Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in serious condition after brain haemorrhag
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Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in serious condition after brain haemorrhage
SINGAPORE: The wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was admitted to the neuro-intensive care unit (NCU) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital this week.
A statement from the Minister Mentor's Office said Mrs Lee, 87, suffered sudden weakness on her left side and slurring of speech around noon on Monday.
She was then taken to the National Neuroscience Institute for an urgent brain scan. The results revealed massive right intra-cerebral haemorrhage, and Mrs Lee was subsequently admitted to the NCU.
The haemorrhage stabilised after two days of close monitoring and treatment. She was then transferred to the general ward on Wednesday.
Mrs Lee currently remains in serious condition although she is able to recognise immediate family members. - CNA/ac -
oh no, i hope she will be fine :(
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Some people think that I am a hypocrite for wishing her well after my words on Lee Kuan Yew.
But the truth is that there is no reason for me to oppose her, so I wish Mrs Lee recovers soon.
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In times like these, the sick will appreciate some ''silence''.
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Afterall, ''silence is golden''..
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my uncle last time work as police, he heard alot of stories abt her from his frens guarding them
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What stories abt her, care to share ?
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Anyways, she lived a long life. ..
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I wonder if her hubby die, do we get one more public holiday added to our calendar?
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when it is time to go
will go de
Life is short enjoy ya
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nobody lives forever, have to die someday.
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Originally posted by Poh Ah Pak:
Some people think that I am a hypocrite for wishing her well after my words on Lee Kuan Yew.
But the truth is that there is no reason for me to oppose her, so I wish Mrs Lee recovers soon.
Not really.....
Disliking her husband or just one of her sons doesn't mean that you must dislike 'Her' or the rest of the family too....
But I agree with M13...... everyone have to die someday.....
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Everyone have to die but some will remain in history forever.
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Originally posted by Atobe:
In times like these, the sick will appreciate some ''silence''.
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Afterall, ''silence is golden''..
i think there are no less the 5 threads started in sg.forums. so many `concerned' citizens..............
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so a rich old lady is expiring??so??even if she does not die now. all she go through is more suffering in life. anyway,her expenses are paid for(by the people) so no case there. not as if shes some poor old lady.1 more person dead means good news for the planet.
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Well, I still wish her health.
I don't want to buy 4D so soon.
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best wishes for her!
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People, read what did the son of Mrs Lee K Y said about prolonging life. I have no issue whether guek choo the mrs lky is alive or dead, but just look at the "dear" lee hsien loong and read what he said about prolonging life makes me lose more respect for him.
Blindly prolonging life is not the solution: PM
Derrick A Paulo
[email protected]
His health minister broke the silence last year, and now Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is taking the dialogue forward.
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In a speech to medical professionals from Singapore and abroad, Mr Lee identified end-of-life care and how people are medically treated in their final stages as key factors in determining how well the health system works.
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In this regard, Singapore will avoid taking the same route as some other countries, such as the United States, in the management of issues of death.
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"The practice of medicine has its limits. It takes wisdom to know these limits and the true needs of the dying. Heedless pursuit of 'pure' medicine to prolong life, without regard to cost or the wishes of the patients, cannot be sustained in the long term, not even in the wealthiest countries," he said.
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"This is a serious problem plaguing the US healthcare system today. Alas, fixing it is politically difficult. We must not get into such a situation."
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While different countries have taken different approaches to healthcare, "their experience shows that more resources do not necessarily improve healthcare outcomes", said Mr Lee, who received an honorary fellowship from the Academy of Medicine last night.
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Hence, he said, in Singapore, "while we will invest more in healthcare, it is more important to get the economics of healthcare right". "The reality is that demand for healthcare is unlimited and has to be rationed," he said.
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"Problems are compounded as populations age and vast amounts of high-tech resources are marshalled to manage the last few weeks of the terminally ill, delivering poor quality of life to the patients at very high cost to society," he added.
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Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan first talked about the need for a national conversation on the dying process last October.
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Then, he said he would look into the legislation governing the Advance Medical Directive, which allows adults to refuse extraordinary life-sustaining treatment for a terminal illness, as part of his ministry's five-year plan.
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Other healthcare priorities include the management of chronic diseases, which Mr Lee also mentioned last night as part of the "new and creative approa-ches" Singapore should explore to improve its market-based system of pricing and co-payment.
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Maximising the benefits of IT is one such approach. For example, the National Healthcare Group has introduced tele- radiology at its polyclinics, where X-ray images are sent to Bangalore to be read.
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This has reduced prices and cut turnaround times "dramatically from two to three days previously to an hour or less", said Mr Lee, who stressed: "We must press on with such initiatives."
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He identified tele-pathology, which allows doctors who study disease processes and their causes to use telecommunications to transmit data and images, as one possibility.
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The challenge is in training and recruiting people for the healthcare system. The Health Ministry projects that Singapore will need over 2,000 more doctors by 2015. Currently, Singapore produces about 230 doctors each year. In 2012, this number will be 300. But it will not be enough.
