Sandy
Sandy Kwong was born in Hong Kong and moved to Canada in 2000. She has been a social worker with the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver, British Columbia since 2001.
It's ok to cry
Sandy talks about helping families understand that crying is normal and healthy. (01:19)
Other content for:
Chinese - Emotions and Support
- Protection from the truth (01:50)
- Be patient, then listen (01:06)
- I don't want to talk about it (00:48)
- Don't postpone family visits (01:10)
- Thinking about dying (01:00)
- Living for this moment (01:23)
- When family is far away (02:12)
- Reaching out for support (02:10)
- I don't want to be a burden (02:16)
- My mother's grief (04:10)
- Towards independence (02:21)
- Support after death (01:38)
- Translators and counsellors (01:53)
- Nurses are important (01:01)
- Do secrets protect us? (01:40)
Chinese - Talking About Illness
- Over-feeding those we love (01:38)
- Family meetings (00:52)
- Keep an open mind (01:34)
- Palliative care improves life (01:53)
- Food matters (01:06)
- The meaning of food and water (02:32)
- Advance care planning (01:54)
- Protection from the truth (01:50)
- Be patient, then listen (01:06)
- I don't want to talk about it (00:48)
- Explaining palliative care (02:26)
- The truth about hospice care (02:37)
- Why not homecare support? (01:39)
- Tips on discussing advance care planning (01:57)
- Pain, suffering and DNR (01:46)
- Don't postpone family visits (01:10)
- When food no longer helps (01:42)
- What can I eat? (01:25)
- Thinking about dying (01:00)
- Living for this moment (01:23)
- Language challenges (02:14)
- I don't want to be a burden (02:16)
- Speaking with my parents about an end-of-life plan (01:31)
- Translators and counsellors (01:53)
- Superstitions around death (02:24)
- Privacy about diagnosis (00:51)
- Nurses are important (01:01)
- Should we tell him he is dying? (02:41)
- Adapting to different families (01:03)
- Telling my dad (01:29)
- Helping families understand (01:16)
- We don't talk about death (02:00)
- Talk to the whole family (01:13)
- Do secrets protect us? (01:40)
- Chinese voices: A good death: conversations that bring closure (18:15)