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This person is such a wonderful soul who despite his own tragic circumstances done so much to help the weak
Heaven if are listening, give it to me instead and let this hero alone
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May 10, 2009
Paraplegic doc has cancer
Wheelchair-bound doctor well known for his work in promoting sports among disabled
By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent
Dr William Tan, who has raised over $18 million for a variety of causes in the past two decades despite being paralysed from the waist down due to polio, has been diagnosed with the same illness that killed DBS chief Richard Stanley. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Dr William Tan has overcome many difficulties in his 52 years, including most recently braving the numbing cold of the Antarctica.
Now, he needs to fight for his life.
He has acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), the same illness that killed DBS Group Holdings chief Richard Stanley last month.
The Sunday Times understands that Dr Tan, who was diagnosed with the blood cancer last month, has been discharged from the National University Hospital.
He was not contactable yesterday.
Dr Tan, who is a medical doctor and neuroscientist, has done much to promote sporting activities among the disabled.
He set a world record in 2007 for completing seven marathons across seven continents in under 27 days. That year, the bachelor also became the first person in the world to complete the Arctic Marathon in a wheelchair.
His participation in gruelling marathons helped him to raise more than $18 million for a variety of causes in the past two decades.
Last year, Dr Tan, who was paralysed from the waist down at the age of two due to polio, was named Sportsman of the Year by the Singapore Disability Sports Council.
It is not known which of the eight AML sub-types he has, but in all cases, cancerous cells edge out healthy blood cells in the bone marrow.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Sunday Times.
This person is such a wonderful soul who despite his own tragic circumstances done so much to help the weak
Heaven if are listening, give it to me instead and let this hero alone
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
May 10, 2009
Paraplegic doc has cancer
Wheelchair-bound doctor well known for his work in promoting sports among disabled
By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent
Dr William Tan, who has raised over $18 million for a variety of causes in the past two decades despite being paralysed from the waist down due to polio, has been diagnosed with the same illness that killed DBS chief Richard Stanley. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Dr William Tan has overcome many difficulties in his 52 years, including most recently braving the numbing cold of the Antarctica.
Now, he needs to fight for his life.
He has acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), the same illness that killed DBS Group Holdings chief Richard Stanley last month.
The Sunday Times understands that Dr Tan, who was diagnosed with the blood cancer last month, has been discharged from the National University Hospital.
He was not contactable yesterday.
Dr Tan, who is a medical doctor and neuroscientist, has done much to promote sporting activities among the disabled.
He set a world record in 2007 for completing seven marathons across seven continents in under 27 days. That year, the bachelor also became the first person in the world to complete the Arctic Marathon in a wheelchair.
His participation in gruelling marathons helped him to raise more than $18 million for a variety of causes in the past two decades.
Last year, Dr Tan, who was paralysed from the waist down at the age of two due to polio, was named Sportsman of the Year by the Singapore Disability Sports Council.
It is not known which of the eight AML sub-types he has, but in all cases, cancerous cells edge out healthy blood cells in the bone marrow.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Sunday Times.
