In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month this October, Biometric sat down with survivor Catherine Heng who shared her battle with cancer. With an established career in sales and as a mother of two young boys, Catherine was not expecting life to throw her a curveball.

Confident, independent, and cheerful. That’s my first impression of Jean Ling. When I met her for the first time, chirpy and smiling, I had a feeling she was someone who you don’t just forget. Not because she’s in a wheelchair but for her affable personality.

We were honoured to have both Cathie Chew and her husband Sim Tharn Chun at Biometric’s Lunch Talk early this month, sharing her journey as an insurance agent turned claimant while caring for her husband throughout the years. For sickness and in health, hers is indeed a love story. Mr. Sim was one of the victims who was affected by the raw fish saga episode that happened in Singapore in 2015. He was taken seriously ill due to a brain infection (bacterial meningitis) after consuming raw fish porridge at a local stall. Unfortunately, it left him with permanent hearing loss, affecting both his mobility and balance. Six months later, he was made redundant from his high-paying job