My father used to tell us that a person who gets put on a ventilator seldom survives. And that was the miserable fate my father met.

I even felt my dad betrayed me. Why did he even bother to sit and draw with me if this is what would happen in the end?

my father was a poor shopkeeper with little earnings to feed, clothe, and provide for my mother, my four siblings, and me...

Growing up, I spent countless hours playing the game, “Operation,” meticulously navigating the clip to avoid touching the metal...