them to contact the Honorary Treasurer at:
PPCS, 14 Lebuh Woods, Canning Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak. Tel/Fax: (605) 546 4732 • Email: [email protected]
Issue 86October – December 2008
4 Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008
Donations received during october - December 2008
Mr Ng Chong Liang commenced work on 7th July, 2008 as a driver for PPCS. He was duly confirmed in his employment on 7th October, 2008. Mr Ng (fondly known as Ah Liang to everyone) has proven to be cooperative, helpful and compassionate, qualities which are essential for our work at PPCS.
We wish him well in his new appointment and hope that he will have a long and happy association with the Society.
We wish all our members, volunteers, patients and our supporters
OctOber 2008
Names RM
Imo Ong Chan Lee 60.00
Leong Yuen Yee imo Mah Sok Hun 500.00
Anonymous 500.00
Imo Teoh Wah Kia 100.00
Imo Fon Yeen Chin 300.00
The Late Mr Lau Bin Keng 1,700.00
Syuen Hotel Berhad 5,000.00
Liew Yee Yee 50.00
Liew Ee Ling 50.00
Chin Chon Peng imo Lee Hean Yin 100.00
Chin Chee Juen imo Lee Hean Yin 50.00
Chin Chee Kar imo Lee Hean Yin 50.00
Imo Chen Eng Thor 200.00
Lodge Angus Benevolent 500.00
Imo Liew Poh Mooi 300.00
Welcome to PPCS
ABOUT THE AUTHORRosalie Shaw grew up on a farm in rural Victoria, Australia, and was a teacher and then a nurse before she became a doctor. Inspired by the work of Dame Cicely Saunders, she decided to do palliative care and went on to set up one of the first palliative care units in Australia at Hollywood Hospital in Perth. In 1992, she was invited to Singapore to help establish the home care service of the Hospice Care Association. She originally intended to stay for just a year, but to the great good fortune of Singapore and many thousands of patients and families, she chose to stay beyond that one year.
ABOUT THE BOOKThis collection of stories tells of the author’s experiences in providing palliative home care to patients in Singapore. They are distilled from countless hours, days and often nights, spent caring for people and families who were living with dying. Her words speak not just of pain, loss and conflict, but also of courage, dignity, love and hope. Unflinching in their honesty, they bear witness to the struggles and triumphs of those facing the end of life, and allow the reader a rare glimpse into their lives through the eyes of a hospice pioneer.
CONTENTS This is a collection of 48 touching stories of hope and resilience at the end of life. There are stories about:• Grief that overwhelms parents
when a child is dying.• The suffering of adult children
who watch the failing health of a parent.
• The despair of wives and husbands who know that they will be alone soon.
• The pain of losing a loved one. • The need for family love and
support in caring for the dying. • The emotional and physical
challenges of palliative care.These stories will encourage us and help us to have a better understanding of what it takes to communicate with and care for the dying.
by Rosalie Shaw (PPCS Honorary Advisor)
Please place your order at PPCS. Price: RM42.00Contact Lai Peng (05-5464732)
Armour 2008 New Release
200 mm x 300 mm size
160 pages
Stories of Hope and Resilience at the End of LifeSoft Sift in an Hourglass
“A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year”
NOvember 2008
Names RM
Mr Koh Tse Ming imo Choong Kow Joo 10,000.00
Interact Club, SMK Raja Perempuan 1,000.00
Dr Samuel Yu imo Lin Wang Kin 1,100.00
Peggy Foong Mei Kee 100.00
Christina Lee 100.00
Wong Yoke Sum 1,000.00
Chin Chon Peng imo Lee Hean Yin 200.00
Leong Pak Kong 100.00
Kwong Tung Association Women Section 700.00
June Olver 100.00
Purusonaidu a/l Ramasamy 100.00
Cheong Chin Yoong imo Cheong Yuk Meow 500.00
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd 2,000.00
Loh Mun Yee 100.00
Mr & Mrs Lim Tay Poh 1,000.00
Yong Wee Kong 100.00
Perak Turf Club 6,000.00
Liew Ee Ling 50.00
Liew Ee Yee 50.00
Kong Siew Kee imo Kong Foo 100.00
Irene Lee 100.00
December (1st-15th) 2008
Names RM
Khor Huan Lim imo Khor Keng Seng 500.00
Imo Tan Kuang Chai 430.00
Wong Yoke Kheng 300.00
Balachandar Naidu imo Purusonaidu a/l Ramasamy
50.00
Mr Ong Hean Seng 250.00
ppcs bulletin n86.indd 2-3 19/12/2008 5:31:45 PM
2 Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008 3Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008
marianne Poh & chin Fung hao
belly dancers from vogue studio
What aRe the aiMs of PPCs?To share our vision to increase the availability of hospice and palliative care throughout the world by creating opportunities to speak out about the issues.To raise awareness and understanding of the needs — medical, social, practical, spiritual — of people living with a life-limiting illness and their families.To raise funds to support and develop hospice palliative care services around the world.
