Attack the unknown enemy with every means available

JUST this Thursday morning, I had a review with my oncologist regarding a CT scan which was done on Monday. Somehow our conversation veered towards the attitude of cancer patients under her care. She was surprised that from experience, her jovial patients with a relaxed cheerful attitude somehow on average survived longer than her patients who moan and groan all the time. Her senior nurse, Rahimah who is ever present beside her nodded in agreement.

Then towards evening, news had filtered to me that Soo Ewe Jin had passed away at 5.20 pm. Ewe Jin had suffered a third relapse of the big C last year and despite undergoing chemo therapy, he continued to write his column “Sunday Starters” faithfully. All in all, he survived for 17 years which is truly remarkable and very inspiring for cancer patients like me and so many others.