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Seven-year-old gets new lease of life after mum donates kidney to her

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(from left) Hannah Phoa, 8, who had a rare kidney disorder and her mother who donated her liver, Leong Wei Yee, 39, on May 23, 2023./

(ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN)

Hannah Phoa's mother Leong Wei Yee said it was an automatic decision to donate one of her kidneys to her child.

ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN

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SINGAPORE – Seven-year-old Hannah Phoa was put on dialysis when she was just 10 days old.

A rare disorder detected shortly after she was born signalled the imminence of kidney failure.

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