Chan Kang Hong, 73 (grandfather - maternal)

Health background

  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol
  • Shingles in the past, leaving post-herpetic pain, now mostly resolved

Medications

  • Indapamide 2.5 mg daily
  • Lisinopril 20 mg daily
  • Atorvastatin 40 mg daily

Other comments

  • Malaysian background
  • Migrated to Aust in 1978; wife died in 1991
  • Has 3 children: 2 sons who live in Sydney and 1 daughter (Mei), and 8 grandchildren
  • Poorly compliant with medications and disinterested in his health
  • Has a Mandarin-speaking GP, but Mei attends appointments with him. Specialist medical appointments are with non Mandarin-speaking doctors
  • Likes fishing/attending senior citizens club