When 44-year-old Lee Chii found out that she was pregnant, the news came as a shock but also brought excitement. Happy that they would be parents again, Lee Chii and her husband, David, went...
When I first felt a lump in my breast, I never thought I would be diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer. After all, I was the fittest I had been in a long time. I had just completed my basic training for the...
In early 2017, I injured my lower back. I couldn’t even stand up without pain or a severe hunch. The doctor referred me for physiotherapy which was where I learnt that an x-ray had showed an...
I was a very athletic kid. In primary school, I was the fastest kid for 1.6km and I got the best results for fitness tests. Subsequently, I did cross country, triathlons and marathons. In university,...
“Everything will work out for the best.” We’ve all heard this phrase before. It comforts us when things that don’t make sense happen in our lives, or we encounter difficult...
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bridget Lee speaks to Tammy Chen, who shared about how a sudden double mastectomy made her realise what were the truly important things in life. Tammy’s...
Before Tom Cannon got together with his girlfriend, Ethel, he had to lay all the cards down: They might never be able to have children of their own. Since 19 years old, Tom has been suffering from...
In January 2019, I began experiencing nausea, vomiting and bloating in my abdomen all of a sudden. These symptoms persisted for three days. Feeling uneasy, I decided to visit the GP who then referred...
I had always thought I was a failure and a mistake. Diagnosed with Graves’ disease at the age of 15, I started hating life when I had to take medicine and go for blood tests regularly, unlike my...