Graduate excels in studies while battling stage 4 cancer
PETALING JAYA:
The moment felt surreal for Nor Shamira Irwani Farid. It was her convocation ceremony, and she was onstage at Universiti Utara Malaysia to receive the Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal Award from the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah.
She had spent four years working hard towards this achievement, graduating with an impressive CGPA of 3.94. Yet when the moment finally arrived, it was tinged with sadness.
Months earlier, the 24-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4 classic Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
“As I held the gold medal in my hands, I had flashbacks of struggling through the side effects of chemotherapy – vomiting and lying in bed,” she told FMT Lifestyle.
