History

With the founder’s own process as a care-giver, he identify the great needs and the importance of providing support to the care-givers of terminally ill and the person who has contracted cancer to live life to its’ fullest to handling unfinished businesses. CSG-SG is an independent and self funded organization; it provides services such as financial aids to needy families without any obligations except going through interviews on the needs of the individuals or family. It paces its’ clients to discuss on the sensitive issues on death & conscious dying as well as providing bereavement support thereafter.

The founder has years of working experiences working with elderly, children with special needs, dysfunctional family, couple issues, conflict resolution etc.  He also armed with special module on death & conscious dying with Australasian Palliative Care Training Centre, Australia, Brisbane in 2004, Organizing Successful aging (NP-2003) Counseling Psychology, ACAP-AU (2004) trained in hypnosis, NGH-USA 2006, instructor in hypnosis, NGH-USA, 2007, Pain Management (NGH-USA) – 2007 & Instructor for suicide intervention & Prevention (2007) .

  Why this support group is formed?

Established in 2008, Cancer Support Group (CSC-SG) is formed to provide support to caregivers of cancer patients and cancer patients.  Cancer support group aims to be a supporting arm for care givers and patients during the psychological process of uncertainty, fear, loss & anxieties etc.  This support group is self funded and funded by its’ other business entities.

  Objectives

1. Provide psycho-social support to caregivers & beneficiaries.
2. Provide finance aides to family who has members battling cancer of different kinds
3. Restoration of love, wholesomeness, diminishing fear & uncertainty.

  Mission Statement

Reaching out, touching lives.

  Our Logo

Green leaf symbolized new life.
Water Drop symbolized dew in the period of drought.
Drought-Dryness, silence every patients and care givers went through.
Through the little act of kindness of the environment gives them strength, warmth and love during this process of life.

  Services provided by CSC-SG

1. Life Coaching
2. Counseling
3. Referral Services
4. Financial Assistance
5. Psycho-social support for care givers & patients
6. Death & Conscious Dying work
7. Grieve & Loss counseling
8. Weekly Support group
9. Dietary workshop

  Community ResourceS

www.hca.org.sg
www.cancercare.com.sg
www.cancernetwork.com.sg
www.cancer.org
www.nccs.com.sg
http://www.brcic.org/
http://www.samaritans.org.sg

  Approving committee

The approving committee is formed to assess applicants of funds from needy family or single individual who has cancer.  Funds as follows:

1. Transportation: Base on the number of outpatient treatment for chemotherapy or radiations.
2. Monthly token: Depending of the family’s financial status
3. One time token
4. Dried rations such as staple food rice, noodles or items needed by beneficiaries
5. Pro-sure plus (20 packets per patients)

The approving committee includes 5 members as follows:

1. 01 Medical Professional
2. 01 Counselor cum social worker
3. 02 Non medical professionals
4. 01 SIP Gate Keeper

  Sponsorship team

A group of dedicated friends who are compassionate on reaching out, touching lives formed this sponsorship team.
CSC-SG is independent group within Hypnosis Training Asia & is self funded and funded by its’ other business entities.

  Important numbers

NCCS Helpline

Cancer Helpline: 6225 5655
Website: www.nccs.com.sg
Email: cancerhelpline@ncss.com.sg
Operating hours: Mon – Friday: 830am-5 pm

Good Samaritan of Singapore (SOS)

Suicide Prevention & Support Group
Helpline: 1800-221-4444
Website: http://www.samaritans.org.sg
Email: NIL
Operation hours: 24 hours