Life was put on hold for Hongkonger Phan Thanh Vinh when he was diagnosed with heart failure at the age of 17.
“It was an awkward phase because I hadn’t completed my education or thought about a career. I didn’t even have the energy to play video games to pass the time,” says Phan, now 22.
The son of Vietnamese parents, Phan underwent multiple operations early in life for his congenital heart condition, allowing him to grow up relatively normally.
But during the summer...
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