Al-Fatihah to my mother, Seniah binti Omar – whose love and sacrifices have been taken for granted by the people around her.

Reminiscing back on what she had to go through as a newlywed, a wife and a mother with no asset in her name nor an income – she could have lived better. But she persevered. As kids back then, all we could do was watch because we had no idea how we could have helped.

Perhaps death was the best escape.

Although she succumbed to her illness due to post-COVID complications, I wished other people had taken her place. Not her. She went too soon.