Illness

I thought cancer would ruin me, but it gave me a new beginning

I was 34 when I was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer behind the nose. But what hit me like a ton of bricks that day was the news that followed: my cancer had...

Illness

What good can come out of Alzheimer’s disease?

Alzheimer’s disease. The disease that robbed me of my Ah ma. The disease which came so subtly and without warning. The disease that changed my Ah ma from the inside out. For 8 years, my Ah ma...

COVID-19

Fly back or stay home? Singaporeans studying overseas make the most of a disruptive season

When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged all Singaporeans studying overseas to return in March, few expected that they might be stranded in Singapore for the rest of the year.  Yet, this is the...

Life & Death

In the wake of my grandfather’s passing, we had a reason for hope

On 17 May, my grandfather passed on at about 5am.  Everything happened in a flash. At 3am, we received a call from my grandmother that my grandfather had fallen down. This shocked us because my...

Mental Health

There’s hope, even when our family experiences have shaped us for the worse

Growing up, Abigail Lee struggled with revealing her true self to her family members.  “The expectation I had as a youth was that each time I showed my negative emotions and feelings, I would...

Life & Death

When it rains, it pours: How does one survive the loss of a loved one and COVID?

27-year-old Wiki Tay took her last breath just 6 months after a lung cancer diagnosis. After flying back from the UK for the funeral, her husband Gershon, 37, found himself in hospital fighting...

COVID-19

How are cell groups doing in this new normal?

Although the stringent measures imposed during the circuit breaker have since been relaxed and churches are starting to reopen, the air of anxiety surrounding mass social interaction nonetheless...

COVID-19

Why are we celebrating National Day in a time of crisis?

I don’t envy the folks in charge of this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) because this will probably be the strangest and hardest year to plan a parade around. While last year’s...

Illness

Facing death at 27, I still feel excited about my future

While pursuing her doctoral degree in the UK, Wiki Tay was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. In just short six months, the aspiring clinical psychologist was called home to the Lord on...