Triumphing in face of cancer

Keep your chin up: Norie (left) presenting a symbolic gift to Chong while Lee and Rose Suria (third from left) look on. On the extreme right are Low and National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NSCM) Melaka chapter’s head manager Banu M.

MELAKA: Serene Lee Shiying is a brave teenager battling bone cancer.

She faced the gruelling side effects of chemotherapy head-on with unwavering determination, managing to achieve an impressive feat of scoring 10As in the SPM exam, even after a year of missed lessons.