recently my 'new' room had been infected with GS and Onco pts. come to a point i can just look at the diagnosis/ consultant and know who is the MO/ HO to call. =] wonder if it is good or not.
so we have these onco pt. sweet ladies with no hair and edematous here and there. they were referred to hospice care of some sort. either in-patient or home care. despite the increase in providers for home-care hospice, lots of terminally ill patients are still not being cared for at home. either family lack the manpower or are fearful- not knowing how to care for the patients. this is the time for the in-patient hospice... yet... with Dover park, Assis, St.Joseph and Bright vision there seems to be none catered for the muslim. err... i know all the other hospices are willing to take in the muslim patients, if the patients and families are willing. but... there will always be a reserve in the hearts of the families/ patients. such as food will be only non-pork, non-lard but not halal? religious practise will the nuns or fathers coming over everyday to ask me to believe in Jesus and Mary? will there be non-stop Buddhist chant playing by my bedside or worst still over the PA system?!
so.... a nich area of muslim or malay focus hospic is desperately in need! i have no money. if i have the resources i will surely invest in this. nurses speaking in malay and having religious leaders to pray with the bedridden muslim during their last days. i had seen patients so fearful of dying that they will keep pressing the call bell for attention-when there is actually nothing wrong with her. yet because i am a chinese and can't speak malay, i can't comfort her. but when 1 of the malay stuff spoke to her and told her that dying is nothing to be fearful of cuz she is going to meet with Allah. the patient relaxs and the idea of seeing her Allah and the rest that he will grant her from the suffering must had been very comforting cause she slept well after that and didn't press the call bed for the entire night and the 2 days that followed before her death. She was able to smile and talk and thanks the staff the day before she was 'leaving'.
sometime faces of those patients that had died will remain in my mind. it was never fearful to 'see' them again in my thoughts or dreams cause our relationship was beyond the basic differences of living vs the died.... ops.. did i stray? yah... so for those with the money, influence and resource out there... think about this business opportunity that will not only make money but may also give hope to the 'hopeless'... MALAY/ MUSLIM FOCUS HOSPICE... =)
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