With a declining birth rate and a rapidly ageing society, elderly people are having a tough time looking after each other. The community’s varying degrees of medical care and everyday living care services are critical to the elderly Toh couple’s
Nobody knows how long her journey as a caregiver is going to be, but Ho Ngit Wah still looks forward to her golden years.
After slogging hard for the better part of their lives, many seniors would often choose to sit back and enjoy their golden years. However, at Tzu Chi Seniors Engagement & Enabling Node (SEEN), a senior volunteer has been bucking the
The discomfort experienced by end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients when they start undergoing dialysis is not limited to the physical aspect but can also be caused by psychological setbacks and not being understood. Therefore, every visit is a valuable opportunity
After a three-year gap, close to 100 Tzu Chi Muslim care recipients and their families visited Jingsi Hall to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with volunteers. Some of them also brought along their filled bamboo banks, hoping to their share of love
Most seniors would typically take a step back to lead a life of leisure upon retirement. For two senior Tzu Chi volunteers, they have remained active in their golden years, contributing to the smooth operation of Tzu Chi TCM Free
66-year-old Tzu Chi volunteer Lim Wah Chun was motivated by Master Cheng Yen’s call to promote vegetarianism during the pandemic. Hence, she got involved in the effort and began preparing meatless meals for her neighbours to try, only to be
At Tzu Chi TCM Free Clinic (Redhill), a pool of volunteer TCM practitioners has been fundamental to the clinic’s regular operations. Two of them, who have volunteered for many years, share their experience being involved and their motivations behind.
