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“A few days later, I am back again at the hospital for another 1-2 weeks. One day the District Administration office sent a letter for me to go to a heart institute in Kota Samarahan. They [...]

“In our traditions and belief, if for example, someone impregnated the girl and ran off, the growing child in the mother’s womb is a pig”. We need to touch on topics that are [...]

“My mother had cancer of the uterus, my sister had cervical cancer. So there is a possibility for me and my daughters to have cancer but to many people here, that is a lie. That it [...]

“A long long time ago, if an Iban person had a tattoo of a bunga terung, humans and other drawings, it signified that this person is a very strong person. Like a warrior. In the olden days [...]

“Our generation and our mother’s generation are very different. They had 5 kids. I don’t know how many kids I’ll have. They had more ‘sehaluan’, more, balance. [...]

“For me, I got married at the age of 15. My husband was 30. I wasn’t afraid of marrying an older man at that time [laughs]. I am 40 years old now. I had my first child at 17 years old. We [...]

“I feel sad because my husband is not with me anymore and life is hard. I am unable to get money. It’s been a long time since he passed away. He died of TB. He loved to smoke despite [...]

“The mom works at the kilang (factory). The salt factory, wheat flour factory, near Matang. The dad also used to work at the factory, and the palm plantation. He’s 25, and my niece 20 years [...]

“We will ride the motorcycle to the hospital when the time comes. It’ll take roughly 30 mins to get to the hospital in town and I ride myself to there. My husband is a contractor. [...]

“My name is Katherine Mendung Anak Embau and I’m 26 years old. I married when I was 19 and had my first child a year later, and my second child last year in 2015. But I’d like to have [...]