Patmavathy Chellaiyya is a senior nurse clinician who holds the hands of breast cancer patients, listens to their worries, and encourages them not to give up. She tells CNA Women what it’s like caring for breast cancer patients, how she started the TTSH breast cancer support group and why being a breast care nurse
Writer-producer Shermin Toh went on an eight-month journey spanning 54 dates to find the man of her dreams and produced a CNA documentary, Shermin’s March, about it. She writes about why she decided to become the subject of her own documentary and what she learnt from this social experiment.
When Gemma Foo found out she had Stage 3 breast cancer at 41, it changed her life for the better. She tells CNA Women about her post-breast cancer mindset: More self-care and ‘chillaxing’, a new exercise regime and hobbies, volunteering, and even leaving her former job to challenge herself.
Singaporean theatre actress Nathania Ong has been performing since she was a child and her biggest success to date is bagging the role of Eponine in the musical Les Miserables on London’s West End, a role previously played by Lea Salonga and Samantha Barks. She tells CNA Women about her journey to get to the globa
Family and friends tried to dissuade her, but Mandy Neo ignored the gender stereotyping and followed her passion be a female mechanic in the 90s. Now 46, she’s still in love with cars and how they work – she tells CNA Women about her unusual career choice.