Illness

Illness

Don’t waste your waiting

In 2016, my mum was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. When I heard the news, I couldn’t help but ask God why. There were many questions in my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking about them....

Illness

The cost of daily bread

In secondary school, my daily habit would be to pack about three to four slices of Gardenia enriched white bread in a zip-lock bag, hide it under my desk and pinch on them throughout the day. It may...

Life & Death

25-year-old Elliot Soh: “Goodbye… you know where to find me”

Elliot Soh was called home to the Lord on September 28, 2019 at the age of 25 after a nine-month battle with stage 4 sarcoma. He passed away in London where he was studying. Before he left, he wrote...

Illness

How is God still good if I have breast cancer at 26?

Update (February 25, 2021): On the afternoon of February 23, 2021, See Ting went home to be with the Lord. Our hearts hurt and rejoice all at once because she is gone – but also free from the pain...

Post-secondary

Living with migraines during my A-Level year

Ever since I was in Primary 6, I’ve been getting headaches at quite a high frequency. Having no idea what was causing it at that time, my parents were extremely worried. The headaches got so bad...

Health

The ACL injury that changed my life

As a footballer, playing as a defender requires you to be tough enough to fend off attackers that come your way. And as a petite girl, it never really made sense to me why I loved that position so...

Illness

I was diagnosed with brain cancer at 24

It has been close to a year since I was diagnosed with a terminal illness at just 24. I can actually say I was having my best year yet until that moment. Everything was going well: I had a high...

Health

Cancer seems to run in my family, what should I do?

At 13 years old, I was admitted to the hospital because of anaemia, a condition of low red blood cells that caused me to feel tired easily. My haemoglobin level was 5, when a normal level should have...

Studies & NS

Taking the next step when things seem out of control

Giving up full control is not easy. As humans, we like to know that we’re in control of our lives; it gives us security and comfort. However, we forget that there are many things in life that...