Long Yu Hao, seen with his mother Lim Eng Yung, and eight-year-old Jia Xuan are facing different medical battles and are in need of public support. (Persatuan Kebajikan VCare Kuala Muda / CCEP Foundation pics)PETALING JAYA: At a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, four-year-old Long Yu Hao is facing a gruelling treatment journey expected to stretch across the next two years.
Hundreds of kilometres away in Kuching, eight-year-old Yu Jia Xuan’s family is confronting a different challenge - finding the money needed to keep her rare genetic condition under control.
Their illnesses are different, as are their circumstances, but both families are facing the same difficult reality: treatment does not end with a hospital visit, and the expenses surrounding long-term care can quickly overwhelm an ordinary household.
