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The scars that can sing

23Ā April, 2011 is a day I will never forget. It was the day that marked the end of my mumā€™s four-year-long battle against breast cancer. She was 59 years old that year. It was a battle that...

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Diagnosed at 14: Life with Pompe Disease

ā€œYouā€™re turning 24? Me too!” I’d only been speaking with Emily Ho for a whole 5 minutes, yet we had already made a connection. Both of us were born in the same year and we’d...

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Ownself plan own funeral – can or not?

Reading the news, I discovered that it’s an up-and-coming trend for people toĀ plan their funeral. As one person interviewed for the article said: “I am the best person to know what I...

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"Our fight is simply to make it to tomorrow": This is what depression looks like

I almost committed suicide in August of 2017. Iā€™d made plans. Iā€™d started to put part of it into action, unbeknown to those closest to me. I have a loving wife, a couple of good kids, and a...

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Youā€™re 50 shades of blue, what can I do?

In 2009, I visited a friend in hospital for the “blues”.Ā I was 17 years old and stood at the door clutching a bunch of flowers, not quite comprehending what had just happened. In 2015, I...

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Home with her greatest love

Ms Loh was my music teacher when I was thirteen. I was thrilled when she became my literature teacher two years later, because she had beenĀ abroad for further studies the year before, and I was...

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I was planning to get married, then I got cancer

ā€œYolanda, I’m really sorry but you have cancer.ā€ I didnā€™t know how to react. My mind was a blank. The doctor continued explaining my report, but I just stared blankly at her. As I lay...

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Who will save me from myself?

Donā€™t be silly, only kids half your age do these things. The oldĀ pen knife blade was cold to the touch. In my head, a fierce battle raged. But I deserve this. IĀ fell into the deep, dark and...

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A prayer for the downcast soul

I’d finally climbed out of a deep pit in my life, where I had decided to hide for the longest time.Ā I looked up and I saw Him at the edge of the pit; He was helping me back up. So I climbed...