Singapore — Fighting cancer is a battle one never asks for, but when called upon, most people do their utmost to fight bravely.
This is certainly true of Mr Anthony Lee, who had to face different health issues—some more severe than others—in his life, as well as in the lives of his father and young daughter.
But today, he is fighting perhaps the hardest battle in his life.
A security and business continuity professional, Mr Lee is a former Central Executive Committee Member at Progress Singapore Party and had once served as the party’s Assistant Secretary-General, stepping down last year.
Having been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2020, he faces an uncertain future.
“Cancer can be a very lonely journey, “ he wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday (Nov 13), amid an appeal for financial help fRom those who are willing and able.
His cancer has spread to his lymph nodes, liver, lungs, spine, bones and was deemed terminal, but he is continuing to live in hope and is in the middle of his third type of chemotherapy.
He outlined several of the health challenges he has experienced to date, from his daughter’s near-death due to her drug allergy, to his own brush with mortality due to pancreatitis, as well as the business and financial woes he’s had due to the pandemic.
Thankfully, his daughter is doing better physically, and he himself defied some odds and survived the one-year mark.
But his troubles are far from over,
“I am technically homeless as I moved out since last year from my home (although I am still paying for it along with almost all the other bills) due to circumstances and giving it up for the sake of my daughter, moving in with my vegetative Dad and aging Mom with her own health challenges. I have since had to move again due to the environment,” he wrote, adding that his battle against cancer costs “almost 5 figures monthly now.”
He is also currently unemployed but writes, “I will not give up and will still try to work soon.”
And while he is thankful to have “a few amazing friends” to help him, “for most of the other parts it was unfortunately a lonely ride.”
And although it must not have been easy to admit it, he is now in need of financial help.
“My purpose of writing today is essentially to start this semi private fundraiser here amongst friends to help me continue my journey. I have been using whatever funds I have over the year. There was a small donation round amongst a small circle of friends which I am extremely thankful for but the amount was limited…
Essentially I am quite exhausted and I do not know how long my journey will be but I must still continue my treatment and find a way to live as long as I can in accordance to God’s plan for me.
Therefore I humbly come before you today to seek your help in donations to cope with my unknown journey ahead.”
Those who are able to help are asked to send donations to UOB 450 343 151 8 or to send via PayNow if they have his contact number.
Others may help by sharing his post, which can be found here.
Thanking would be donors in advance, he ended his post by writing, “Living through the process of dying.
Love,
Anthony.”
/TISG
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