Ah, for a meaningful “Happy Mother’s Day”!
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Phones tweet
the whole morning…
with many
wishing each other
“Happy Mother’s day” !
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Restaurants are full…
Florists are busy…
all for a happy family gathering
to mark a special day!
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“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“They heal others, who heals them? “
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In an environment
of healing,
is a “hurting” culture!
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How can bulliers ( supervising medical officers) be healers?
Cancer And The Doctor's 'Crystal Ball'
How many years have I left?
At my stage of cancer,
and according to statistical studies,
the doctor said that I had about two years left!
Mr. Despondent cried.
I cannot afford to be admitted.
For each day without work
would mean no food for my family!
Mr. Suicidal mulled.
Cancer means death.
Cancer means a lot of pains.
My family will worry about more hospital bills!
Mr. Pious calmly accepted.
It's not for the doctor to decide.
Only GOD will determine when he takes me.
Meanwhile, I will continue to do good.
Mr. Philosophical stated.
My young colleague died,
on the spot, in an accident,
and another two,
of heart attack and dengue.
With cancer, I have time to plan 'my future'.
Mr. Fighter scoffed.
That was twelve years ago!
Look at these two scars on my tummy.
I challenged each time the 'Big C' returned!
It’s interesting to note
how some people have greater will-power
to live compared to others.
It is important to have
a nurturing of hope, positive attitude,
stronger determination, better coping skills,
with good family support and love.
Each physician should not look at
his or her own ‘part of the elephant’
but at the client as a whole.
Are there sufficient supports
from nurses, palliative team, social welfare,
counsellors and religious personnel?
Oh, my kids’ English! – Bananas
I grew up in a family where all my siblings were Chinese-educated. But my children grew up speaking English, Malay and Chinese dialect (Hokkien). I started reading the “Peter and Jane” series to them at the age of two. Oh, my kids’ English is about some of the amusing words they used as kids!
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“Mum, mum! Are these bananas cooked?” as they ran in after the evening outdoor games with their neighbours.
“Yes, dear. The bananas are ripe!”
“Dinner will be ready soon. The rice is cooked!”
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Learning English is like a duck takes to water for them. They usually scored distinction, even my youngest and special child!
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Big pie, small pie matters…economically
In a Town A, there were five bakers. Each employed five apprentices. So there were twenty five apprentices in employment.
Two bakers were not happy with the town mayor’s new rules and taxation policy. They decided to go to another town B to set up their business. So there was less opportunity for employment in town A.
Now in town B, there are eight bakers, creating more job opportunities there! So the youths from town A moved to town B to seek employment.
This is a simple analogy of businesses, job opportunities for the youths, and supplies meeting demands economically.
Don’t kill the geese that lay the golden eggs, then there will always be enough pies to go around for everyone!
Silent supporters
I put a lot of effort into drawing cartoon for this video post. Then…
“Hmm, so many are viewing my video on “Fitting mental chips…” The traffic seems to be increasing of late!”
Then I stumbled upon a few bloggers who had been sharing my posts on other social media, no wonder!
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I am amazed with this blogging community!
Blood transfusions: can beggars be choosers?
This is an interesting question!
A handful of patients had requested blood from unvaccinated donors. But more than 90% of current donors have either been infected with covid or vaccinated against it. Dr. Michael Busch explained.
People requiring transfusions may donate their own blood in advance (Autologous blood transfusion). They can also request donations from designated friends and family members. But according to Red Cross, there is no evidence that the latter’s blood is safer.
So, should a ‘beggar’ choose at a time like this?
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Those absent- please put up your hands!
… if you are present, would you agree on behalf of those who have left [past]? or for those who have yet to arrive [future]?
In presentism, present-day rules. Not the past, not the future.
Many names of roads during colonial times have been renamed to VIPs of today. That part of history and story about those locations is, therefore, lost.
‘Pa, you always say that during your time, you used to have ten cents daily pocket money! What can ten cents buy today?’
‘We used to manage these workloads with half the workforce! You don’t need extra staff!’ proposed a senior nurse manager. Yea, but today, we manage patients, machines, and lots and lots of defensive documentation! However, the future may be changed when we start to get more robots instead of nurses!
Don’t compare why things were done then, cannot be done now, and vice versa. Each period has its own weaknesses and strengths, and its own challenges. Yet the true challenge is when a veteran or baby boomer, used to chalk and blackboard, now has to meld into current technology and computer age!
One can’t help but to compare and contrast differences!
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Sleeping toes touching toes
It’s wintery cold
lying face-to-face they sleep
bolster in-between
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their toes touching toes
to know the other is warm,
alive and kicking.
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An old aunt describes above how old people sleep and check each other under the blanket during cold winters.
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Increased winter mortality is reported as an important public health matter in China.
In U.S. death rates in winter months have been 8 to 12 percent higher.
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Keeping a promise.
I woke up one morning,
to find him
waiting outside my door.
“Are you ready?”
“Ready for what?”
“You promised,
to take me out for breakfast today!”
He never forgets!
Never make one with him.
I kept forgetting!
He won’t accept a ‘no’.
So I dragged myself out reluctantly
to a ‘get set’ and ‘go’!
Another day began,
keeping in pace with him!
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An aging carer ponders;
‘my mind wants,
as I used to,
but, will my body will it
in years to come?’
I must remember
not to over-promise
to avoid disappointing him.
Differently-abled person(s)
may have different thresholds
to contain disappointment.
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“Don’t make promises you don’t intend to keep.” — Anonymous
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Chen Song Ping 