BITTERSWEET BURDENS

(By Dr Esther G. Ebenezer, ADFM-Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia Panel of Medical Advisers)
The Burden of Dementia on Caregivers and Loved Ones:
IT would be appropriate to begin this with a real account of how a caregiver struggled to take care of her husband who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease before he passed away recently.
Mrs X felt lost [...]

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MONEY TALKS IN CANCER

A Breast Cancer Survivor reveals its painful burden on family resources and how having health insurance saved her life.
YOU’VE just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should cost be a deciding factor?
The prices can be staggering. Consider this scenario: There are two equally effective options to battle cancer, the kind [...]

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ARE YOU THE REASON WHY YOUR CHILD ISN’T SHOWING INTEREST IN EATING?

STUDIES conducted in the United States have found that 50% to 60% of parents reported their children having feeding difficulties. A closer look at the studies revealed that only 25-35% of the children have real feeding difficulties.
For such parents, mealtimes are charged with anxiety or coercion, which often shows up in the way they [...]

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CARING FOR A MEMORY-IMPAIRED PARENT

(By Professor Dr Philip Poi Jun Hua, Consultant Geriatrician from University Hospital-UMMC, Malaysia & ADFM Panel of Medical Advisers)
THERE are an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people with significant memory impairment in Malaysia. As a result, there is a silent, unrecognized band of Malaysians – mostly women (daughters) – who have chosen to [...]

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THE POWER OF FEELINGS

You can feel good for no reason at all. In fact, you can choose to feel any way you wish at any time and in any situation.
Whatever you desire, you desire because of the way you think it will make you feel. Whatever you avoid, you avoid because you don’t wish to experience the feelings [...]

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QUOTES ON SMILE!!!

Did you greet your day with a smile or with a frowning face?
Our day is dictated by how we welcomed it with.
And the magic formula is to SMILE .
“A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of [...]

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THE VIRTUE OF SMILES !!!

The thing that goes the farthest
Towards making life worthwhile,
That costs the least, and does the most,
Is just a pleasant smile.
It’s full of worth and goodness too,
With manly kindness blent,
It’s worth a million dollars,
And it doesn’t cost a cent!
- Wilbur D. Nesbit -
“Life hugs us all. The problem is that it can’t tell if it’s [...]

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RISE ABOVE IT

Often, the people you encounter can be petty and unreasonable to the point that life becomes very frustrating. Seek to rise above it. Refuse to let it get to you.
Honour your commitments, do as you said you would, be polite, be helpful, and don’t allow yourself to get drawn into someone else’s small-mindedness.
If [...]

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