Holding Space
2018
That which arose from interviews with those who were caring for their loved ones or coming to terms with their immediate mortality. In documenting what is unfathomable, I tried to hold space.
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After Cancer – Lim Hwee Hwee, nasal cancer survivor
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Learn to Live with it – Bob Lee(husband), caregiver. Le Le(son) is on the autistic spectrum. Lim Hwee Hwee(wife), nasal cancer survivor.
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A Bad Prediction – Bob Lee, caregiver to his wife, Lim Hwee Hwee who had nasal cancer.
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Joey Kurian – suffering from stage 4 colorectal cancer and advanced Pakinson’s disease.
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My Rock N Rolla – Joey Kurian, suffering from Stage 4 colorectal cancer and advanced Parkinson’s disease.
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Encountering Illness – Margaret Ong, caregiver and mother. Leslie Ng, schizophrenia patient. Jeroemy and Ryan Ng, sons of Margaret and Leslie.
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Support from Family and God – Margaret Ong, caregiver and mother. Leslie Ng, schizophrenia patient. Jeroemy and Ryan Ng, sons of Margaret and Leslie.
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Does it mean I will have it? – Jeroemy Ng, son of Leslie Ng, who has schizophrenia.
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Gifts – Noorlinah Mohamed, caregiver to her mother with dementian and stepfather.
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My motivation for Caregiving is Love – Noorlinah Mohamed, caregiver to her mother with dementia and stepfather.
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Married Sixty-six years – Stella Tan who is the caregiver for her husband Robert Tan who has terminal lung cancer.
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The Nicest Piolt – Shivanand Rai who is the caregiver to his father, San Kumar Rai who has had a stroke.
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My Dad’s Worst Nightmare – Shivanand Rai who is the caregiver to his father, San Kumar Rai who has had a stroke.
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He was Normal to Nine Years Old – How Wei Xin, suffering from X-link Adrenoleukodystrophy and looked after by his mother. Wei Xin passed away on the 12 April 2019.
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Family Portraits – Zul Sutan who passed away from food poisoning after ailing health. He is survived by his wife Sha, and children Carleel, Sarah, Cardejah and Imran.
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He was a good man – Zul Sutan who passed away from food poisoning after ailing health. He is survived by his wife Sha, and children Carleel, Sarah, Cardejah and Imran.