Hypnotherapy may be an unknown territory for many. For John (not his real name), this therapy that involves a form of hypnosis technique has helped him control his emotions, namely anger and pride, and brought him out of the darkness.
She engaged a confinement nanny again when she had her second baby so she could get more rest. “Every mother needs a confinement nanny so they can recuperate and rest well after pregnancy.”
There’s a common notion that confinement nannies are more beneficial to new moms than experienced ones. Some say moms who are experienced do not need to engage confinement nannies because they’re already knowledgeable in handling and breastfeeding newborns. Brenda Lee begs to differ.
Valerie Lim needed day and night nurses to watch over her mother, who was terminally ill.
Like many families who are looking for urgent help at home, the housewife searched and scanned the internet for nurses to care for her elderly mother. “She was already under home hospice care with the Assisi team, but I needed help to bathe her, administer injections, and watch her through the night,” Valerie said.
Like many daughters, Jasmine was blessed to have her mother’s dedicated help during her first confinement month. The situation changed when she had her second baby, and Jasmine had to engage a confinement nanny (CN) – for the first time.
Just like most elderly patients with mobility issues, Madam Ho wasn’t able to conveniently travel to get therapy. She had walking difficulties due to a tumor that imparted her balance. Madam Ho’s daughter decided to engage a Physiotherapist as per the doctor’s advice. “The doctor has advised us that physiotherapy will help to maintain and slow down my mother’s condition,” she said.
Nancy Tng is looking after her mother, an elderly with Dementia. She works full-time and eventually had to look for assistance when the challenge of juggling work life and caregiving became heavier.
A housewife with three young children, Siti fills in the role as the main caregiver for her aged parents. Being the winner for CaregiverAsia’s Shero contest on Facebook, the cheerful 35-year-old shares with us her experience on booking a care service that’s both affordable and reasonable.
One of the frequent laments that I hear about modern life, is what happens when your carefully planned, amazingly well-balanced routine of caregiving for your family gets disrupted when your helper takes her (well-deserved) annual break back to her home country. Yes, Aunty Evelynne, has earned her break, and her family in the Philippines must be so happy to see her after an 11 months gap, but for many busy working moms, that 4 weeks that Aunty is away, could present a huge challenge to managing work, with family and home commitments.
Not to fret! CaregiverAsia is here with its band of freelancing, all stars, home cleaners! A busy lawyer, Regina See, engaged the services of Caregiver Zhangxiao on the CaregiverAsia website and shared her story.
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Apple Tay gave her Ah Ma an extraordinary gift of “health”.
Creative Director, Joel Tham, is not a newcomer to the services offered by CaregiverAsia. Nor is he new to using online platforms. He first found out about CaregiverAsia through a friend and his curiosity got him booking his first care service online. “The first time, I had gotten a nursing aide through CaregiverAsia for a friend who needed some help getting to the hospital for treatment,” he said.
