Cheong's father had a heart attack in Tokyo and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Toho University Omori Medical Center on April 19, 2017. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM GIVE.ASIA
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old Singaporean woman who turned to crowdfunding to help get her severely ill father home from Tokyo has successfully raised more than $239,000 (RM742,895) in a matter of days.
Eileen Cheong wrote in her campaign on fundraising platform Give.Asia that her family had flown to Tokyo, Japan, on April 19 to celebrate her mother's cancer remission. However, shortly after arriving in Tokyo, Cheong's father had a heart attack.
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