Half a Donut and a Whole Lot of Faith: My MIL’s Legacy of Resilience (An Interview with Susanna Tam)
Release Date: 05/05/2025
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Does Following God Make Me the Enemy's Target? (An Interview with Cameron Walcott)
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info_outlineWhat do you do when your child is diagnosed with terminal cancer in a new country...and you can only afford to share half a donut for lunch?
When Dr. Wai Jia's mother-in-law Susanna immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada, she had no idea her 10-year-old son (now Dr. Wai Jia's husband) would be diagnosed with liver cancer…or that he’d survive a transplant, complete an Ironman, and later raise a family in Africa.
In this deeply moving episode, Susanna shares in her disarmingly light and joyful way:
- Her journey from street kid to resilient matriarch
- Why she never pitied herself, even during the darkest nights
- How her childlike joy, simple faith, and radical generosity have shaped generations
- The secret she learned that carried her through: “Don’t over-worry. Prepare and let God do the rest.”
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