.
"Given our small local talent pool and competing needs from other sectors in the economy, there are limits to how far we can expand the local supply," said Mr Lee.
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"Increasingly, we will have to recruit medical talent from abroad. We must be open minded in accepting such imported talent, while maintaining medical standards and helping foreign trained doctors to adapt to conditions in Singapore."
Blindly prolonging life is not the solution: PM
Derrick A Paulo
[email protected]
His health minister broke the silence last year, and now Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is taking the dialogue forward.
.
In a speech to medical professionals from Singapore and abroad, Mr Lee identified end-of-life care and how people are medically treated in their final stages as key factors in determining how well the health system works.
.
In this regard, Singapore will avoid taking the same route as some other countries, such as the United States, in the management of issues of death.
.
"The practice of medicine has its limits. It takes wisdom to know these limits and the true needs of the dying. Heedless pursuit of 'pure' medicine to prolong life, without regard to cost or the wishes of the patients, cannot be sustained in the long term, not even in the wealthiest countries," he said.
.
"This is a serious problem plaguing the US healthcare system today. Alas, fixing it is politically difficult. We must not get into such a situation."
.
While different countries have taken different approaches to healthcare, "their experience shows that more resources do not necessarily improve healthcare outcomes", said Mr Lee, who received an honorary fellowship from the Academy of Medicine last night.
.
Hence, he said, in Singapore, "while we will invest more in healthcare, it is more important to get the economics of healthcare right". "The reality is that demand for healthcare is unlimited and has to be rationed," he said.
.
"Problems are compounded as populations age and vast amounts of high-tech resources are marshalled to manage the last few weeks of the terminally ill, delivering poor quality of life to the patients at very high cost to society," he added.
----- from TODAY, 20/7/07 ------------->> Is he prolonging his mum's life unnecessary thus delivering poor quality of life to the patient at very high cost to the society?
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Originally posted by qlqq9:
People, read what did the son of Mrs Lee K Y said about prolonging life. I have no issue whether guek choo the mrs lky is alive or dead, but just look at the "dear" lee hsien loong and read what he said about prolonging life makes me lose more respect for him.
Blindly prolonging life is not the solution: PM
Derrick A Paulo
[email protected]
His health minister broke the silence last year, and now Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is taking the dialogue forward.
.
In a speech to medical professionals from Singapore and abroad, Mr Lee identified end-of-life care and how people are medically treated in their final stages as key factors in determining how well the health system works.
.
In this regard, Singapore will avoid taking the same route as some other countries, such as the United States, in the management of issues of death.
.
"The practice of medicine has its limits. It takes wisdom to know these limits and the true needs of the dying. Heedless pursuit of 'pure' medicine to prolong life, without regard to cost or the wishes of the patients, cannot be sustained in the long term, not even in the wealthiest countries," he said.
.
"This is a serious problem plaguing the US healthcare system today. Alas, fixing it is politically difficult. We must not get into such a situation."
.
While different countries have taken different approaches to healthcare, "their experience shows that more resources do not necessarily improve healthcare outcomes", said Mr Lee, who received an honorary fellowship from the Academy of Medicine last night.
.
Hence, he said, in Singapore, "while we will invest more in healthcare, it is more important to get the economics of healthcare right". "The reality is that demand for healthcare is unlimited and has to be rationed," he said.
.
"Problems are compounded as populations age and vast amounts of high-tech resources are marshalled to manage the last few weeks of the terminally ill, delivering poor quality of life to the patients at very high cost to society," he added.
.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan first talked about the need for a national conversation on the dying process last October.
.
Then, he said he would look into the legislation governing the Advance Medical Directive, which allows adults to refuse extraordinary life-sustaining treatment for a terminal illness, as part of his ministry's five-year plan.
.
Other healthcare priorities include the management of chronic diseases, which Mr Lee also mentioned last night as part of the "new and creative approa-ches" Singapore should explore to improve its market-based system of pricing and co-payment.
.
Maximising the benefits of IT is one such approach. For example, the National Healthcare Group has introduced tele- radiology at its polyclinics, where X-ray images are sent to Bangalore to be read.
.
This has reduced prices and cut turnaround times "dramatically from two to three days previously to an hour or less", said Mr Lee, who stressed: "We must press on with such initiatives."
.
He identified tele-pathology, which allows doctors who study disease processes and their causes to use telecommunications to transmit data and images, as one possibility.
.
The challenge is in training and recruiting people for the healthcare system. The Health Ministry projects that Singapore will need over 2,000 more doctors by 2015. Currently, Singapore produces about 230 doctors each year. In 2012, this number will be 300. But it will not be enough.
.
"Given our small local talent pool and competing needs from other sectors in the economy, there are limits to how far we can expand the local supply," said Mr Lee.
.
"Increasingly, we will have to recruit medical talent from abroad. We must be open minded in accepting such imported talent, while maintaining medical standards and helping foreign trained doctors to adapt to conditions in Singapore."
