Sarah died on 9th July 1999, aged 16, from an infection after receiving a half-match bone marrow transplant. Her family wish to leave her website as it was, in her memory.If you wish to contact the family for any reason please
use this email address
Rest in peace, my love.
Hi! I'm Sarah, and this is my newly revamped homepage.
A little about me -
I'm 16. I live in the south of England, but I'm originally from Hong Kong. I'm Chinese.
When I was a year old, I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma - eye cancer. After
radiotherapy, I recovered. I now have only one eye. I don't remember much about the whole
thing, which, I guess, is why it's not such a big deal for me. In my opinion, it's a lot
better to have cancer when you're that young, because it's not something you'll remember
for the rest of your life.
However, about a month ago, I was diagnosed with leukaemia. Naturally, I was upset, as was
the rest of my family, but it's actually surprising how quickly you move beyond shock and
self-pity.
To tell you the truth, it's not as bad as it sounds. I know that technically, I should
feel that it's unfair that I get cancer twice, but I don't. Sh*t happens, and there's
nothing you can do about it but let it.
This homepage is to show that I can be normal too. That when you look at someone with
cancer, you should remember that they're people too, that they have their interests and
their personalities, their sense of humour.
I've put up all sorts of stuff about me - my favourite things, stuff about my cancer -
on this page. This is my shrine to me, if you want it put that way. So first of all,
there's a page of stuff I've written. Then I have a whole load
of links, a guestbook which you can sign or view, a page about my leukaemia, a photo album,
a page of tributes to people I know, and two other things I'm
particularly proud of.
The first is a bookshop. It took me forever to look up all the
books and their numbers and pictures and then write up my little reviews, so I hope
somebody goes to have a look at it. You don't have to buy a book, just look at my
recommendations.
The second is a discussion board.
I thought a discussion board would be a lot better than a chat room, mainly because there
are so few people around. I've had a chat room before and it's always been empty. So this
time, I thought you could leave your messages and let other people reply to them. The
point of the board is to provide support to all us kids with cancer, so if you have
cancer, or someone close to you has cancer, feel free to ask questions there or just tell
us how you're feeling. We're all in the same boat.
L. to R. Me, Kat, Mill, Tash, and Anna in the front.
Taken when we were about 13/4
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<a href="writing.html"><img src="graphics/writing.jpg" alt="My writing" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><a href="tributes.html"><img src="graphics/tributes.jpg" alt="Tributes" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><br>
<a href="links.html"><img src="graphics/links.jpg" alt="Links" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><a href="mailto:sarah@xfiles1013.freeserve.co.uk"><img src="graphics/mailme.jpg" alt="E-mail me" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><br>
<a href="/cgi-bin/geoplus_apps/ans_entry"><img src="graphics/sign.jpg" alt="Sign my guestbook" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><a href="geobook.html"><img src="graphics/view.jpg" alt="View my guestbook" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><br>
<a href="leukaemia.html"><img src="graphics/leukaemia.jpg" alt="About my leukaemia" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><a href="photo.html"><img src="graphics/photo.jpg" alt="Photo album" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><br>
<a href="bookshop.html"><img src="graphics/bookshop.jpg" alt="My bookshop" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a><a href="http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb440786"><img src="graphics/discussion.jpg" alt="Discussion board" WIDTH="135" HEIGHT="45"></a>
The X-Files - aliens, UFOs, mysterious
disappearances, and Foxy Mulder. What more could you ask for? I could go on, but I have an
alter-ego on the net who does that for me.
The Simpsons - Anyone with a sense of
humour has got to love it.
