Woman with cancer skips treatment to support daughter, 8, in pageant

Tue, Apr 15, 2014

by Charlene Chua

She diced with danger to see her daughter shine.

Ms Lily Foo has a rare form of cancer that requires chemotherapy. But when her daughter, Naomi, eight, took part in the Little Cinderella Singapore 2014 pageant last weekend at Downtown East, she chose to risk her health to support her.

Ms Foo, who was scheduled for chemotherapy sessions under the Gynaecological Cancer Centre at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital on April 4 and 5, skipped both treatments.

It was a dangerous thing to do as it will make the cancer cells stronger and make her fight harder, said a specialist.

But Ms Foo, 31, a hair salon assistant, believes she did the right thing. She said: "My daughter is more important than my health.

"Even though my doctor was very angry and scolded me and said that skipping even one chemotherapy session is significant, I went ahead anyway.

"It's worth it, even if my condition worsens. I only have one daughter."

She added: "I know that I have to get better in order to be there for Naomi in the long run.

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