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.
When family is far away
Sandy talks about keeping family members connected when they live far away. (02:12)
Other content for:
Chinese - Care for the Patient and Family
- My end-of-life wishes (01:57)
- Keeping loved ones away from the hospice (00:53)
- Hanging on at all costs (01:07)
- Over-feeding those we love (01:38)
- Talking about death makes it happen (01:06)
- A good death (01:24)
- Family meetings (00:52)
- Healing versus curing (02:10)
- Keep an open mind (01:34)
- Palliative care improves life (01:53)
- Choosing not to die at home (00:38)
- Food matters (01:06)
- Advance care planning (01:54)
- What water symbolizes (00:47)
- 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)
- Understanding pain medications (02:00)
- When food no longer helps (01:42)
- What can I eat? (01:25)
- Language challenges (02:14)
- My dad's experience with palliative care (01:31)
- Speaking with my parents about an end-of-life plan (01:31)
- Is cancer contagious? (01:46)
- Tradition and generation gaps (01:35)
- Helping my mom (02:09)
- What makes a good death (00:56)
- Advanced care planning is a gift (00:58)
- Wanting to die at home (01:27)
- No burdens for family (00:31)
- Talk to the whole family (01:13)
- Chinese voices: Looking after the patient and family (12:00)
- Chinese voices: A good death: conversations that bring closure (18:15)
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)
- It's ok to cry (01:19)
- Living for this moment (01:23)
- 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)