SINGAPORE: Zoe Ng was only a week old when her rapidly growing skin constricted blood flow to the tissue in her hands, causing the tissue to turn necrotic.
Despite losing her hands and living with the rare skin condition harlequin ichthyosis, which causes thick and scaly skin growth, the nine-year-old girl remains positive about her studies at Nan Chiau Primary School and her passion for art.
She makes it a point to complete her homework every day, even though she is easily tired as a result of her condition – significant energy is required to constantly produce new skin cells.
After taking a nap, she stays up until around 9pm for her studies, using her stumps to hold a pen or pencil.
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