started an organisation to support and advocate for caregivers<\/span><\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\nWhen they were unloading items from a car after National Day celebrations at work, Adrian suffered a stroke that temporarily paralysed the right side of his body. He was 38 at the time.<\/p>\n
As Greg drove his car behind the ambulance taking Adrian to the hospital, endless questions were going through his head, one of which was whether or not to continue with SG Assist.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like a slap to the face. We do so many things for the community and something like this happens to him \u2013 it made me wonder if it was all worth it,\u201d said Greg, now 44.<\/p>\n
A day after Adrian\u2019s stroke, Greg asked him if they should continue running SG Assist. \u201cIt just felt like this was a sign that we should stop,\u201d said Greg.<\/p>\n
Adrian, on the other hand, said he felt motivated by SG Assist staff, who had over the years shown great passion and dedication in helping to keep the organisation afloat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are the people that we have met along the way while building up the organisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To date, SG Assist has helped over 1,600 caregivers, and has supported over 1,500 households through its call-centre home-monitoring programme, which checks on the well-being of seniors who are living alone.<\/p>\n
The team has since grown to 14 full-time staff members.<\/p>\n