Kuala Lampur, July 2 -- There are things that irk me about Malaysia sometimes but I'm grateful our public healthcare exists.

If it hadn't, faced with charges like RM4,000 for a biopsy and nearly RM3,000 for a PET scan, the alternate choice of flying somewhere with snow and dying from exposure on a wintery mountainside would seem far more appealing.

Remembering the anguish I felt seeing just how much scans and cancer drugs cost when I started my cancer journey, I do not wish it on anyone else.

Public healthcare and the generosity of friends and supporters is literally saving my life so why wouldn't I want that same healthcare available for everyone?

Instead some guy in a suit is telling me no, we need to make everyone buy insurance and...