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https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-ong-beng-seng-iswaran-case-sentencing
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Ong’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull, told the court on Aug 4 that Ong suffers from a “devastating cocktail of medical problems”, noting that a fall could lead to his death.
Ong was diagnosed in 2020 with advanced multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects white blood cells, which are crucial to the body’s immune response.
SC Bull said the cancer compromised Ong’s spine, and a metal rod had been inserted in it. If infected, the result would be catastrophic, he added.
While showing a radiology photo to Judge Lee, SC Bull said the cancer had hollowed out Ong’s spinal vertebrae.
This means that the strength of Ong’s spine has been so compromised that any fall or injury could result in permanent disability or life-threatening injury.
SC Bull added that as a result of his cancer medication, Ong suffers from “intractable and relentless” diarrhoea, which puts him at risk of hypotension and acute kidney injury.
Ong also has peripheral vascular disease of both feet, with a non-healing toe wound that places him at risk of infection and gangrene.
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Ong’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull, told the court on Aug 4 that Ong suffers from a “devastating cocktail of medical problems”, noting that a fall could lead to his death.
Ong was diagnosed in 2020 with advanced multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects white blood cells, which are crucial to the body’s immune response.
SC Bull said the cancer compromised Ong’s spine, and a metal rod had been inserted in it. If infected, the result would be catastrophic, he added.
While showing a radiology photo to Judge Lee, SC Bull said the cancer had hollowed out Ong’s spinal vertebrae.
This means that the strength of Ong’s spine has been so compromised that any fall or injury could result in permanent disability or life-threatening injury.
SC Bull added that as a result of his cancer medication, Ong suffers from “intractable and relentless” diarrhoea, which puts him at risk of hypotension and acute kidney injury.
Ong also has peripheral vascular disease of both feet, with a non-healing toe wound that places him at risk of infection and gangrene.
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