tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post2980825819587100769..comments2024-03-28T22:56:40.743+08:00Comments on Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Dying at homeTan Kin Lianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00617069056914635271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-44546421601139824492007-09-14T08:37:00.000+08:002007-09-14T08:37:00.000+08:00I do not think it is the cost that the old folks a...I do not think it is the cost that the old folks are thinking at that time.<BR/><BR/>It is the warmth of the family that the old folk desire to have before they pass on.<BR/><BR/>Imagine when anything happen to us, who do we wish to be nearest to us? Our spouse and children and close ones.<BR/><BR/>My mum happen to lost her strength near Fu Lu Shou Complex 2 days ago and a passerby helped her by calling me. When I spoke to her, I could feel her need for us, and I tried to rushed down as fast as I can.<BR/><BR/>This kind lady passerby on my request at the same time activated 995 and sent her to TTSH, when I reached her, it was comforting to see her attended to and recovered in A&E ward.<BR/><BR/>Importance for the old folk is the security of having their loved ones with them.<BR/><BR/>I hope we do not only spend time with folks at their death bed, but when they are alive and well, we should spend time with them.<BR/><BR/>During last school holidays, my 3 children brought her to watch 881 movie and she was overjoyed.<BR/><BR/>What our folks need is love.<BR/><BR/>Not whether they choose to die at home, they want to be comforted and with their family.<BR/><BR/>Some time it is very sad, how some old folks are being "abandoned".<BR/><BR/>- Thomas PhuaThomas Phua's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694710740152793199noreply@blogger.com