An afternoon full of entertainment, games,
delicious food and most important — full of fun, was enjoyed among clients, families, friends and volunteers. All were rewarded with a gift — no one went home empty handed, everyone had a smiling face and heart full of contentment and joy. Showers of blessings rounded up the lovely afternoon.
Thank you all for making the event a memorable success.
Greetings, Irene John
§
§
§
My first time volunteering with PPCS was on Sunday, 2nd November, 2008, the Hospice Day at Ipoh Swimming Club. All the AFS students came earlier to help with
the preparation and decoration. The whole programme was supposed to make people, who have cancer, and their relatives a bit happier; to spend a few nice hours with them. Together we played games, saw traditional dances and had nice food. Great fun was, when the winner of each game got a little present.
Surprisingly most of the people were Chinese. Because of that, I think it was very nice that the dancing presentations were presented by Punjabi girls, so there was still a mix of cultures.
I am glad that I had the chance to join the celebrations and happy that I could help. I am also very busy as an exchange student in Malaysia. I will try to join PPCS events more often and help whenever I can. For me, it is very important to support important and useful organisations, especially if it is for a good cause like the gathering for people who have cancer.
Ann KathrinAntarabudaya Malaysia (AFS Germany)
Guests Of Honour
From left: Ms Chelvi (Officer, Social Welfare – North Perak), Encik Abdul Samat (Officer, National Welfare Foundation), Encik Raja Khalid (Officer, Social Welfare – North Perak),
Dr Koh Wai Keat (President of PPCS)
Datin Lim Foo Yong & Miss Chong Phaik Kee (Pengarah Of Social Welfare N.perak)
From Interact club, sekolah menengah raja Perempuan (Ipoh)
Mr & Mrs Lim Keng Jew cutting the
anniversary cake
2 NOVEMBER 2008
Our gratitude goes to the following persons for organising this memorable event:
AMARJIT KAURORGANISING CHAIRMAN
DATIN SURAINI KAMARULZAMAN
LIN HUI YI CAROL CHONG MELIDIA ALYMANN
CHARAN WARIYAM SINGH
IRENE JOHN
& OOI GAIK HONG (no photo available)
T he Perak Palliative Care Society celebrated this year’s Hospice Day on the Sunday afternoon of 2nd
November, 2008 at the Ipoh Swimming Club.
The slogan for World Day 2008 was ‘’HOSPICE ANd PALLIATIvE CARE: A HUmAN RIGHT’’.
PATIENTS & THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
Games
Bingo
Datin Lim Foo Yong presenting anniversary flowers to mr Lim Keng Jew (our patient)
and mrs Lim Keng Jew
bollywood Dance by Dharveen & sharvina
• Prese
Nta
tION OF D
ON
atION• Prese
Nta
tION OF D
ON
atION
Punjabi Dancethe haWaIIaN rhYthmIcs: Khoo Kay Hock, Jimmy Ooi, Yeoh Jin Hock, Ngeow Hon Fah
Voluntary Performers
ppcs bulletin n86.indd 4-5 19/12/2008 5:32:04 PM
2 Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008 3Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008
marianne Poh & chin Fung hao
belly dancers from vogue studio
What aRe the aiMs of PPCs?To share our vision to increase the availability of hospice and palliative care throughout the world by creating opportunities to speak out about the issues.To raise awareness and understanding of the needs — medical, social, practical, spiritual — of people living with a life-limiting illness and their families.To raise funds to support and develop hospice palliative care services around the world.
