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My uncle’s days were numbered. So he made them count
My uncle’s peaceful passing, surrounded by loved ones in the last weeks of his hospice stay, is a lesson on life lived to the full right to the last day.
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The dignified passing of my uncle is its own legacy for his close-knit extended family, and I think it will hold value for others too, says the writer.
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Lee Seow Ser
Family and friends surrounded my uncle’s bed in the hospice as we sat with him in his last hours.
Uncle Soon Heng’s emaciated body lay there, his chest barely moving.
