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Hong Kong teen with incurable disease suffers emotional breakdown after flu, RSV

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A 17-year-old in Hong Kong, who has an incurable disease, experienced a severe emotional breakdown after contracting influenza A and RSV. He described these illnesses as near-death experiences that have significantly lowered his will to fight his condition. The teenager shared his struggles on Facebook, detailing his recent hospitalization and the emotional toll these health scares have taken. AI

RANK_REASON This is a personal story about a teenager's health struggles and emotional state, not a significant industry development.

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Hong Kong teen with incurable disease suffers emotional breakdown after flu, RSV

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Cannix Yau ·

    Hong Kong teen’s will to fight illness ‘incredibly low’ after near-death scares

    A teenager who fears dying young has narrowly escaped death twice this year after contracting influenza and respiratory virus infection, enduring what he described as his “most emotionally devastating breakdown”. Chen Tsz-kin, 17, was diagnosed with the incurable muscle-wasting d…

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