An afternoon full of entertainment, games,
delicious food and most important — full of fun, was enjoyed among clients, families, friends and volunteers. All were rewarded with a gift — no one went home empty handed, everyone had a smiling face and heart full of contentment and joy. Showers of blessings rounded up the lovely afternoon.
Thank you all for making the event a memorable success.
Greetings, Irene John
§
§
§
My first time volunteering with PPCS was on Sunday, 2nd November, 2008, the Hospice Day at Ipoh Swimming Club. All the AFS students came earlier to help with
the preparation and decoration. The whole programme was supposed to make people, who have cancer, and their relatives a bit happier; to spend a few nice hours with them. Together we played games, saw traditional dances and had nice food. Great fun was, when the winner of each game got a little present.
Surprisingly most of the people were Chinese. Because of that, I think it was very nice that the dancing presentations were presented by Punjabi girls, so there was still a mix of cultures.
I am glad that I had the chance to join the celebrations and happy that I could help. I am also very busy as an exchange student in Malaysia. I will try to join PPCS events more often and help whenever I can. For me, it is very important to support important and useful organisations, especially if it is for a good cause like the gathering for people who have cancer.
Ann KathrinAntarabudaya Malaysia (AFS Germany)
Guests Of Honour
From left: Ms Chelvi (Officer, Social Welfare – North Perak), Encik Abdul Samat (Officer, National Welfare Foundation), Encik Raja Khalid (Officer, Social Welfare – North Perak),
Dr Koh Wai Keat (President of PPCS)
Datin Lim Foo Yong & Miss Chong Phaik Kee (Pengarah Of Social Welfare N.perak)
From Interact club, sekolah menengah raja Perempuan (Ipoh)
Mr & Mrs Lim Keng Jew cutting the
anniversary cake
2 NOVEMBER 2008
Our gratitude goes to the following persons for organising this memorable event:
AMARJIT KAURORGANISING CHAIRMAN
DATIN SURAINI KAMARULZAMAN
LIN HUI YI CAROL CHONG MELIDIA ALYMANN
CHARAN WARIYAM SINGH
IRENE JOHN
& OOI GAIK HONG (no photo available)
T he Perak Palliative Care Society celebrated this year’s Hospice Day on the Sunday afternoon of 2nd
November, 2008 at the Ipoh Swimming Club.
The slogan for World Day 2008 was ‘’HOSPICE ANd PALLIATIvE CARE: A HUmAN RIGHT’’.
PATIENTS & THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
Games
Bingo
Datin Lim Foo Yong presenting anniversary flowers to mr Lim Keng Jew (our patient)
and mrs Lim Keng Jew
bollywood Dance by Dharveen & sharvina
• Prese
Nta
tION OF D
ON
atION• Prese
Nta
tION OF D
ON
atION
Punjabi Dancethe haWaIIaN rhYthmIcs: Khoo Kay Hock, Jimmy Ooi, Yeoh Jin Hock, Ngeow Hon Fah
Voluntary Performers
ppcs bulletin n86.indd 4-5 19/12/2008 5:32:04 PM
Promoting the Spirit of Care
Thanks
We thank all our donors for their generosity. As PPCS is a non-governmental agency, it relies substantially on the financial support of the general public. If as a reader of this newsletter, you wish to donate something to the Society, or you know of anyone who might be interested in doing so, please direct your personal donation or inform them to contact the Honorary Treasurer at:
PPCS, 14 Lebuh Woods, Canning Garden, 31400 Ipoh, Perak. Tel/Fax: (605) 546 4732 • Email: [email protected]
Issue 86October – December 2008
4 Perak Pall iative Care Society • Issue 86 October-December 2008
Donations received during october - December 2008
Mr Ng Chong Liang commenced work on 7th July, 2008 as a driver for PPCS. He was duly confirmed in his employment on 7th October, 2008. Mr Ng (fondly known as Ah Liang to everyone) has proven to be cooperative, helpful and compassionate, qualities which are essential for our work at PPCS.
