SCS Inspiring Stories

How Help the Children and Youth programme helped Wen Xiang keep his aspirations unimpeded by cancer

Wen Xiang's father was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer 20 years ago. With the support received from SCS Home Tuition Programme, and Education Financial Assistance Scheme since 2017, Wen Xiang successfully enrolled into Raffles Junior College...

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How SCS Programmes and Services have helped Mdm Soon on her journey

Amidst her divorce in 2017, Mdm Soon was diagnosed with breast cancer and lost her job as a result of her cancer diagnosis. The single mother of two young sons faced many challenges...

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How Help the Children has helped 13yr old Justin

13 years old Justin lives in a 2-room rental flat with his mother, who works as a cleaner. Justin’s father was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in November 2016 and passed away in June 2017...

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Mr Rapiee on beating the odds, providing for his 6 children

Mr Rapiee was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2014. The father of six and sole breadwinner of the family underwent surgery despite only given a 45% success rate of recovery. He fought against the odds and survived the surgery...

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It is our belief that no one should fight cancer alone, and we are looking to collect stories from people who have been impacted by cancer, whether as a caregiver, patient, survivor, or family member. Share with us about yourself, and send us your story of how you have been personally impacted, your personal thoughts and experiences in this journey. Were there any quotes or people that inspired you?

We would love to hear your story which we can help to encourage others who are also in this journey.

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