{
  "id": 19410482,
  "title": "2 young lives, 2 long roads through treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/2-young-lives-2-long-roads-through-treatment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/11/11/2-young-lives-2-long-roads-through-treatment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four-year-old Long Yu Hao is battling T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Kuala Lumpur, while eight-year-old Jia Xuan is managing spinal muscular atrophy in Kuching. Both families face the challenge of long-term treatment costs beyond hospital visits. Yu Hao's mother, Lim Eng Yung, has left her job to accompany him to hospitals, and the family is still short of RM20,000 in needed support. Jia Xuan's parents, Voon Jian Jian and Yu Kong Chai, have been searching for treatment options for her rare genetic condition and now need RM150,000 to cover medication for the next three years.",
  "summary": "Four-year-old Long Yu Hao is undergoing treatment for leukaemia, while eight-year-old Yu Jia Xuan needs costly long-term medication for spinal muscular atrophy.",
  "key_points": [
    "Four-year-old Long Yu Hao fights T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in Kuala Lumpur.",
    "Eight-year-old Jia Xuan manages spinal muscular atrophy in Kuching.",
    "Families need RM150,000 for Jia Xuan's three-year medication treatment."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}