Yay, Mark Lee's Youngest Daughter Is Showing Signs Of Recovery From Her Rare Disease!
Earlier this month, we shared that Mark Lee's 5-year-old daughter Calynn has been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that's attacking her kidneys.
Mark Lee's wife, Catherine Ng, first revealed their daughter's condition in a Facebook page called 紫菡公主加油 Cheers for Calynn Lee here to garner love and support for their beloved daughter~ As of today, the page have more than 14K 'likes' and followers.
On our post, several netizens have also taken the initiative to wish Calynn a speedy recovery~
If you're one of the 14,000 people who have been following Calynn's health journey religiously, you'd know that on 24 August the little Princess just celebrated her birthday~
Check out the birthday girl with her birthday loots! #princessforlife
Just a little after this post was shared, Catherine blessed us with good news again~
Calynn just received an awesome birthday gift! *woohoo*
Results from her urine test yesterday showed that her condition has improved. Thank you so much everyone for all your prayers and chanting!
All of your prayers and blessings for Calynn... She can receive ALL OF IT! We're so happy! This is truly the best birthday gift Calynn can ever receive. Grateful!
In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, Catherine said the doctor told her that although Calynn was getting better, she would not be recovering anytime soon as treatment period for those with her condition is at least six months.
Calynn's Diagnosis
Mark Lee his wife Catherine first found out about Calynn's condition in May when her fever hit as high as 40 degrees. After visiting the doctor, they learned that her kidney has been infected with an unusual amount of white blood cells in her urine.
Calynn was later diagnosed with Glomerulonephritis, a rare condition where her autoimmune system would attack healthy cells in her body by mistake, specifically her kidneys; a condition very similar to Lupus.
Calynn has to visit the hospital thrice a month and have since stopped attending school.
“She does not cry often; she isn't sure what exactly she's down with… to be honest, she's very brave,” - Mark.
In the public post, Catherine wrote that Calynn is a brave girl who's never cried no matter how many needles were injected into her except for once, when her doctor injected the wrong part~
Calynn, who is Lee’s youngest child, has a 10-year-old sister, Calista, and a seven-year-old brother Marksonn.
Let's all send our best regards to Calynn! We look forward to see this brave girl running well and about soon! x
Text by: Girlstyle SG