The plight of a single father of three children who could no longer work since he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer touched many and there have been an outpouring of kindness to him.
Mr Goh Hoon Tiong, 44, is deeply grateful to the strangers who have reached out to him in various ways, be it in cash donation or in kind, such as groceries like rice, oil and biscuits.
Mr Goh, who used to work two jobs, says: “No matter how hard it is, I will fight and make it work. Who says a man cannot be a good parent.”
The pain he has to bear is evident from the way he sits — crouching in a ball, with his hands gripping his arms tightly. When the pain from a metal stent in his esophagus is too much to bear, he could not even talk.
He has been receiving a total of 30 sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment and will undergo a surgery to remove the tumour soon.
“For now, I’m just taking one step at a time. I hope to come out of the surgery alive,” he says.
Source: www.tnp.sg
