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Inspiring patients who overcame challenges lauded at SingHealth awards
(Above) Ms Usha Rani was presented the Partner-In-Care Award for her partnership with healthcare teams to improve the care quality and experience of others. Mr Edwin Tan, who battled challenges growing up legally blind, received the Inspirational Patient Award. PHOTOS: SINGHEALTH
Ms Usha Rani was presented the Partner-In-Care Award for her partnership with healthcare teams to improve the care quality and experience of others. (Above) Mr Edwin Tan, who battled challenges growing up legally blind, received the Inspirational Patient Award. PHOTOS: SINGHEALTH
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After three brain operations as a result of intracranial haemorrhage, or bleeding in the skull, over eight years, Ms Usha Rani had already faced enough challenges for a lifetime.
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Awards recognise 72 inspirational patients and caregivers in Singapore
Ms Usha Rani (left) won the Partner-In-Care Award, while Mr Effendy Idris won in the Inspirational Patient category.PHOTOS: SINGHEALTH
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March 15, 2019, 3pm Singapore time.
Vera Ho felt that something was amiss. The Belitung native, who was back home visiting her parents, was on the phone with Herman Ho, her husband, back in Singapore. He had been complaining of a headache for three days now and it wasn t getting any better.
If you don t feel good, just call a Grab and go to the hospital, she urged. What s Grab? What are you talking about? Herman mumbled, before he lapsed into unintelligible gibberish.
Alarmed, Vera quickly dialled Herman s cousin in Punggol, begging him to send Herman to the hospital. The cousin immediately cabbed over to Vera and Herman s Sengkang house.