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Dying/End-of-life issues

Finding Joy

Told she was dying, she gave her last months to family

Knowing that we cannot hold on to anything or anyone for long on this earth makes the small moments of joy we share with them something to be treasured. .
Knowing that we cannot hold on to anything or anyone for long on this earth makes the small moments of joy we share with them something to be treasured. .

Why some Singaporeans are planning for their end of life before their senior years

Ms Joanna Wong, 56, and her mother Tan Kim Hay, 81, have done advance care planning for themselves.
Ms Joanna Wong, 56, and her mother Tan Kim Hay, 81, have done advance care planning for themselves.

Forum: Casket company staff should dress and behave respectfully at funerals

Who is left, when illness takes away your mind or body?

A sense of self can drive survival and live on in memories.
A sense of self can drive survival and live on in memories.

I’ll miss you when you die years later: Grieving a pet’s death in advance

The writer had grieved her pet’s death for about a decade before the cat died.
The writer had grieved her pet’s death for about a decade before the cat died.

MP Alvin Tan urges residents to be considerate after 70 LED wreaths are placed opposite Pek Kio CC

Seventy LED wreaths were placed opposite Pek Kio Community Centre along Gloucester Road for an ongoing wake.
Seventy LED wreaths were placed opposite Pek Kio Community Centre along Gloucester Road for an ongoing wake.

NUH initiative benefits cancer patients by reducing non-essential medications and procedures

(Clockwise from top left) Adjunct Associate Professor Samuel Ow, who leads the project, with Dr Ada Teo, Ms Lim Suan Tee, Adjunct Associate Professor Amelia Santosa and Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Kee.
(Clockwise from top left) Adjunct Associate Professor Samuel Ow, who leads the project, with Dr Ada Teo, Ms Lim Suan Tee, Adjunct Associate Professor Amelia Santosa and Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Kee.

Fewer than one in 3 in Singapore knows how to support dying person: Survey

The lack of death literacy in Singapore highlights gaps in knowledge and skills that could affect individuals, families and caregivers.
The lack of death literacy in Singapore highlights gaps in knowledge and skills that could affect individuals, families and caregivers.

Over 350,000 Singaporeans appointed trusted person to take charge if they lose mental capacity

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said that more than 80,000 Advance Care Planning have also been completed.
Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said that more than 80,000 Advance Care Planning have also been completed.

The places where grief teaches us about who we are

An NEA officer demonstrating the scattering of ashes – sand was used in this demonstration – at the Garden of Peace. The facility was developed in response to interest expressed by the public for such practices to be made available in Singapore.
An NEA officer demonstrating the scattering of ashes – sand was used in this demonstration – at the Garden of Peace. The facility was developed in response to interest expressed by the public for such practices to be made available in Singapore.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.