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26-12-2014, 11:00 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
By: MAUREEN KOH
When actor Chew Chor Meng was diagnosed with Kennedy's Disease, a motor neuron condition, in 2008, his wife Madam Deon Tan became his pillar of strength.
She told The New Paper that she refused to accept what two doctors had told them: that Chew had only 18 months to live.
Another specialist then told them that Chew could have 10 years, 20 years, or even 60 years more, depending on how fast his muscles degenerate and his subsequent lifestyle.
"That was my answer from God," said Madam Tan.
Six years on, the couple and their two daughters are counting their blessings as Chew celebrated his 46th birthday last month.
Chew said: "Facts are facts. It (his condition) will not change... It is important to focus on what is left, not what is lost."
Read the full report in our print edition on Dec 26.
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- See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-men....H5fggcxE.dpuf (http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-mengs-wife-i-refused-accept-he-had-only-18-months-live#sthash.H5fggcxE.dpuf)
http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-men...18-months-live (http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-mengs-wife-i-refused-accept-he-had-only-18-months-live)
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By: MAUREEN KOH
When actor Chew Chor Meng was diagnosed with Kennedy's Disease, a motor neuron condition, in 2008, his wife Madam Deon Tan became his pillar of strength.
She told The New Paper that she refused to accept what two doctors had told them: that Chew had only 18 months to live.
Another specialist then told them that Chew could have 10 years, 20 years, or even 60 years more, depending on how fast his muscles degenerate and his subsequent lifestyle.
"That was my answer from God," said Madam Tan.
Six years on, the couple and their two daughters are counting their blessings as Chew celebrated his 46th birthday last month.
Chew said: "Facts are facts. It (his condition) will not change... It is important to focus on what is left, not what is lost."
Read the full report in our print edition on Dec 26.
Subscribe to The New Paper, now available in print and digital, at http://$$$$$$$/tnpeshop.
- See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-men....H5fggcxE.dpuf (http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-mengs-wife-i-refused-accept-he-had-only-18-months-live#sthash.H5fggcxE.dpuf)
http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-men...18-months-live (http://www.tnp.sg/news/chew-chor-mengs-wife-i-refused-accept-he-had-only-18-months-live)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?196598-Chew-Chor-Meng-s-wife-I-refused-to-accept-he-had-only-18-months-to-live&goto=newpost).