We wish him well in his new appointment and hope that he will have a long and happy association with the Society.
We wish all our members, volunteers, patients and our supporters
OctOber 2008
Names RM
Imo Ong Chan Lee 60.00
Leong Yuen Yee imo Mah Sok Hun 500.00
Anonymous 500.00
Imo Teoh Wah Kia 100.00
Imo Fon Yeen Chin 300.00
The Late Mr Lau Bin Keng 1,700.00
Syuen Hotel Berhad 5,000.00
Liew Yee Yee 50.00
Liew Ee Ling 50.00
Chin Chon Peng imo Lee Hean Yin 100.00
Chin Chee Juen imo Lee Hean Yin 50.00
Chin Chee Kar imo Lee Hean Yin 50.00
Imo Chen Eng Thor 200.00
Lodge Angus Benevolent 500.00
Imo Liew Poh Mooi 300.00
Welcome to PPCS
ABOUT THE AUTHORRosalie Shaw grew up on a farm in rural Victoria, Australia, and was a teacher and then a nurse before she became a doctor. Inspired by the work of Dame Cicely Saunders, she decided to do palliative care and went on to set up one of the first palliative care units in Australia at Hollywood Hospital in Perth. In 1992, she was invited to Singapore to help establish the home care service of the Hospice Care Association. She originally intended to stay for just a year, but to the great good fortune of Singapore and many thousands of patients and families, she chose to stay beyond that one year.
ABOUT THE BOOKThis collection of stories tells of the author’s experiences in providing palliative home care to patients in Singapore. They are distilled from countless hours, days and often nights, spent caring for people and families who were living with dying. Her words speak not just of pain, loss and conflict, but also of courage, dignity, love and hope. Unflinching in their honesty, they bear witness to the struggles and triumphs of those facing the end of life, and allow the reader a rare glimpse into their lives through the eyes of a hospice pioneer.
CONTENTS This is a collection of 48 touching stories of hope and resilience at the end of life. There are stories about:• Grief that overwhelms parents
when a child is dying.• The suffering of adult children
who watch the failing health of a parent.
• The despair of wives and husbands who know that they will be alone soon.
• The pain of losing a loved one. • The need for family love and
support in caring for the dying. • The emotional and physical
challenges of palliative care.These stories will encourage us and help us to have a better understanding of what it takes to communicate with and care for the dying.
by Rosalie Shaw (PPCS Honorary Advisor)
Please place your order at PPCS. Price: RM42.00Contact Lai Peng (05-5464732)
Armour 2008 New Release
200 mm x 300 mm size
160 pages
Stories of Hope and Resilience at the End of LifeSoft Sift in an Hourglass
“A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year”
NOvember 2008
Names RM
Mr Koh Tse Ming imo Choong Kow Joo 10,000.00
Interact Club, SMK Raja Perempuan 1,000.00
Dr Samuel Yu imo Lin Wang Kin 1,100.00
Peggy Foong Mei Kee 100.00
Christina Lee 100.00
Wong Yoke Sum 1,000.00
Chin Chon Peng imo Lee Hean Yin 200.00
Leong Pak Kong 100.00
Kwong Tung Association Women Section 700.00
June Olver 100.00
Purusonaidu a/l Ramasamy 100.00
Cheong Chin Yoong imo Cheong Yuk Meow 500.00
Choo Bee Metal Industries Bhd 2,000.00
Loh Mun Yee 100.00
Mr & Mrs Lim Tay Poh 1,000.00
Yong Wee Kong 100.00
Perak Turf Club 6,000.00
Liew Ee Ling 50.00
Liew Ee Yee 50.00
Kong Siew Kee imo Kong Foo 100.00
Irene Lee 100.00
December (1st-15th) 2008
Names RM
Khor Huan Lim imo Khor Keng Seng 500.00
Imo Tan Kuang Chai 430.00
Wong Yoke Kheng 300.00
Balachandar Naidu imo Purusonaidu a/l Ramasamy
50.00
Mr Ong Hean Seng 250.00
ppcs bulletin n86.indd 2-3 19/12/2008 5:31:45 PM
