Mother of 19-year-old girl with rare chromosomal disorder fears the future
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Cheong Chel Sie (2nd from right) with her parents Mr Cheong Weng Thim, Madam Chan Fui Lee and sister Cheong Cher Lynn at their home in Telok Blangah.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
SINGAPORE - Immediately after she was born, Cheong Chel Sie was whisked off to the intensive care unit, and seven days later, underwent major surgery to correct a heart defect.
After she spent a month in hospital in recovery, her mother, Madam Chan Fui Lee, 53, thought the worst was over.
