What do you say to a loved one who is diagnosed with cancer? What would you do if you were diagnosed with cancer?

Siew Lin shares her journey of battling cancer and leading a fulfilling life.

Transcript: https://bit.ly/hol-pod-ep25

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(00:00): What happened before the recording

(02:49): Introduction, how it all started

(07:56): The sudden jump from stage 0 to stage 4

(10:06): Coming to accept

(11:50): How is the ideal response to a person diagnosed with cancer?

(16:55): The worst thing to say to a person with cancer

(19:31): Cancer treatment and the struggles

(22:31): One step at a time and ways of coping

(25:20): Changes in priorities and reflections

(31:22): What do you want to leave behind

(34:42): Cancer is just one chapter of your story

Resources:

Health Hub: Signs of breast cancer

Reach to Recovery: Breast cancer support group

National University Cancer Institute Singapore: Breast cancer support group

Breast Cancer support group (Malaysia)

Breast Cancer Foundation (Malaysia)

Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode

Buddhist Youth Network, Lim Soon Kiat, Alvin Chan, Tan Key Seng, Soh Hwee Hoon, Geraldine Tay, Venerable You Guang, Wilson Ng, Diga, Joyce, Tan Jia Yee, Joanne, Suñña.

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