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‘A very precious gift’: Wife who received husband’s kidney and a new lease of life

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Mdm Jamie Yeow (right), 42, and her husband, Mr Ng Choe Kee, 44 photographed at their home in 63A Lengkok Bahru in Singapore on 22 Dec 2022.

Madam Jamie Yeow' s husband Mr Ng Choe Kee donated his kidney to Mdm Yeow after she was diagnosed with IgA Nephropathy.

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SINGAPORE – Earlier this year, Madam Jamie Yeow’s husband gave her a most precious gift – his kidney and a new lease of life.

On Saturday, the 42-year-old bank executive and mother of one celebrated Christmas with her husband’s extended family for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic started in 2020.

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