He battled high-risk leukaemia at age 7. Now he's a doctor helping to treat cancer patients
Diagnosed with high-risk leukaemia at the age of seven and given a 50 per cent chance of survival, Dr Jason Chng beat the odds. Today, he's a doctor helping to treat patients with diseases like the one he survived.
Dr Jason Chng, now a 30-year-old resident doctor at Singapore General Hospital, overcame high-risk leukemia diagnosed at age seven. He was given a 50% survival chance, but now helps treat patients with similar diseases. Diagnosed in 2011, 15-year-old Jason told his mother he wanted to be a doctor, despite her initial fears due to his past illness.
At seven, he had 140 times the normal white blood cell count, placing his cancer in the high-risk category. Jason underwent chemotherapy, sedated bone marrow tests, and suffered frequent infections, including intrathecal injections and surgery for a Port-a-Cath. His mother, Madam Teo Wei Wei, took him to various specialists and endured emotional struggles as their family's life was upended.
Despite numerous challenges, Jason's mother remained supportive, even as she faced her own anxieties and doubts.
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