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Dayang Intan

Dayang Intan Batrisya was only ten years old when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Left Zygoma in 2022. Her cancerous cells were detected in her bones or in the soft tissue around the bones located just below her left eye. Her mother, Maria Binti Anong Adini shares their story: A growing lumpAt […]

Moses Goh

Two of our favourite things about Moses Goh are his rosy cheeks and the way he communicates with us. Moses is always curious with all his questions about why things are the way they are.  A fearless boy, he is always the one who approaches other kids during playtime. In September 2021, Moses was diagnosed […]

Nur Qasdina

Qasdina was diagnosed with Brain Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumour in September 2022 when she was seven years old. Her mum, Qairulliana, shares their story:  Growing weak and tiredNur Qasdina or we call her Qasdina, was diagnosed with brain tumour in September 2022 when she was only seven years old. Before this, she was generally a […]

Salestian

Sharing by Salestian’s mother Salestian is a happy-go-lucky boy who is always curious about his surroundings. He loves exploring new things and enjoys learning. Salestian is always fascinated by stickers and he gets excited every time arts and crafts activity involves stickers. After trying out snacks for the first time, Salestian discovered that ice cream […]

Jia Xuan

Personal sharing by brave fighter Jia Xuan “I still vividly remember my parents’ reactions when the doctor informed us that I was diagnosed with cancer. At that time, I was only 10 years old. They were in shock and confused – I guess we were all feeling surreal that this was happening to us.” In […]

Zhi Ming

Sharing by SCCS “On the scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest score, how brave and well do you think your mother or your son has fought?” During his last day at SCCS halfway home, our support services team carried out a parent-child bonding activity with Zhi Ming and his mother to […]

Nur Faiza

Sharing by SCCS Nur Faiza and her mother first arrived at SCCS Kuching halfway home in July 2022, two months after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. A 8-year-old fighter from Baram, Faiza was quiet, shy and did not really want to talk when we first met her. As weeks went by, Faiza slowly opened […]

Jovelyn

Sharing by Jovelyn’s mother “My daughter, Jovelyn, loves all things pink and unicorn. Just like most kids, she likes to eat anything fried – fried chicken, fried noodles and fried eggs.  Watching TikTok and YouTube videos is one of her favourite pastime activities.” “When the doctor told us about Jovelyn’s diagnosis, we could not believe […]

Stephanie

Sharing by Stephanie’s sister “Stephanie has a growth at the back of her head. At the beginning, our family was very sceptical of agreeing to surgery to remove her tumour. So she started taking medication, painkillers and traditional medicine. However, her condition did not improve even after one month, and her tumour was spreading aggressively […]

Farrel

Sharing by Farrel’s mother “It’s tough to see your teenage son go through the pain and discomfort he has to endure. This is not exactly how we envision his childhood life to be. Farrel is at the age when he starts having more awareness and knows what is going on in life. Knowing this makes […]