Articles by

Zoe Lee

Life & Death

I was living in denial until I lost my only parent: Yusrin’s story on grief and healing

I grew up, for the most part, not having a father figure present in my life. Mum was my only parent. My mum raised my siblings and I single-handedly and it wasn’t easy for her in many ways....

Secondary

I got 28 points for O-Levels and thought my life was ruined

I was an N-Level student who went on to Sec 5 to do O-Levels hoping for another chance to get into a polytechnic so I could study filmmaking. My studies weren’t the best and I struggled...

Illness

I strived to become a world-class pianist my whole life, but tragedy struck overnight

I was 17 when I woke up one day with pain in my wrist and elbow. Writing suddenly became difficult, and all of a sudden, I could no longer control my fingers anymore when playing the piano. I went to...

Mental Health

I was 10 when I first thought about ending my life

TW: This article contains mention of self-harm and suicide ideation. I grew up in a family that was constantly fighting. Discipline, harsh criticism and bruises filled my childhood, leading me to...

Illness

Surviving childhood cancer thrice, I never understood why God let me live

My name is Gabriel. I am 20 years old and throughout my life, I have had cancer three times. I had my first encounter with cancer in 2009. I was only five years old then. It started with just...

Family

Always being teased for looking different, I finally found out I was adopted after a conflict at home

How would a 19-year-old react when he finds out that he is adopted? That is what I went through two years ago during a conflict with my family, when I discovered that I was adopted. From birth, I...

Missions

Where to start with missions? Just go

“It always seemed like it was reserved for people who are very noble or people who are very passionate. I thought one needed to have a certain skillset first to be able to go on missions.” Though...