Ms Elina Toh had wished for 10 new sets of clothes that she could wear when she started polytechnic.
That was 10 years ago, when the then teenager - who was waiting to start her food-science diploma course at Nanyang Polytechnic - had trouble finding suitable attire due to her medical condition, which limited her growth. She was diagnosed with lupus when she was 12, which led to end-stage renal failure.
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