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‘Before I die, I want to make a film’: The terminally ill find comfort and hope in creative pursuits
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Some terminally ill people in Singapore are embarking on artistic projects, painting, making films, and writing and planning books and memoirs.
PHOTOS: VENESSA LEE, COURTESY OF NICOLE RACHEL RUI XIU FRIETS
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SINGAPORE – At just 28 years old, Mr Muhammad Afif Yusli is dying.
Diagnosed with glioblastoma, a Grade 4 brain tumour, in April 2024, he has endured seizures, piercing pain, stabbing headaches, depression, memory difficulties and a period when he was unable to walk and talk. The average survival rate for this aggressive form of brain cancer is between 12 and 18 months.
