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Single mum with breast cancer: ‘My daughters are much stronger than I give them credit for’

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When Ms Kiranjit Kaur (right) was diagnosed with breast cancer, her daughters Karampreet Kaur (left) and Ms Navjodh Kaur helped her with everyday routines like bathing, putting on clothes and changing her dressings. ST PHOTO:  ARIFFIN JAMAR

When Ms Kiranjit Kaur (right) was diagnosed with breast cancer, her daughters Karampreet Kaur (left) and Navjodh Kaur helped her with everyday routines like bathing, putting on clothes and changing her dressings.

ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

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SINGAPORE – Ms Karampreet Kaur was doing her N levels in December 2014 when her mother broke the news of her breast cancer diagnosis to her and her younger sister.

“She had tried to hide it earlier on and didn’t want to tell us much until I said: ‘The exam is there. It doesn’t matter. Now, tell me what’s going on.’”

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