{"id":7655,"date":"2025-02-10T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/?page_id=7655"},"modified":"2025-02-10T06:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T06:15:55","slug":"life-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/life-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"mh-hero-5 mh-hero-5--hero-15 mh-hero-5--position-center-left mh-hero-5--35782fd56e4f57e21446fdabee0542a3 mh-hero-5--align-full\">\n        <figure class=\"mh-hero-5__image mh-image mh-image--d6ab39e257fe983bd2c55010cc832bff with-aspect-ratio with-aspect-ratio--custom-only-large-screen\">\n        <div class=\"figure-outer\">\n            <div class=\"figure-inner\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"is-full-width\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/12\/life-stories-banner-e1733819191112.jpg?w=2048\"\n        width=\"2048\"\n        height=\"1705\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/figure>\n    \n\n<article class='mh-hero-5-content mh-hero-5-content--d03d2740927b63c7061cf066cba5e1ea mh-hero-5-content--hero-15'>\n    \n<h2  class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--bfc77dee149d0dbdfa7658705ebd110e\">Real Voices of Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-hero-5-content__text mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--center mh-paragraph--f966617deb3163b410ec5e270dc39271\"\n    >\n    Learn about the powerful stories of real-life individuals, and see how their personal journeys illustrate the importance of HPV awareness and protection.<\/p>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--d8ec9225fb467c44621cd23e5b7cf602 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--36758f6caeaf7110de65346dfa759114 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--a9711c6aa8655e92876346a8bb54d987 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--9688018356fb526a82d8b6d21e6a4a53 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--a05ce89ec5437d099fdad1b480c4ecd1 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--e6f4564d82c7bcfb1bbca443fd159020 mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--b8634afc0300bcace04c825dbfb64c42 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n    <figure class=\"mh-image mh-image--c2e5c110eee7c52e9b4df4570ecf0fec\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2024\/12\/AiLing_Thumbnail-transformed.jpeg?w=1250\"\n        width=\"1250\"\n        height=\"676\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n        alt=\"\"\n            \/>\n                        <\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-accordion mh-accordion--3b92223702885bfdb02f1ef6a422b742 mh-accordion--default\" data-configuration=\"{&quot;variation&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:250}\">\n    \n\n<section class=\"mh-accordion-molecule mh-accordion-molecule--e8f4b4a509b6ab700df35e9439853613 mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                <strong>Cancer Survivor Ai Ling\u2019s Advocacy for HPV Awareness<\/strong>            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--d9feedc29e70061ddc95ed6ee38cb862 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--1e8f36aa7843ae8031198d0b0f53ed71 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<h5  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--2cc8d66e37d9d1dec4a273aa6f4b9467\"><strong>In March 2017, Ai Ling learnt she developed cervical cancer from an infection she had never heard of. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing being diagnosed with cancer, but another to learn that it was related to HPV.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--06e1348bc9be6476c9acda7f0bbfd0b3\"\n    >\n    I couldn\u2019t help but wonder \u2013 how did I contract it? After all, my husband and I have been faithfully married for 16 years,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--72519810c88833d86ea5dbd76082b44f\"\n    >\n    Ai Ling had never heard of HPV before her diagnosis, and when she did, she had the misconception that one would only get the virus if they have had many sexual partners. In actuality, anyone who is sexually active can get HPV as it is transmittable by skin-to-skin contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--1c1565c03f49cf483b1c4ed1e04a4571\"\n    >\n    \u201cI didn\u2019t understand what I felt and I don\u2019t know how to describe the feeling. Thinking back, it was really five disastrous and scary months,\u201d Ai Ling recounts. During her treatment, she suffered from total hair loss, loss of appetite, nausea, difficulties sleeping and forgetfulness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--c5470a9934fb8953320e54ee9ba330e5\"\n    >\n    Ai Ling also underwent