Three years ago, a Singaporean doctor received news that she was suffering from ovarian cancer. But against all odds, she managed to recover fully from it.
However, her body became infected with pneumonia earlier this month and she sadly lost the fight to the disease a week later on Oct 17.
Had a fever & cough
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Jimmy Teo said his wife, Dr Emily Pwee, developed a fever and cough on Oct 10.
Thinking that it was just a common flu, Teo said he continued to observe Pwee at home but saw her condition quickly deteriorate, prompting a health checkup.
It was later revealed that Pwee had contracted pneumonia and she was admitted to the hospital, where she passed away after four days.
According to her obituary, Pwee leaves behind her husband and three children.
Fondly remembered as “gentle, down-to-earth” woman
Pwee, who was a senior doctor of family medicine at Raffles Medical Group with more than 25 years of practice, had earned her degree from the National University of Ireland’s Faculty of Medicine.
Teo, who is also a doctor himself, said that despite Pwee being a highly educated woman, she never lost her easygoing and responsible nature both as a doctor and mother to her children.
She was down-to earth, gentle, and never raised her voice even when she was angry,” he noted during her wake service.
Teo added that he and Pwee first met in Ireland in 1992, and tied the knot in Singapore six years after graduation.
In 2000, Pwee went to the U.S. with Teo for further studies, where she gave birth to her first two children and spent much time raising them.
Teo said she was so devoted to her children that she returned to Singapore with them a year in advance to arrange their schooling matters.
Beat ovarian cancer in 2022
Teo told Shin Min that Pwee was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022 but overcame it thanks to her strong will.
She also travelled extensively whenever Teo had business trips despite being cancer-stricken as she wanted to create lasting memories for herself.
You never know which would come first, tomorrow or an accident, so you need to cherish the times you have with your family.
“When the day comes where they leave for good, we will not have that many regrets,” said Teo.
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