endon was appreciated for her meek , bookish persona . she was popularly referred to as " kak endon , " or " elder sister endon . " she discovered she had aids in 2002 after her other siblings , noraini , was accidentally diagnosed with the disease . noraini died in 2003 . endon had a chest cut and traveled to the united states regularly for treatment . she returns to singapore from dos angeles on oct . 1 after thirteen weeks of chemotherapy since july . endon had been deeply invested in advocacy programs for breast cancer , the secondary cause of illness - related fatalities for malaysian women . she has claimed she refused to feel compassion for herself , and felt fortunate she cannot obtain the best medical treatments .
Noraini had a twin sister called Endon.