I started experiencing headaches and very sharp shooting pains in my left breast. These symptoms prompted me to seek medical attention. My doctor has just diagnosed me with stage 4 breast cancer. I haven’t started my cancer treatment.

Having been diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer, I felt overwhelmed, helpless and worried. I was furious and withdrawn, and had moments of grief and disappointment.

The emotions were too overwhelming that I was left numb and empty at times.

After the diagnosis, I made significant changes to my nutrition and diet. I started eating a healthier diet every day of the week.

As I have just been diagnosed, I have yet to receive treatment. But I have decided on my treatment plan, based on my doctor’s recommendation and some of my own research. The plan includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy, and pain medication. I also plan to take nutritional supplements to help my recovery.

Although the treatment is finalised, I still feel quite very angry, anxious, discouraged and scared.

Since my diagnosis, I continue to eat a healthier diet every day of the week. I have decided to maintain this change in nutrition and diet.

Before my diagnosis, I rarely reached out to my parents. Since discovering I have cancer, I've made an effort to call or text them more often.

When I think about the future, I have no plans yet. For my family, there's nothing planned because of my condition as we don’t know how it’s gonna go.

Despite the uncertainty, my biggest dream is to survive the next 5 years. I hope I can spend time with my parents and be there for them for as long as possible.

My biggest fear throughout this journey has been dying. However, I can’t do anything for now, except for confiding in my partner.

For now, while I wait, I still feel the same as before. The fear, sadness and anger haven't diminished.

To those who are currently on their own cancer journey, I would say: "Things don't look very positive for me right now but I hope they're looking up for you."