Blindly prolonging life is not the solution: PM
Derrick A Paulo
[email protected]
His health minister broke the silence last year, and now Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is taking the dialogue forward.
.
In a speech to medical professionals from Singapore and abroad, Mr Lee identified end-of-life care and how people are medically treated in their final stages as key factors in determining how well the health system works.
.
In this regard, Singapore will avoid taking the same route as some other countries, such as the United States, in the management of issues of death.
.
"The practice of medicine has its limits. It takes wisdom to know these limits and the true needs of the dying. Heedless pursuit of 'pure' medicine to prolong life, without regard to cost or the wishes of the patients, cannot be sustained in the long term, not even in the wealthiest countries," he said.
.
"This is a serious problem plaguing the US healthcare system today. Alas, fixing it is politically difficult. We must not get into such a situation."
.
While different countries have taken different approaches to healthcare, "their experience shows that more resources do not necessarily improve healthcare outcomes", said Mr Lee, who received an honorary fellowship from the Academy of Medicine last night.
.
Hence, he said, in Singapore, "while we will invest more in healthcare, it is more important to get the economics of healthcare right". "The reality is that demand for healthcare is unlimited and has to be rationed," he said.
.
"Problems are compounded as populations age and vast amounts of high-tech resources are marshalled to manage the last few weeks of the terminally ill, delivering poor quality of life to the patients at very high cost to society," he added.
----- from TODAY, 20/7/07 ------------->> Is he prolonging his mum's life unnecessary thus delivering poor quality of life to the patient at very high cost to the society?
i am sorry to say that you indeed live a sad existence. you fucking mix 2 vaguely related matters and stir it into a pot of poison.
what is your point? mrs lee or mrs mandela, as spouses of (ex)head of states, they are entitled to privileges, regardless of their reputation/deeds. you have no insights on what went on behind there and and yet come up with such tasteless, baseless allegations.
if you don't speak, nobody will say you are a mute.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
i am sorry to say that you indeed live a sad existence. you fucking mix 2 vaguely related matters and stir it into a pot of poison.
what is your point? mrs lee or mrs mandela, as spouses of (ex)head of states, they are entitled to privileges, regardless of their reputation/deeds. you have no insights on what went on behind there and and yet come up with such tasteless, baseless allegations.
if you don't speak, nobody will say you are a mute.
shut up, gazelle the sound alike. you stated clearly you don't want to reply to me, so fuck off from replying to my post. Fuck off! I will listen to any of the kind, reasonable souls here but not you for you are full of arrogance and so damn fucking condescending. Nobody owes you a living, fuck off from replying to me. You never fail to attack and you are a troll. Some of us know you.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
i am sorry to say that you indeed live a sad existence. you fucking mix 2 vaguely related matters and stir it into a pot of poison.
what is your point? mrs lee or mrs mandela, as spouses of (ex)head of states, they are entitled to privileges, regardless of their reputation/deeds. you have no insights on what went on behind there and and yet come up with such tasteless, baseless allegations.
if you don't speak, nobody will say you are a mute.
fuck off redDUST from responding to my posts. YOu are a troll in disguise. You may think highly of yourself, but to me you are worse than a pile of s.h.i.t -
Originally posted by qlqq9:
fuck off redDUST from responding to my posts. YOu are a troll in disguise. You may think highly of yourself, but to me you are worse than a pile of s.h.i.t
Siao lang.
Do you think we care about such comments?
Wow.
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Originally posted by qlqq9:
shut up, gazelle the sound alike. you stated clearly you don't want to reply to me, so fuck off from replying to my post. Fuck off! I will listen to any of the kind, reasonable souls here but not you for you are full of arrogance and so damn fucking condescending. Nobody owes you a living, fuck off from replying to me. You never fail to attack and you are a troll. Some of us know you.
i will be the monkey on your back, you dumb fuck, if i wish too.
please you co-relate what you have posted. otherwise, you are just a fucked up, twisted individual.
most of your posts in speakers corners have no cred other than to prod and suck up to people. you have no point of view and you are only good in mindless, tasteless, baseless blanter. you are a fucking disgrace to your parents. i have a sneaky feeling you don't have a dick down there too.
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Originally posted by 16/f/lonely:
Siao lang.Do you think we care about such comments?
Wow.
gin nah sai, fuck off. The post is not meant for you you b.i.t.c. h
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qlqq9, I think you should exercise some restraint towards redDUST's criticism of your posts.
Now most of us in highly agitated mood.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
i will be the monkey on your back, you dumb fuck, if i wish too.
please you co-relate what you have posted. otherwise, you are just a fucked up, twisted individual.
most of your posts in speakers corners have no cred other than to prod and suck up to people. you have no point of view and you are only good in mindless, tasteless, baseless blanter. you are a fucking disgrace to your parents. i have a sneaky feeling you don't have a dick down there too.
fuck off, reddust, go turn to dust soon. you are forever so damn fucking condescending to communicate to people, wait for retribution, fucktard.