SINGAPORE: At its core, perhaps, the story of Wang Xiao and Yu Jianping is all about the healing power of love. Over a decade ago, Ms Wang, then 24, was told that she urgently needed a kidney transplant because of uremia, a condition where kidney functions decline. Otherwise, she only had a year to live. [ ]
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