{
  "id": 17534461,
  "title": "‘Be alive’: Hongkonger with muscular dystrophy turns 18, against all odds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/be-alive-hongkonger-with-muscular-dystrophy-turns-18-against-all-odds-17534461",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T04:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372861/be-alive-hongkonger-muscular-dystrophy-turns-18-against-all-odds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Celebrating one’s 18th birthday is not typically a poignant occasion, but for outgoing Hongkonger Chen Tsz-kin, adulthood began last week with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. At 18 months old, Chen was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that causes muscles to weaken over time. Doctors told his mother, Michelle Li Yuan-feng, that people with the incurable illness…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}