http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/8/4/nation/11783461&sec=nationPETALING JAYA: Discovering that she had cancer that later left her paralysed caused Amelia Tan to plummet into darkness and depression.
But the plucky young woman has since risen above her difficulties and is now moving forward with her thriving online business, cheering her buyers up with the pretty trinkets that she hand-makes.
Four years ago, Tan, then only 19, was diagnosed with advanced stage lymphoma cancer of the lymphatic system which rendered her wheelchair-bound, having lost the function of both her legs.
“My dad and brother make daily trips to the post office to send the orders out and on the weekends, the whole family sits down to put the accessories in packets and cut ribbons,” she said.
“I had a lot of time to think during the months I spent recovering in bed and I decided that I had to rise above my present situation.
Tan described what happened to her as a “curse turned into a blessing” although she had to make major adjustments to her lifestyle.
She said that although her struggle with the disease was the most difficult and darkest time in her life, family support and her new-found faith in religion while in hospital gave her strength to keep going.
She added that her mother resigned from her job as a general manager and her older sister, who was studying at the time, took a year off and returned home to take care of her after she fell sick.
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