daily routine radiotherapy treatments for over a month and a radical hysterectomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--ebb2e17bfd4ea4081b2e18c2ecd9daf2\"\n    >\n    \u201cDespite overcoming cancer, the fear of relapse is always at the back of my mind and I think I\u2019m never going to be 100 percent happy. I continue to suffer regularly from side effects such as tummy upset, fatigue, forgetfulness, dizziness and other discomforts. On top of that, the treatment triggered an early menopause,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--a020a6e13c2bc037e60a21b94de444ec\"\n    >\n    Today, Ai Ling is a cervical cancer survivor and champions HPV prevention for all women. \u201cMy message to women is to go for regular health screenings, and I highly encourage them to speak with their doctors to find out more about HPV and how it can be prevented because what I\u2019ve been through is not worth it at all,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--9be57d8f1f2eba58fa26a1b40c33315d mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--60b3d6cc0ba47bfe0d4f86e4b5bcb4bb mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--0d54b8f530f88521db9495702b93e095 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignfull is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mh-embed-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teri&#039;s Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LbJ_jVr40ds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--0a38ac1f93f0496ce73a649951327a5f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-accordion mh-accordion--3768565e603073416c23ec3cb7b92a82 mh-accordion--default\" data-configuration=\"{&quot;variation&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:250}\">\n    \n\n<section class=\"mh-accordion-molecule mh-accordion-molecule--1eb5b6172dbc5d4b51f0576e652e1bd6 mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                <strong>Why Teri Champions the Battle Against Cervical Cancer and HPV<\/strong>            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--c61ee03a6f64475aa252025fdadc8a7c mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--7426edc7b81a58e98606a345a5ea1cba mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<h5  class=\"mh-heading mh-heading--88f8a0af07113193fbbc7482b7c19db6\"><strong>When it comes to health and wellness, Teri Choong has always been two steps ahead. She exercised regularly and was careful about treating her body well and made it a point to go for regular medical check-ups and health screenings.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--5414365bbe6863ff9d9549c9f7b2931b\"\n    >\n    In October 2005, Teri made an appointment with her gynaecologist when she had a sudden bout of excessive bleeding. Finding her history of irregular period cycles unsettling, her gynaecologist decided to send her for a biopsy of her cervix. Teri agreed, thinking that it was more of a routine check than anything else. A few days went by before the doctor dropped the devastating news \u2013 she had a tumorous growth and was diagnosed with cervical cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--8e690596e7c7df96d1427d33ddae52f1\"\n    >\n    Terri\u2019s treatment took more than six months and an additional year before she made a full recovery from cervical cancer. \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie,\u201d Terri says. \u201cTreatment was tough, it was painful, and I felt weak and sick all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--2fd4ebc41bd0ea34c5d58096e39b7aab\"\n    >\n    But she would not give up the fight. \u201cPain is temporary, death is permanent. I refused to go down without a real fight,\u201d Terri echoes. \u201cI had two choices \u2013 I either make myself and others around me more miserable by being a real victim OR I fight it with every living cell and spirit I have left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--0392c0168e27c244d6e56c7c12ab2c0a\"\n    >\n    Today, Terri champions for all women to speak to their doctors to find ways to reduce their risk of cervical cancer. \u201cRegular screenings are as important as appropriate HPV vaccinations. In my case, it was a rare case that it went undetected, but PAP smears and early screenings are helpful and are so important,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n    class=\"mh-paragraph mh-paragraph--77b23dc657d78540885c9486133199d2\"\n    >\n    \u201cWomen shouldn\u2019t feel shy about finding out more about cervical cancer. Early screening and the appropriate HPV vaccination is so important. It may help save lives, and it may help to save yours and your loved ones as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2  class=\"mh-hero-5-content__title mh-heading mh-heading--center mh-heading--24b98024e28579e91608b8810f0113cc\">You can take steps today to help<br \/>\nprotect yourself.