Close … but not enough.

As soon as we arrived at Gleneagles Parkway Cancer Center, I immediately handed my appointment card to the friendly nurse, hit the weight scale, and rushed to get to my favorite seat in the Day Ward. Not long before I took off my jacket, a nurse was ready to withdraw my blood (from the catheter) [...]

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Hopefully tomorrow… Today, just enjoy Sop Buntut first.

Arrived at the hospital this morning at 8.45AM, and went straight for a blood test, I was eager to see the doctor and have the transplant done by today. However, that’s not the case for today.
But I was glad to find the blood result. Just as I expected. The chemo drugs still have good effect [...]

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Chemotherapy + Conditioning = DONE!

Phew…. finally all the chemo and conditioning stage are done. I must admit that the final chemo day was the toughest one, especially the part in which I had to balance the amount of fluid intake and output. 8 liters went in and they said they wouldn’t let me go home before I had an [...]

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2,3,4…chemo days almost done

Time flies fast huh…! Before you realize it, I’m almost done with my chemo, Thank God. The past 3 days have been quite a boring routine for me, you know, got to the hospital at 9AM, done at 11.30AM, went straight home. But I’m grateful that I’ve been able to go through the treatment so [...]

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Been there, done that! (Chemo Day 1)

That’s exactly what I felt on Monday morning (Apr 21) as my cousin’s car was about to find a parking spot at Gleneagles Hospital. It took us extra long to get to the hospital that morning as there was a little accident in the highway plus the hard rain surely slowed people down. The appointment [...]

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Ready, Set, Success.

It is a very normal situation for those who have never been admitted to an Operating Room / Theatre in their lives before, to have fears, worries, anxiety and other uncomfortable feelings. My sister Rina was no exception despite her strong determination to give her healthy stem cells to me.
At precisely 6.00 AM, Singapore time [...]

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Stem Cell Donor. My sister Rina is more than ready…

How exactly do you extract someone’s stem cell from the body? It’s easy to answer but tough to explain, especially to people who are not used to medical terms. What makes it harder to explain is because, even up until now, this is still quite a rare topic for people to discuss. 
In a nut [...]

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