by Eleanor Yap | Feb 20, 2024 | Health
The comprehensive study offers insights into how factors such as fatigue, sleep and social interaction can impact the quality of life and care for these patients. With activity trackers attached to his wrists and ankles, a stroke patient in a nursing home...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 9, 2023 | Health
With them being with their grandparents, they too could play a crucial role. In line with World Stroke Day on October 29, the Angels Initiative at Boehringer Ingelheim and the Singapore National Stroke Association held a FAST Heroes storytelling session at the...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 12, 2022 | Health
Catherine Lee encountered two stroke symptoms in 2020 and wrote it off until she had to go to the hospital. Catherine Lee was prescribed medication by her doctor for her hypertension and high cholesterol. She was taking it regularly, but then she started...
by Site Admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Health
ABLE has resumed its programme and is open for those below 67. Social service agency ABLE has resumed its swimming lessons for stroke survivors. The programme is open to anyone below the age of 67. Due to COVID, the programme took a pause. This specialised...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 4, 2022 | Health
Despite suffering from a mild stroke and a slow recovery, Lam Soo Ying is enjoying each day as it comes. Lam Soo Ying, 87, had a mild stroke when she was at home back in June 2021. A nurse for over 40 years, she thought her dizzy spells was just high blood...
by Site Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Health
Stroke has devastating consequences but it can be prevented. The annual National Stroke Awareness campaign aims to educate the public on how to STOP stroke and SPOT stroke. This October, Stroke Services Improvement (SSI), supported by the Ministry of Health...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 10, 2019 | Ask The Expert
Q. I have several questions about stroke – what are the main risk factors? What are the common signs of stroke? How common is a stroke? Why is it important to call 995 for an ambulance? There are some risk factors which are modifiable and others which are not. These...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 2, 2019 | Health
The Stroke Services Improvement is holding 13 stroke awareness talks at various locations. As part of this year’s “Be Stroke Smart” campaign, the Stroke Services Improvement (SSI) team is collaborating with the National Library Board (NLB) to create awareness on...
by Eleanor Yap | May 28, 2019 | Health
To help with the increasing cases of stroke and to help provide long-term care for stroke survivors, S3 has opened its second centre. Stroke Support Station (S3) has officially opened its second Stroke Wellness Centre at Jurong Point to deal with the new cases of...
by Eleanor Yap | May 18, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The first dedicated wellness centre helps stroke survivors after their rehabilitation or discharge so they can lead normal and as full lives as possible. BY: Eleanor Yap Stella Mak couldn’t be happier having her 84-year-old father, Mak Weng Choy, go to the Stroke...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 21, 2016 | Health
An improvement from the conventional robotic hand rehabilitation devices, which are heavy and uncomfortable. Patients who have lost their hand functions due to injuries or nerve-related conditions, such as stroke and muscular dystrophy, now have a chance of...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 21, 2014 | Caregiving
Marriage is not just about the good times, it is also about the times in need when the other half’s health is affected. For 74-year-old Saek Choong, he had to suddenly take on the caregiving role for his wife. BY: Law Kim Hwee Seventy-four-year-old Chooi Saek...
