Family of three-year-old with aggressive cancer appeals for help with medical fees, receives over S$600K in donations<\/h2>\n
The family of a three-year-old girl with aggressive cancer is appealing for donations to help cover her medical fees.<\/p>\n
Doctors have reportedly said she urgently needs treatment within a critical six-month window, or her condition could become fatal.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSource: Give.Asia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Young girl diagnosed with aggressive cancer<\/h3>\n
Darlene Marcella Xu was born in Indonesia in February 2023.<\/p>\n
When she was just over a year old, she began suffering from a persistent cough, daily fevers, and a loss of appetite.<\/p>\n
Her parents took her to the hospital multiple times, where doctors initially diagnosed her with pneumonia.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSource: Give.Asia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, her condition continued to worsen despite medication.<\/p>\n
In late March 2024, doctors at a local hospital in Pekanbaru discovered that Darlene had acute monocytic leukaemia, also known as AML-M5.<\/p>\n
AML-M5 is a serious and aggressive form of blood cancer<\/a>, with a reported five-year survival rate of 33.4%<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Pekanbaru hospital could only offer a basic treatment plan, which reportedly came with a 20% chance of success.<\/p>\n Source: @babydarlene.xu on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hope later came from overseas, when a pastor from Singapore who was involved in mission work learnt about Darlene\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n \n\t\tSingaporean pastor helps family seek treatment<\/h3>\n
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