Kuala Lampur, June 17 -- Once you're a cancer patient, regardless of whether you're cured or not, you will never be free of hospitals.

Right now I see my oncologist every three months, my surgeon every six.

I get a mammogram and if needed, an ultrasound, once a year. My latest scans have come back clear and for now, I can feel some relief.

The universe can be amusing; I had just wrapped up a boss battle in Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade when my number was called.

It's not the easiest of games but it's not so hard that I quit out of frustration.

Like the game, my cancer journey has been full of milestones or, as I see them, "boss battles" with the final boss being my cancer.

Unlike Final Fantasy I won't know if the bosses will ...