ONE week after the sudden death of a Raffles Institution (RI) student, another boy from the school has died.
Last week, Secondary 3 student Cao Yuanchi, 14, was suddenly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a cancer of the myeloid white blood cells.
He died on Sunday after suffering from an intracranial haemorrhage, or bleeding within the skull, as a result of the cancer.
This makes Yuanchi the second RI boy to die within a week. Tee Yan Chyuan, a 12-year-old Secondary 1 student, collapsed and died on Jan 11 after a game of badminton.
On Jan 9, Yuanchi returned from his five-day Outward Bound School course complaining of fatigue.
He also sported a few bruises, which he dismissed as slight injuries from the course.
Then, on Tuesday evening, Jan 13, Yuanchi came down with a fever and had a green skin discolouration in his right eye, ankles, knees and buttocks.
His father, Mr Cao Sheng Fa, 42, noticed Yuanchi's symptoms and took him to KK Women's and Children's Hospital, where doctors diagnosed the leukaemia.
Both Yuanchi's mother, Madam Ma Wenying, 42, a former quantity surveyor, and his father were shocked when they learnt of his condition.
'We were in disbelief,' said Mr Cao, a civil engineer. 'He was always so healthy and seldom fell sick.'
Last Friday night, Yuanchi started vomiting and complained of a headache.
After a CT scan revealed bleeding in his brain, doctors operated on Yuanchi and transferred him to the intensive care unit, where he spent his last days unconscious.
Yuanchi was an only child; his family described him as a smart and obedient boy who loved to read. He was also an active teenager who went for regular runs and even scaled Yunnan's Jade Dragon Snow Mountain during a holiday last year, said his family.
A statement from RI remembers Yuanchi as a 'bright, helpful and good-natured student who endeared himself to many at school'.
'We usually celebrate Chinese New Year here,' said Mr Cao.
'But this year, we have to take his ashes back to his grandparents in China.'
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SeenItAll
Yesterday, 08:36 AM
Are our elite schools training weak students?
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jiatian1979
Yesterday, 12:58 PM
WTF is going on?!? Did somebody put a curse on RI? Leukaemia from out of nowhere, without any clear symptoms beforehand!
My condolences to the family of Cao Yuanchi, his school, and his friends.
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luvmibiz
Yesterday, 06:56 PM
Singaporeans are getting weak....die so easily...sorry to say that, but remember those NS boys also died so suddenly?
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msc65
Today, 03:14 AM
I am appalled at the grossly insensitive comments made by other readers. Such a sudden loss of a loved one must be heartbreaking for the family. By posting such insensitive remarks is just adding insult to what is already a grievous injury. Please exercise some sensibility before you comment.
To the family of Yuanchi, my deepest condolences.
To the people responsible for reviewing this discussion board, please ban such users from leaving inappropriate comments on the board, especially so when it concerns such personal tragedies.
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singaporean02
Today, 06:55 PM
Public appeal to all readers to share about water-cure protocol to help our citizens to live robust health until good old age, as found in Healthy Wealth blog http://theinnozablog.blogspot.com
Last week, Secondary 3 student Cao Yuanchi, 14, was suddenly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a cancer of the myeloid white blood cells.
He died on Sunday after suffering from an intracranial haemorrhage, or bleeding within the skull, as a result of the cancer.
(( When the water balance inside any cell is not corrected over time the cell ill burst due to the differential pressure between the extracellular fluid and intracellular fluid))
This makes Yuanchi the second RI boy to die within a week. Tee Yan Chyuan, a 12-year-old Secondary 1 student, collapsed and died on Jan 11 after a game of badminton.
On Jan 9, Yuanchi returned from his five-day Outward Bound School course complaining of fatigue.
((Do the OBS leaders know about deep dehyration can trigger many signs /symptoms?))
He also sported a few bruises, which he dismissed as slight injuries from the course.
Then, on Tuesday evening, Jan 13, Yuanchi came down with a fever and had a green skin discolouration in his right eye, ankles, knees and buttocks.
His father, Mr Cao Sheng Fa, 42, noticed Yuanchi's symptoms and took him to KK Women's and Children's Hospital, where doctors diagnosed the leukaemia.
Both Yuanchi's mother, Madam Ma Wenying, 42, a former quantity surveyor, and his father were shocked when they learnt of his condition.
'We were in disbelief,' said Mr Cao, a civil engineer. 'He was always so healthy and seldom fell sick.'
Last Friday night, Yuanchi started vomiting and complained of a headache.
(( Vomiting and headache are also sign of dehydration of the body. Know the difference between Dis-ease: Migraine /Headache is a sign of water need by the brain and the eyes. It will totally clear up if dehydration is prevented from establishing in the body.
Disease: The type of dehydration that cause migraine/headaches might eventually cause inflammation and leakage of the small arteries of the brain and be responsible for plaque formation that is often seen in serious neurological disorders. It can also affect the back of the eye and possibly cause partial loss of eyesight.))
After a CT scan revealed bleeding in his brain, doctors operated on Yuanchi and transferred him to the intensive care unit, where he spent his last days unconscious.
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