FROM DYING MAN TO CHAMPIONING CHILDREN’S NEEDS
My Story
Paralysed from the waist down since the age of 2 due to childhood poliomyelitis, Dr Tan has since 1987, devoted himself to championing as well as fundraising for needy causes around the world until April 2009 when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 leukemia. Despite being told that he had only 9-12 months to live, Dr Tan braved through 6 months of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. “Even with transplants, half the patients die subsequently from complications or a relapse of the cancer” (quoted from Dr Tan Lip Kun, NUHS senior blood specialist in Straits Times, 5 Jan 2010). Grateful that he will soon pass 6 years of survivorship after bone marrow transplant, he is determined to “do more for the community” with his new lease of life.
The 50 hour challenge will be Dr Tan’s toughest challenge since his bone marrow transplant. The longest similar challenge he has ever undertaken was a 10 hours “Cycle of Hope” challenge more than 5 ½ years ago on 9 January 2010. The beneficiary of his 50-hour toll is again “The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund”, which supports children from low-income families.
All donations made via SimplyGiving will go directly to STSPMF.
Recent Donors
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Anonymous
Keep inspiring us Dr Tan!
SGD 50 11/10/2015 11:44:42 AM UTC
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Anonymous
SGD 100 08/31/2015 03:25:41 PM UTC
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Richard Ng
Dear Dr Tan. You are an inspiration and a model for all of us
SGD 50 08/31/2015 09:08:20 AM UTC
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Anonymous
Dear William, All the best!
SGD 50 08/31/2015 02:56:20 AM UTC
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Anonymous
Well done Dr William Tan!
SGD 50 08/31/2015 01:05:32 AM UTC
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Ang Cheng Bee
SGD 30 08/30/2015 08:48:33 AM UTC
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christian Barbier
Warm congratulations to Dr Tan for his effort and to Paul Heng for supporting the fundraising, for the benefit of children in need of care and support.
SGD 200 08/30/2015 04:22:34 AM UTC
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Nicole Leo Shu Yan
SGD 500 08/30/2015 03:33:01 AM UTC
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Anonymous
SGD 100 08/30/2015 02:28:05 AM UTC
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Wong Chee sun
Making effort to help the less fortunate.
SGD 100 08/30/2015 12:07:09 AM UTC