Over two Wednesdays in September, a total of 57 community leaders, seniors, carer recipients and carer group members engaged in conversations about care needed during serious illness. They discussed services available in Victoria, appointing a medical decision maker and coping with grief Vietnamese style!
The sessions were part of a series offered by Springvale Indo-Chinese Mutual Assistance Association under its funded community development program. Organisers were My Dung Nguyen, Coordinator; Bic Gresty, Vietnamese Gambling Counsellor and Phiem Tran, Community Development Officer.
My Dung Nguyen commented:
“…A sensitive, tough topic (became) a very interesting discussion for the group to learn and explore. That’s why in the second session, more people came to listen to the topic. … one couple travelled from Geelong, another person took public transport from Thornbury to Springvale and some individuals who recently lost their loved ones also attended the second session. … the way (PCV) disseminated information made people feel as a … friendly conversation, easy to understand and follow.”
My Dung has agreed to a follow-up session with a clinical palliative care educator.
For further information, please contact:
My Dung Nguyen, sicmaa.bh@bigpond.com