A young love taken away by cancer

"It dawned on me that life's path is not strewn with petals and we can choose to be sad or contented."

When a Malaysian girl fell in love with an Italian in New Zealand, their beautiful love story was cut short by a tragic twist of fate.

When my daughter, Su San, fell in love with Alfio, an Italian, life seemed like a bed of roses to her. Su San was a medical student in Auckland, New Zealand, when she met Alfio, 33.