[Levin]

Cheryl Lin

14 Nov 2021 06:01AM
(Updated: 14 Nov 2021 09:42AM)


SINGAPORE: When Jonathan Tiong was an infant, a neurologist told his parents that he wouldn’t live past the age of two.

He was diagnosed with type two spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to become weak and break down. It is also a progressive disease, meaning he has become, and will likely get, weaker with time.

But in October, the same day he turned 24 years old, he was crowned valedictorian for the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Class of 2021, with the equivalent of a first class honours.

He has also landed a prestigious job at sovereign wealth fund GIC, where he currently works full-time as an editorial writer.


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