'I thought that if the cancer was terminal and I can't be cured, I would start my own brand,' Jamie tells us of her long-held dream.Īt the doctor's office, Jamie's focus, however, was on maintaining a stoic front for her mother who accompanied her. On receiving the call to come into the doctor's office to get her results, the 24-year-old Singaporean fashion designer had mentally 'prepared for the worst'.Īmong the many thoughts swirling in her head, one stood out - how she could fulfil her 'bucket list', which included travelling and starting her own fashion label. She was stunned when she received her diagnosis about a week later - she had Stage 2 breast cancer. Thankfully, Jamie listened to her instincts and got herself checked out by a doctor, a process made more difficult as it was during the festive season.

Remembering videos she'd come across online on breast cancer and the importance of early detection, she wondered if it could possibly be 'something serious'. It was only when she attempted to massage away the pain in her left breast that the then-23-year-old noticed a lump, which to her touch, felt 'quite big'. Her suspicions were aroused when doing that didn't trigger any discomfort. Thinking that the pain could have been caused by the pressure of her left arm resting on her chest, she turned to the other side. She had been lying on her right side in bed while using her phone. It was the first night of Chinese New Year on when Jamie Ng first felt a throbbing pain in her left breast. To mark International Women's Day on March 8, AsiaOne will be spotlighting inspiring women from different walks of life.

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