Cancer Diaries: Playing the cancer card has surprising benefits
JULY 9 — I could never say that cancer is a gift. No, it’s a disease that’s painful, the treatment is also painful as well as expensive and — 10/10…
Cancer Diaries: Please don’t take my EPF for insurance, learn from other countries instead
(First published July 2, 2025) JULY 2 — There are things that irk me about Malaysia sometimes but I’m grateful our public healthcare exists. If it hadn’t, faced with charges…
Cancer Diaries: Pain still a constant companion as I prepare to be (gently) nuked
(First published June 25, 2025) JUNE 25 — I am back at work after a month of recovery leave. My mental faculties are surprisingly a lot better than they have…
Cancer Diaries: When cancer is your part-time job
(First published June 18, 2025) JUNE 18 — Being a cancer patient feels like a full-time job sometimes, what with even my leisure time being used for “beating cancer activities”.…
Cancer Diaries: Cancer-free for now but the journey isn’t over
(First published: June 11, 2025) JUNE 11 — I never thought I would have something in common with Jamal Yunos but here it is — our cancer treatments worked. Unlike…
Cancer Diaries: EPF comes through, while I start turning into the Tin Man
(First published June 4, 2025) JUNE 4 — Last week I talked about the unexpected challenges of getting my EPF medical withdrawal application approved. The good news is that it’s…
Cancer Diaries: When having cancer is still not enough for EPF to approve my claims
MAY 28 — Since I’m still in the dark about how much my next 13 Herceptin infusions will cost in total, I decided to withdraw some of my EPF money…
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