Tributes pour in for Indian expat student in UAE who died in Tamil Nadu after rare cancer battle
Sharjah: When Grade 12 C at GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah, returns from the summer break, one seat will stay empty. It belonged to Glowin Chell, and her seatmate Reema is already heartbroken. Glowin, an 18-year-old Indian expat who grew up in Sharjah, died on Tuesday during treatment back home in Tamil Nadu after a battle with a rare and aggressive cancer called fibrosarcoma that…
Glowin Chell, an 18-year-old Indian expat who grew up in Sharjah, passed away on Tuesday after battling a rare and aggressive cancer called fibrosarcoma. The news of her death was a shock to her classmates, many of whom were unaware of her illness. Glowin returned to school after being diagnosed around August last year, determined to complete her final year with her peers.
Friends and classmates remembered her as a kind, charismatic, and intelligent student with a warm presence and contagious smile. Her funeral was held in Marthandam, her hometown in Kanyakumari district, where her Sharjah friends also bid her farewell.
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