Things started when a dark lump was discovered by the radiologist during a regular mammogram.

I switched up my eating, and went on a healthier diet every day. I exercised more often as well.

For my treatment, my doctors recommended lumpectomy, lymphadenectomy, chemo, radiotherapy and hormone therapy.

I decided to follow their plan based on their recommendations, and my own research, but still felt a bit anxious and scared.

Right now, I'm in remission, but I’m still taking hormone therapy.

In terms of side effects, the ones that affected me the most were:

• Fatigue
• Hair loss
• Loss of appetite

To manage them I exercised more, ate better, and relied on medication from my doctor.

I tried my best to commit to eating healthier every day, in the long term.

I plan to do up my will for my family. For myself, no more procrastination. I plan to complete as many items as possible on my bucket list. I don’t have any big dreams, I just wanted to live a happy and fulfilling life. I fight the cancer because I have uncompleted things that I want to do.

My biggest fear is that the cancer may return in a metastatic state. To overcome this, I relied on a psychologist and counseling support.

Now, I feel neutral.

To others, I would say: “I went through the cancer journey alone in a foreign country, so I want to encourage those in the same situation that it is tough but can be done with proper planning and organization. ”