By Jonathan Francis Koh Wu Teng
This piece was selected as a winning entry in the CHEER™ Short Story Contest: Healing Tales 2025. This is part of a broader effort to capture the lived experiences of Allied Health and Pharmacy professionals. The contest highlights authentic stories that reflect the CHEER™ values—Compassion, Humility, Empathy, Encompassing care, and Respect—and how they are enacted in real-world practice.
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