Sunday, April 23, 2006

Page 6 and 7 of Lifestyle (Sunday, 23rd April 06). If you haven't seen/read it, go knock your head. So anyway here's a short summary of her RG/RJ life (taken from http://birddroppingsonymw.blogspot.com) :

"In 2005, Shu Fang was diagnosed with tongue cancer Stage 4 and as a result, gave up her place to study Architecture in NUS. She underwent surgery, after which she was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. During a second operation on her shoulder, it was discovered that Shu Fang was suffering from skin cancer as well. Unfortunately, chemotherapy has not worked and her situation has deteriorated. She has less than a year to live if treatment with a trial drug Iressa, fails. Iressa has shown to kill off some of the cancer cells but results are still inconclusive. The cost of Iressa is S$110.30 per tablet and she requires 2 tablets a day due to her worsening condition, bringing the total medical bill to a hefty S$6000 a month. This is a great financial burden to her family as her mother has had to quit her job to look after Shu Fang. Her father, a taxi driver, too has had to limit his working hours per day to watch over her in case of an emergency. RGS hopes to raise an amount of $36,000 to cover Shu Fang's medical bills & treatment for 6 months."

And then I went to see her blog (www.onlyskindeep.blogspot.com) and read her posts and tags. It was all so touching it brought me to tears ): Well I really respect her for her fighting spirit. She's not giving up despite having to fight 2 battles. Gosh she was such a great pupil in rgs, she was a PSL, a 1st sergeant in NCC and also the softball capt. Plus she's also pretty! It's a total waste of talent if she doesn't pull through (we know she can and she will). She's smart, sporty, responsible and a good leader. But I'm happy to know that we've raised alot of money for her medical fees (: At least that's one burden off her shoulders yea.

Gaah I really hope she can live on! I've bought the t-shirt to fundraise for Joan and it's totally worth it. And then each class also has to do something to encourage her! Ours is due this Wednesday. I hope it will turn out nice (: So yea, JIA YOU JOAN!

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