Tan Jee Tjun, a stage four cancer patient shares his inspiring story of courage and resilience on Day for the Welfare of Cancer Patients.
KUALA LUMPUR: At 38 years old, Tan Jee Tjun appears to have the world at his feet. He is a partner at an established law firm here, a doting husband and a proud father of two beautiful children.
“I was 33 years old, going on 34. I already had my son. My wife was pregnant with my daughter. I was in the prime of my life and career in my early 30s.“Having been told that you have cancer, and then after the staging, late-stage cancer – stage three is late-stage cancer – was a bit of a tough pill to swallow,” Tan told FMT Lifestyle.During these treatments, his throat was lacerated, and he could not eat or talk. His sinuses were inflamed and every time he coughed, the pain was excruciating.
“It’s a position I wish on no one, even my worst enemy. It’s terrible to be told that you would die a slow and painful death in two years,” he said.Open-chest surgery followed. But he was told later that it was unsuccessful in removing the tumour. More treatment ensued, and he spent time in Taiwan undergoing proton and radiation treatment as well as chemotherapy.
This realisation has seen him fighting back with gusto. As the breadwinner of his family, they are his greatest motivation, namely his nine-year-old son, Freyr, who is autistic.Tan, who had been practising BJJ since 2010, pushed on, earning his black belt in February 2020. He even designed a protector for a chemo port on his body to ensure that he could still practice BJJ despite the amount of contact involved.
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