Things That Actually Matter in This World
<p>Rong Liang Chia is battling stage three Pancreatic cancer.</p>
<p>Most patients with Stage III pancreatic cancer will develop a recurrence of their cancer after surgery. According to one medical<a href="https://www.hoafredericksburg.com/stage-iii-pancreatic-cancer/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> website</a>:</p>
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<p>“The majority of patients with Stage III disease have micrometastases that cannot be detected with currently available tests and cannot be removed with surgery. The presence of micrometastases causes the relapses that follow treatment with surgery alone.”</p>
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<p>What do we do when one of the greatest possessions we own, our health, is threatened?</p>
<p>If you’re <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rongliangchia" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Rong Liang Chia</a>, you start with a collection of impressive tattoos that express an unexpected message:<em> “Live, Love, Pasta.”</em> The first two celebrate the grandeur of life. We all want to live and love.</p>
<p>But pasta?</p>
<p>As Rong Liang Chia states in a moving <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzKheaaEmdE" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">video</a> by Green Renaissance, “The first two words make sense, and the last one is like, OK…Why pasta? I don’t know, pasta is great.”</p>
<p>And then he smiles, and his soul radiates a peaceful glow.</p>
<h2>Just let go</h2>
<p>It seems like we’re all holding on tightly these days.</p>
<p>Maybe we’re holding on to our careers, investing time and energy into a future promotion or positive turn of events. Or perhaps it’s our family that we’re pulling in close. Doing everything to enrich their lives and well-being.</p>
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