4/4/2018… the date I was diagnosed with blood cancer. If you know the Chinese superstition about the number 4, it pretty much means “die die” to the sum of 8. Today marks 2 years since my life went into its own kinda lockdown. Social distancing, cleaning everything, mask wearing.. what most are practicing today during... Continue Reading →
Excerpt "Recently, she completed her first live talk recounting her experience as a cancer survivor at an event hosted by Joint Dynamics, a physiotherapy clinic in Hong Kong. She has also made guest appearances on Pacific Muscle Chats and Hong Kong Confidential to share her experiences in mental and sexual health as well as dealing... Continue Reading →
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3MOT1DIrpA/ Today, Hong Kong announced they are officially banning face-mask wearing at protests and in public, effective from 5th of October, 2019. News reported that we won’t be prosecuted if we’re wearing masks for health reasons, however, mask-wearing will now be seen as defying the law, more than ever. Even if we ain’t harassed by... Continue Reading →
Most common questions... What is my cancer status... What could have caused it... What have I been doing for the past 6 months... What do I plan to do for the future... ... delivered in this video. Thank you for taking the time to watch it ❤ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lbXP5v2kh8 Links Cancer Fund Aid https://donorbox.org/caringforemilylolatan Liv... Continue Reading →
Mitch and I chatted for almost 2 hours on his podcast! Understandably, that's a LOT to get through listening to. So here are show notes I've done to help. A good practice for my podcast project 🙂 Podcast episode on Pacific Muscle Chats HERE or links below: (iTunes) https://podcasts.apple.com/zw/podcast/battling-leukaemia-w-emily-tan/id1467731768?i=1000441047297 (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FvjBXgReu8qo7wIoDkGxE?si=IHPlLEsaTG-jP1_hBUlfUg Show notes 2:10 Background. ... Continue Reading →
When I was invited to go on the podcast channel "Hong Kong Confidential" to share my story, I had no idea I'd go that in-depth with how I lost my virginity and had an abortion at 15 years old. The host of the podcast Jules Hannaford, also the author of "Fool Me Twice ", held space... Continue Reading →
I know it's been a while since I've updated. Truth is, this round of intensive chemotherapy plus stem cell transplant hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. I mean, there were days where I could barely open my eyes and utter a word. I was hardly processing any of my own thoughts,... Continue Reading →
Day -13 As in 13 days until the day of my stem cell transplant/bone marrow transplant (STC/BMT) for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Admission, prep, deposit. Prior to being admitted today, I had a scare that I wouldn’t be able to pay the 500,000 HKD deposit for this transplant. Once again, the people around me pulled through... Continue Reading →
This Summer, I've checked in several times for a room with a view of Lamma Island. Upon the last hospital discharge, here's a little on how I get on with Geoff Bland at Joint Dynamics for the REBUILD & RESTORE journey (Chronic Disease Management). https://youtu.be/mv5EW_fp9Js Some of the shots filmed by Adam Tan. ... Continue Reading →
We ARE our worst critics, aren’t we. There I was (still am), with more time on my hands. Yet, I lacked the discipline and drive to work on what it takes for better body composition (but I flippin' do now!) Some might joke that cancer should mean guaranteed weight loss but dude, that shit don’t last... Continue Reading →
