Fewer people in Australia follow a formal religion according to the latest Census, with almost 40 per cent of respondents identifying as ‘no religion’. However, in times of crisis many still reach out for support. And that’s where non-religious spiritual care workers step in.
Anh Nguyen is making her rounds on a busy ward in the Victorian Heart Hospital. She stops to visit Michael Salter, who is recovering from major heart surgery. “Hi Michael, how are you? It's been quite a journey hasn’t it?” “Yes, it has been in just a few short days,” he replies.
“There was a lot of hardship. When the war ended , I was five years old. We moved into the countryside where my dad built a house with mud and coconut leaves. The floor of the house was all muddy, all muddy," she says. “We were always hungry and we were struggling. My parents had been through a lot and had their own issues. My mum’s parents were executed by the military when mum was nine years old, and right in front of her.
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