I grew up hearing recollections from my family about how I had survived a paediatric surgical emergency in the mid-80s before the tender age of one. As a child, I often felt that the story was hard to believe. Apart from the midline scar, I felt absolutely normal – just…
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We are now in the last few weeks of 2019. Looking back, it was full of ups and downs. But, I must say that it has been amazing. Now that it is coming to a close, I would like to reflect on all the blessings that had come my way.…
It was a calm Monday morning in November when the realisation that I was having an illness recurrence set in. In just a few hours I had gone from being perfectly normal to having trouble breathing again. I was so breathless that I was not able to talk in full…
Let me introduce myself. My name is Aida Salam. I have been a doctor in Malaysia for over 10 years. I had spent my first 5 working years in Clinical Medicine and now serve as a Healthcare Administrator within the Ministry of Health. I have seen the workings of the…