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Generation Grit: He beat cancer in childhood to chase dream of being chef

Jarenn Foo dealt with hits to his health time and time again as a child. After beating cancer, escaping a life-threatening infection and dealing with news that he may never be able to move his right leg again, he is now fulfilling his dream of becoming a chef.

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Zaric Foo will never forget the date Aug 1, 2009.
That day, his 12-year-old son asked him a question he hopes other parents will never have to hear: "Am I going to die?"
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