Words of wisdom from the dying: ‘Don’t let work consume you’

Mrs Wendy Tan-Kuah has stage 4 leiomyosarcoma, a rare, incurable cancer that affects connective tissues. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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SINGAPORE – Mrs Wendy Tan-Kuah, 64, was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects connective tissues, nine years ago.

Since 2015, she has undergone a few operations to remove tumours caused by her incurable, stage 4 cancer. In recent years, new growths have spread through her body.

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