‘They deserve a happy childhood’: Hong Kong terminal cancer patient donates HK$800,000 to foundation helping young sufferers of disease
- Gabriel Yeung, 28, has been battling stomach and liver cancer over the past year and decided donation was best way to help kids suffering from disease
- Money given to Children’s Cancer Foundation Hong Kong will help subsidise costly treatments
A 28-year-old Hong Kong man diagnosed with terminal cancer has donated HK$800,000 (US$102,225) to a foundation helping young sufferers of the disease, saying they “deserve a happy childhood”.
Gabriel Yeung Ka-piu, who has been battling stomach and liver cancer over the past year, said in a social media post on Thursday night that chemotherapy had been the most painful part of his journey, robbing him of “basic dignity as a human being as well as the ability to speak”.
“At this moment, what I desire most is for this world to be free of cancer and other illnesses,” he said. “I would like to leave what I can’t take away to the children who are bravely fighting against cancer. I have made a donation of HK$800,000 to the Children’s Cancer Foundation Hong Kong.”
The organisation expressed its gratitude for the move on Friday, indicating the funds would help subsidise treatment following Yeung’s requests.
The University of Hong Kong graduate said his decision to give away the money was made a long time ago.
“I believe they deserve a happy childhood just like any other child. That is why I decided to support them as much as I could.”
Yeung, an investment bank worker, also told children fighting the disease to always believe in their ability to recover.