{
  "id": 15682924,
  "title": "Features : Mother Becomes Siti Hawa's 'Hands And Feets' In PHD Journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/features-mother-becomes-siti-hawas-hands-and-feets-in-phd-journey",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T00:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2622777"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dr Siti Hawa Apandi has made history after being recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) as the ‘First SMA Patient to Complete Continuous Higher Education Studies from Single University’. The 37-year-old, who lives with the rare genetic condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), began her academic journey at diploma level and went on to complete her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), the highest…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}