Going back to work

This is the original version of the letter sent to my Principal- The actual version is of course politically correct.

Dear Mr Lui


I am Lay Bin ( Lay Kuan’s sister). I hope QSS staff and students have been doing well under your competent leadership.

First of all our ENTIRE SOH family ( 36 members) would like to thank QSS and the numerous ex-colleagues ( including Ex-Principals and Ex –VP going back to 1999) that that have taken the trouble to visit LK bringing with them valuable gifts, words of comfort and encouragement during her seasons of grief( 2 years back) and her recent distress. She has found relief and motivation in the massive outpouring of care and comfort and has been in good spirit and cheerful throughout her treatment as she recounted to us the various colleagues and friends that have come. I understand that Mrs Wong even came and cook her some comfort food.

We would also like to thank the Prayer Warriors in your school for their unflinching support as she goes for each chemotherapy and also the people who took time to go out for lunch with her ( knowing her driving need for companionship).We thanked God for the minimal side-effects experienced and she is able to go about her daily routine with little or no disruption.

Everyone who has worked with Lay Kuan will instinctively know that she is someone who will not allow AGE OR ILLNESS to define her usefulness. Moving forward as she goes back to the QSS family in March 2013, we are confident that all of you will continue to look out for her welfare and ensure that she IS NOT to volunteer for anything more than she is required to do so. We do know that cancer is 70% due to stress and 30% due to food and environmental factors. It is a well known fact that cancer patient in remission greatest fear is a relapse.

From this affliction, we know that LK is much loved by all in QSS not just because she is extremely conscientious , or her brilliant wit, generosity, spontaneous creativity ( just to name a few) BUT her courage and positivity despite all odds! WE hope that my much-loved sister will move from being a cancer-afflicted widow to becoming a CANCER-FREE and CARE-FREE teacher enjoying good health, affectionate friends and great joy in QSS.

 

We hope that God will heal her completely and do continue to uphold her and her children in your prayers. May God bless you and all staff and their families with good health so that you can continue the good work.