In 2025, Muay Thai fighter Shermin Shu was thriving at work, training for her first pro fight and newly engaged to her partner, comedian Jacky Ng, at Hong Kong Disneyland. Then a lump she had brushed off turned out to be breast cancer. Through fear, hurtful comments and chemo, a nurse's reassurance and the Breast Cancer Foundation survivors helped her keep fighting.
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(00:00) Intro
(04:15) What Is a Pink Warrior?
(05:10) From the Disneyland Proposal to Fight Camp
(06:08) Brushing Off the Signs During Training
(07:52) Breaking Down in the Office Toilet Mirror
(08:54) Polyclinic Visit, Biopsy and Diagnosis
(10:50) Stage Two, Then the Lymph Node Surprise
(12:30) Jackie's Reassurance While Away in Australia
(14:58) "We're Taking Things One by One"
(16:13) Coping Through Humour (and Comforting Everyone Else)
(20:13) Inappropriate Comments
(21:48) Turning Awkward Comments Into Teachable Moments
(23:52) Why She Chose to Share Positivity Online
(25:01) Quitting Cancer TikTok
(27:21) The 10-Hour Surgery That Proved She Was Stronger Than She Thought
(31:15) From Fight Goals to Simply Showing Up
(32:57) Surgery, IVF, Chemo, Radiation: The Treatment Roadmap
(36:30) Don't Push Your Health Aside
(38:50) Why We Fear Seeing a Doctor
(40:47) Shaving Her Head Before the Chemo Did It For Her
(44:09) Finding the BCF Young Women's Support Group
(46:06) The Chemo Port She Thought Never Needed
(49:26) "Cancer Is Not Like a MediaCorp Drama"
(51:21) How Cancer Changed Her View of Art and Event Planning
(54:29) Learning to Accept Her Body in the Mirror
(56:50) What She Hopes Women Take Away This October
(58:41) Where to Find BCF
(59:39) One Shiok Thing
(1:05:33) Post-Interview Reflections
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