<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-columns--align-center mh-columns--vertical-alignment-center mh-column--573324ebf94c0956f456a915f10399d5 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--0405ede4e908febb6caa355258695f97 mh-column--3 mh-column--m-3 mh-column--l-4\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--f94258fa1fda5387ee3929b1db290957 mh-column--6 mh-column--m-6 mh-column--l-4\">\n    \n<div  class=\"mh-links mh-links--justified-start\">\n\n<a\n  class=\"mh-button mh-button--654b0ba2eac8d6c8e6c4ffd023000331 mh-button--custom mh-button--fullwidth\"\n  href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/hpv-prevention\/#i-want-protection\"\n  target=\"_self\"\n  rel=\"\"\n      >\n\n      <span class=\"mh-anchor-label\">\n      <span class=\"\">Explore Protection Options<sup>1<\/sup><\/span>    <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--0405ede4e908febb6caa355258695f97 mh-column--3 mh-column--m-3 mh-column--l-4\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--36d0df7aab789403279243fc1015a0ec mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--f405db233e43977625a499ecce2c3c94 mh-columns--gutter-m\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--6685e356b8e13147e65152746a072366 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-12 mh-column--l-12\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--21d362015fc6d025360903eb84762b58 mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-column--8c57b77bc3792a06f995883db05630e6 mh-columns--gutter-custom\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--a2d7f1e121d2118c66470aa586dc034f mh-column--12 mh-column--m-10 mh-column--l-10 mh-column--offset-m-1 mh-column--offset-l-1\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-accordion mh-accordion--f8cffba1b788fda1beedaa6c850a4597 mh-accordion--default\" data-configuration=\"{&quot;variation&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:250}\">\n    \n\n<section class=\"mh-accordion-molecule mh-accordion-molecule--15692bbe222e6be1260f383e78f06f61 mh-accordion-molecule--closed\"  >\n    <header class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header\">\n                <h4 class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading\">\n            <button class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__heading-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">\n                References            <\/button>\n        <\/h4>\n        <span class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-header__icon-dropdown\">\n            \n<svg width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" class=\"mh-icon mh-icon--kind-generic mh-icon--name-dropdown-arrow mh-icon--dropdown-arrow\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    \n    \n    <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/cc.itsyourlife.sg\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mh-theme-3.1\/modules\/theme\/resources\/icons\/svg\/generic\/dropdown-arrow.svg#dropdown-arrow\"><\/use>\n<\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/header>\n    <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content\">\n        <div class=\"mh-accordion-molecule-content__body\">\n            \n\n<ol class=\"mh-v2-clist mh-v2-clist--56d0d4aa9b96c9aa67f6884e386a0167 mh-v2-clist--line\"  ><li>World Health Organization. Questions and answers about human papillomavirus (HPV). <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/376263\/WHO-EURO-2024-5631-49185-73415-eng.pdf?sequence=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/376263\/WHO-EURO-2024-5631-49185-73415-eng.pdf?sequence=1<\/a>. Published 2024. Accessed March 21, 2024.<\/li><\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"mh-spacer mh-spacer--44fc9a8b7ed1fb635c951c24d5f732b7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"mh-box mh-box--align-full mh-box--e40091496ebceb64b31b2c4510c3e0bc mh-box--no-background-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-columns--vertical-alignment-center mh-column--2b1188a44bc93fa48cd3483baa369c0a mh-columns--gutter-s\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--63aa2b829d8c362f9bf1f69c3213523c mh-column--6 mh-column--m-9 mh-column--l-9\">\n    \n<div class=\"mh-columns mh-columns--vertical-alignment-top mh-column--764116a42fa11ebfed92a5736b7f1419 mh-columns--gutter-s\">\n    <div class=\"mh-columns-inner\">\n        \n<div class=\"mh-column mh-column--55cba9368facd4523ddcb8eb154c27c2 mh-column--12 mh-column--m-6 mh-column--l-2\">\n    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