At the age of 32, Ms Joanna Poon thought she led a perfect life. She had a fulfilling job, loving family, wonderful friends and maintained a healthy and active lifestyle. Then a triple whammy hit her. She was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer,...
Shortly after, she contracted Covid-19, which delayed a medical check.
However, as treatment affects fertility and she dreamt of having a family of her own one day, she chose to delay treatment by one to two weeks to freeze her eggs.Her father, Mr Poon Mun Wai, was worried that postponing treatment would impact her recovery. Ms Joanna Poon with her elder sister Poon Feng Jasmine and best friend Denise Tan, after they shaved their heads.“At that time, I was lost and confused, and unaware of what was happening to me,” says Ms Poon.
She immediately underwent surgery to remove two blood clots from the blood vessels in her brain, and was admitted into the intensive care unit. Ms Joanna Poon with Dr Lynette Ngo, a senior consultant oncologist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. Dr Ngo was responsible for treating Ms Poon’s cancer and coordinating her care with other specialists.“The side effects of chemotherapy would worsen the situation. Joanna worked very hard with her rehabilitation physician, physiotherapist and occupational therapist and slowly improved day by day,” says Dr Ngo.
To motivate her to eat, her mother, Madam Koh Meng Eng, a 67-year-old housewife, bought and borrowed books from the library on recipes for cancer patients so she could whip up palatable meals for her.Having had long hair for most of her life, Ms Poon found it distressing to see it fall out in clumps after chemotherapy. Eventually, she decided to shave her head.“Even though I missed my long hair, I managed to find some positives in it.
Her numerous setbacks inspired her to write and self-publish a book. It took her a week to put her story into words and she released Glimpse Into Jo Battle in June. She continues to have physiotherapy twice a week and goes for daily walks with her family near their Serangoon North home. Ms Poon, who suffered a severe stroke after her cancer diagnosis, had an army of doctors looking after her as she battled two critical illnesses at the same time.
“It is not a common occurrence, although it is thought that up to 15 per cent of cancer patients will get strokes. Some of these are minor and the patient may have no symptoms. I have seen this in fewer than 10 patients in the past 15 years.”“I have a few patients in similar situations, but it’s in the single digits. I would say about five patients over more than 15 years of practice,” she says.
“The first week after a stroke can be life-threatening and strokes can recur. The treatment and stabilisation of her stroke took precedence over the cancer treatment. At that point, the side effects of chemotherapy and immunotherapy would cause more harm than benefit,” says Dr Ngo.
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