Grief can lead to growth

Rev Katherine Chow shares how she was changed forever when her dad died

Ten years ago, my dad was hospitalised after a persistent cough forced him to visit his doctor. The 32-year-old me visiting Dad in hospital that day had no idea what was about to happen. Life would never be the same again. Dad’s lungs were full of cancer cells; he was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer and within ten months, he was gone. He was 64. I still remember the day Dad passed away; it was a sunny winter’s day with not a cloud in the sky. Everyone was carrying on with life as usual, but my life felt like it had stopped.