my journey with nose cancer

dear readers My million apologies for failing to update this blog in the past 3 years. Some of you have wondered if I'm still alive, a...

It was Monday 26 Dec 2011, 11.40am. I was on my way back to Singapore. The express coach had turned into the North-South Highway from Ayer...

( My youngest sister, Shuli, delivered the eulogy in Mandarin at papa’s funeral service on 29 Dec 2011. Here is the translated English versi...

More than 3 years have passed since that fateful day. My journey with nose cancer has been an unforgettable experience and I'm thankful ...

A bear, a lion and a pig meet. Bear says : "If I roar in the forest, the entire forest shivers with fear!" Lion says : "...

It has been more than 2 months since my lung operation in Dec 2008. What's the latest? The PET scan I did on Monday has given me an ...

Happy New Year to you! Yes, I'm back. I had a wonderful time in Batu Pahat catching up with family & friends. But I'm happy to b...

Today I " balik kampung " to Batu Pahat for Chinese New Year. Each year might be my last new year so I will make an effort to go b...

This is the news everyone has been waiting for.....the biopsy results. Backgound : 3 nodules in right lung were removed on 22 Dec 2008 Bad ...

According to western tradition, there are 12 days of Christmas. Jesus was born on the 1st day of Christmas - 25 Dec . I was born on the 12th...

About 25 people turned up at the Thanksgiving Open House today. Thank you for coming to celebrate God's goodness with me. Your presence ...

Before my surgery, some friends asked me out of concern. " You live alone, who is going to look after you when you are discharged? What...

Dear brothers & sisters in Christ I underwent lung surgery on Mon 22 Dec 2008 to remove some nodules on my right lung. I was discharged ...

Hi everyone, this is tsk. I am back. I was discharged on Friday, 26 Dec 2008 after 5 days in the hospital. I am happy to be home. I am than...

Help! I give up, I surrender !!! This tsk is just too much, she is getting out of hand. Maybe her brain fell out of her head. Ask her where ...

Philippians 1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. Philemon 1:4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers. It is Boxing...

Phil 4:19 My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Tsk received a wonderful present from Dr Koon...

The nurse changed three dressings yesterday. So tsk thought she had three key-holes. Well, today, tsk looked for the three key-holes, but fo...

Have a very blessed Christmas!

Psalm 67:3,5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Psalm 69:30 I will praise God's name in song and glori...

Hello dear friends, Let me also share the sms-es I have been receiving from hospital ... Going sleep now. She needs her beauty sleep. If pos...

My dear friends, These are some of the messages I (ps) have been receiving ... let me share. Will keep on praying for quick recovery, abilit...

My dear friends, Praise God! Rec'd an sms from tsk: Dr Koong visited. Lung doing well. Histology results not out yet. Can remove oxygen ...

1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Thanks fo...

1 Thes 5:16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Th...

Psalm 118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. We give thanks: the Lord guided Prof Koong & hi...

Col 1:3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. Tsk is out of her 55 minute-operation. She is in ve...

Psalm 139:10 Even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast . How encouraging to know that : God was already waiti...

Finally, Tsk left her bed about 2.10pm to go for her operation. We trust and pray. Thanks for praying, ps

Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation . Thank you for pr...

Thank you to the Sunday visitors! Tsk had a good dinner. After the x-ray, she had a wonderful supper. We pray she is sleeping well tonight. ...

By the time you read this, I would have checked into SGH Ward 56. I would like to announce that PS is back today as my personal manager. Wel...

On this night before I am admitted to SGH tomorrow for a lung surgery, my mind travels back to the events of the last 2 years. I discovered ...

Below are some details about the surgery. Hospital : Singapore General Hospital Admission date : Sun 21 Dec 2008, 1pm Operation date : Mon 2...

It had been an agonising 2 weeks since I received my latest CT scan results on 26 Nov 2008. Has cancer returned? Is the time-bomb in my righ...

I am required to do a CT Scan (from head to abdomen) on my anniversary month every year. After I did the scan this morning at NCC, I went to...

My BSF Teaching Leader, Ai Fong, retires this year after serving 12 years as TL in the Queenstown BSF class. Today we held a farewell lunch ...

“ My son asked if you could teach him again next year. I told him you are leaving BSF ,” one BSF leader told me at the Leaders' Meeting ...

Thyroid Ultrasound & Biopsy Results The ultrasound showed 2 lesions of 0.6cm & 0.5cm in the upper pole and a small nodule of 0.7cm x...

Here is a brief report on my SGH visits yesterday. Thyroid nodule - ultrasound & biopsy I waited one hour as the doctor was busy with pa...

I had an operation 8 years ago to remove a nodule on the right lobe of my thyroid gland. The benign nodule measured 1.5cm & the operatio...

Today is a nostalgic day. On this day 2 years ago, I was told I had nasopharyngeal cancer. The memories are still fresh. That unexpected new...

After some 3 weeks, my dry ticklish cough was finally gone. This is my self-medication. I ate 1-2 china pears a day. I sipped freshly-brewed...

This is an update on my medical appointments for the rest of the year. 7 Aug - NDC dental follow-up 21 Aug - Blood test for CA125 28 Aug ...

In the past 2 weeks, I have developed a dry irritating cough which refuses to go away. I also notice that my dry mouth has become more dry, ...

Dr Ng called me today, just as he said he would once he received the result. That was fast as I did the blood test only yesterday. The thyro...

The 1st 5 years are said to be most critical for cancer survivors. Research done on NPC survivors shows that the 5-year survival rate is as ...

Tumour markers are substances, usually proteins, that are produced by the body in response to cancer growth or by the cancer tissue itself. ...

At 2.43pm today, I received a surprise call from my gynae's nurse. Nobody likes to receive phone calls from his or her doctor. Doctors n...

my journey with pain I have high tolerance for suffering but low tolerance for pain. Does this sound contradictory? I don't think so. Be...