‘Be alive’: Hongkonger with muscular dystrophy turns 18, against all odds
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Celebrating one’s 18th birthday is not typically a poignant occasion, but for Hongkonger Chen Tsz-kin, adulthood began 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 had an average life expectancy of 18.
The latest medical consensus, however, is that those with the disease might live..
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 had an average life expectancy of 18.
The latest medical consensus, however, is that those with the disease might live..
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