Model Ong Bee Yan has witnessed several people in her circle – her uncle, aunt, two cousins, sister-in-law and mother – go through cancer. But nothing prepared her for what she would go through emotionally and mentally when her son, Chia Rong Liang, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2021.

“Seeing him endure the physical, emotional and mental hardships that accompanied his illness was truly heartbreaking and overwhelming,” said Ong.