Hazards of rising healthcare costs

Chong (right) with his brother-in-law Yong helping him eat a piece of bread at home. — filepic

BACHELOR Chong Yow Fook wasn’t the only one who suffered when he fell ill and was diagnosed with Stage Three cancer at the age of 54.

As a result of his illness, family members have had to endure a different form of suffering – financial hardship.