I knew beating cancer would be tough. What I didn't expect was the crippling loss of identity as I returned to work

Andreea Neblea

Following a gruelling battle with leukaemia, former physics teacher Jamin Jeow struggled with fear, identity loss and uncertainty as he realised the work he needed to put in before he could re-enter the workplace.  In November 2024, after more than a year of fighting leukaemia, my oncologist gave me the all clear to return to work. I knew the first thing I should have felt was relief, but instead, another unsettling feeling crept up and took me by surprise: fear. I had spent months in hospitals