Cancer Me Not | Moon
Having studied law, lived in the UK, spent a good chunk of her career in journalism, and loves pole dancing, Moon is not one to conform to societal expectations. She’s taken the bull by the horns throughout her life challenges, with the most recent being a cancer diagnosis.
Today’s conversation is with Moon. You can tell by her stories and perspective that this is a woman who lives by her rules. Having studied law, lived in the UK, spent a good chunk of her career in journalism, and loves pole dancing, Moon is not one to conform to societal expectations. She’s taken the bull by the horns throughout her life challenges, with the most recent being a cancer diagnosis.
In this episode, we talked about how cancer has an effect on our relationships, family, and friendships. We also touched on topics of intimacy, introspection, culture, and self-expression. It ain’t very common to hear cancer patients be so open about things, particularly in the Chinese and Malay speaking communities. So, I hope y’all could take something from this, and encourage your loved ones to not shy away from seeking support.
SAVE A LIFE : DONATE BONE MARROW/STEM CELL
Did you know that 70% of patients in need of a marrow transplant do not have a matching donor in their family? A bone marrow transplant can save the life of someone battling leukaemia, lymphoma, or another blood cancer. Getting tested is super easy, it’s just a cheek swab, and your data gets stored in the national database. Registering is not a guarantee that you will get o save someone’s life, as donor matches are not as simple as blood type matching.
According to bethematch.org, only 1 in 430 registered donors would actually donate
Two important factors in matching marrow donors to patients: Age and ancestry. As you can guess, non-caucasian ethnicity groups have lower chances of finding matches. For all kinds of reasons, from lack of education to lack of national resources. Some countries do not have bone marrow donor programs, here are some who do, and are relevant to the majority of this podcast’s audience. The US, Hong Kong, Malaysia, UK, Singapore, Australia.
Hong Kong: https://www5.ha.org.hk/rcbts/bm-intro?lang=en
Malaysia: https://www.facebook.com/Malaysian-Stem-Cell-Registry-349126145435696/
Singapore: https://www.facebook.com/bmdp.sg/
UK: https://www.dkms.org.uk/en
Australia: https://www.donateblood.com.au/learn/bone-marrow-donation
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