Haemodialysis

"No matter what, just be positive and cheerful, and take care of your health. Just don’t stop believing that life will work out for you." - Bee Yeong   I am always cheerful and laughing when I am with others, spreading happiness to all those around...

Diabetes, kidney failure, amputation, heart disease Those years of not taking care of my health quickly caught up with me and by the time I was in my 20s, I was already diagnosed with diabetes and had to be on medication. It was then one blow after anot...

Mr Mok Kai Suan, 57, became a hawker when he was 20 years old. He sold cooked food, chicken rice and had even operated a catering business as well. He found it tough being in the Food and Beverage industry. The hours were long and he would have to stand mos...

Mr Law Swee Guan Dani, 54, was diagnosed with kidney failure in September 2013. Dani worked over 18 hours a day as a taxi driver to support his two boys for the last decade, especially since his wife passed on in 2000. Today, Dani actively volunteers his ti...

Mr Lau Poh Huat, 57, worked long and strenuous hours as a chef for the past 40 years. In late 2012, he was diagnosed with kidney failure. His late wife passed on after a fall while nursing him, causing him to slip into depression. However, Mr Lau was able t...

Mdm See Poh Suan, 61, had to undergo dialysis after being diagnosed with kidney failure in 1986. It was financially and emotionally challenging for Mdm See as her four children were still schooling and she did not have much savings. With support from NKF, she ...

Mr Gan Ah Soy, 68, is our patient advocate who is actively volunteering his time to motivate and inspire his fellow peers. Mr Gan regretted his unhealthy eating habits when he was younger. In his youth, he was an enterprising individual and made a living th...

Unassuming, warm and gracious That was our first impression of 80-year-old Mr Vaithilinga Pandithar Dakshina Moorthi when we met up with him for a photo shoot at his hair salon in Little India. Neatly clad in his sky blue shirt and grey pants, the small-bu...