Time to care for our carers
- Chris McMillan
- Sep 8, 2024
- 1 min read
China Daily
5th June 2024
Time to care for our carers
Family caregivers perform a challenging and often undervalued role in society. The HKSAR government and various sectors are responding to calls to elevate the caregivers' status and give them the practical and emotional support they need. Gary Chiu reports from Hong Kong.
One day during the COVID-19 pandemic, John Leung's elder brother suddenly went missing.
Fearing the worst, Leung found a suicide note. After a decade of depression and feeling like a burden on his family, his brother had tried to end his own life.
"As a family member, I cannot give up on my brother, but I cannot help getting mad at him too," said Leung, whose brother survived. "Without the support of my church, I would have suffered burnout."
This was just one of the many difficult situations that 36-year-old schoolteacher Leung faced as a family carer.
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