I DID not write for this column last month. My mum passed away and when I asked Genevieve Cua, Wealth Editor of The Business Times, if I could delay my submission, she suggested that I should take a break which was good advice.
Mum was precious to me, and I needed time off to grieve. My mum had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for more than a decade and being warded in the hospital was a regular affair for her. But about 8 months ago, they found a 2.2 cm malignant tumour in one of her lungs. We were devastated but since mum was too old for treatment, there was nothing the doctor could do. We simply prayed that it would not grow too rapidly and hoped that mum would have a few more good...
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