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Generation Grit
Bouncing back, thanks to 'Auntie Stella'
Miss Kelly Goh, 25, had to live with the guilt and trauma of seeing her father fall eight storeys to his death. The five years since then have been a slow process of recovery, aided by a family friend who took her into her home to care for her. Miss Goh tells her story to The Straits Times, in this series about millennials who inspire us.
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Within just one year, Miss Kelly Goh lost both her parents in tragic circumstances.
Her mother, a coffee shop assistant, died in 2012 while undergoing treatment for late-stage breast cancer. One day, Mr Goh Ah Seng found his wife unconscious at home. She was rushed to the hospital but died the next day. Miss Goh was their only child. Just 19 at the time, she became closer to her father, a taxi driver.
