Nursing her Dream

“Why do you need a degree to clean someone’s backside?” 

This was the reaction from Melissa Fong’s mother when she expressed her desire to study nursing. 

Despite the objections, Melissa went ahead to pursue her passion. 

Today, the 35-year-old is a nurse clinician with MWS Home Care & Home Hospice, providing care for frail, homebound and terminally ill patients, as well as nursing home residents. Her journey of overcoming family objections and on-the-job challenges is chronicled in Channel NewsAsia’s two-episode documentary, Beyond the Bedside, alongside the stories of four other healthcare professionals.

Click here to step into Melissa’s life as a community care nurse and learn how she won her mother’s support for her career choice.