Click the video below for a short documentary on Stichting Ambulance Wens.
Established in 2006, Stichting Ambulance Wens has its origins in the Netherlands where it has been fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill patients.
There are patients who die without closure due to an unattainable, but often times simple wish. One of the main reasons that these patients were not able to fulfil these wishes is because they are bed bound or require medical support which makes it difficult for them to be moved.
An event at work for Kees Veldboer, ambulance driver and founder of Stichting Ambulance Wens, in 2006 led to the establishment of Stichting Ambulance Wens.
An inter hospital delay for a patient by the name of Mario Steffanutto led to Kees Veldboer asking the patient if there was anywhere he would like to go while waiting. Mr Steffanutto, a former sailor, asked if he could be taken to the Vlaardingen canal so he could be by the water and say one last goodbye to Rotterdam harbour. Using an ambulance on his day off and with the help of a firm that does boat tours, Kees Veldboer granted Mr Steffanutto’s heartfelt wish, bringing him not just to the harbour but giving him the final opportunity to sail again, much to his delight.
It was an experience that touched not just the patient but Kees Veldboer too who went on to set up Stichting Ambulance Wens.
Stichting Ambulance Wens has fulfilled more than 23,000 wishes with the support of some 315 volunteers. It has affiliate offices in countries including Australia, Belgium, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and Sweden.
Ambulance Wish Singapore was incorporated on 24 May 2019.
It is hoped that the meaningful work of Ambulance Wish Singapore will serve to benefit the Singapore community, particularly terminally ill patients where we hope to improve the quality and enjoyment of life for those in their final days.
Australia: https://ambulancewishqld.org.au/home/
Belgium: Home – Ambulance Wens België
Germany: https://wuenschewagen.com/
England: https://www.ambulancewishfoundation.org.uk/
Ecuador: https://www.facebook.com/Fundacion/
Austria: https://www.sognievai.it/de
Spain: https://ambulanciadeldeseo.es/
Sweden: http: //önskeambulansen.se/
Japan: https://www.wish-wagon.org/
Brazil: http://www.institutorope.com.br