I was having my evening class when i received a rather disturbing sms that I have to end my class early. My jaws dropped & my eyes reddened..& rushed to NUH. My ex-student, my ex-cadet and my ex-Cadet Inspector has been diagnosed with cancer..& now he is at the 2nd stage of cancer, Lymphoma.
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage of the disease. These malignant cells often originate in lymph nodes, presenting as an enlargement of the node (a tumor). It can also affect other organs in which case it is referred to as extranodal lymphoma. Extranodal sites include the skin, brain, bowels and bone. Lymphomas are closely related to lymphoid leukemias, which also originate in lymphocytes but typically involve only circulating blood and the bone marrow (where blood cells are generated in a process termed haematopoesis) and do not usually form static tumors.
However, he looked fine and his positive attitude towards the whole ordeal .. would certainly make the process of recovery smoother and bearable. All the best Sir..
