The cancer survivors share their stories in conjunction with World Blood Donor Day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - They were both in their twenties and feeling invincible when they found out that they had life-altering illnesses.
For Mr Deon Lee, the then 23-year-old undergraduate was on an exchange programme in the Netherlands when he was diagnosed with leukaemia, another form of blood cancer that occurs in bone marrow. At her first blood transfusion at the National University Hospital, Ms Soh said she began feeling much better even before the transfusion of two bags of blood was completed.
As his body did not respond well to anti-leukaemia medication, his doctor suggested a stem cell transplant. He was fortunate that his younger brother was a 100 per cent match, and the transplant brought his leukaemia into remission. During his six-month recovery, Mr Lee underwent weekly blood transfusions at the Singapore General Hospital, each time involving either one or two bags of blood, to raise his red blood cell count.
Knowing that Singapore’s blood banks are adequately stocked was a source of comfort during his recovery, said Mr Lee.
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