Scoliosis sharing with My Doctors

Beginning of this year I was invited to be on a medical show called "My Doctors". Sound familiar? That's because "My Doctors" is adopted from the American talk show called "The Doctors"! "The Doctors" airs in the US, Canada Mexico and a few other countries. It is an hour long daytime program which is distributed in the US and globally as well. This program talks about health and medical issues and is hosted by a team of medical professionals. They usually invite guests or speakers or even celebrities onto the show to discuss various health-related topics and answer questions from viewers who are too shy to ask anyone, let alone their own doctors. 
On set with Dr Liyana and Dr Zainal

 In episode 26 of My Doctors, I was interview by Dr Liyana, a clinical physician, and Dr Zainal, a surgeon specialist, regarding my scoliosis. What it's like to live with scoliosis, be a competitive athlete and training with scoliosis, how I manage my pain and life after the operation. 
I have a feeling that one of the criteria to be a doctor on My Doctors is to be good looking.
Don't you think so?

 This episode will air on Astro Ria/HD this Friday, 17th August at 7pm! IF there happens to be a reschedule, then you can watch the replay on Monday, 20th August at 11PM or on Wednesday, 22nd August at 12pm. 

 Have any questions? Don't be shy to ask me! You can either ask me in the comment box below or message me on my Instagram (@cailin_k).

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Cai Lin 

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