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A Singaporean woman diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer while in the United States arrived in Singapore on Saturday (May 30) night after the public raised about $373,000 to fund her trip home.
The flight back to Seletar Airport by air ambulance was the only option for Ms Lerine Liu as commercial flights had been cancelled due to the pandemic.
The Straits Times highlighted the fundraising campaign to fund Ms Liu’s flight home last Monday and the following day her family raised about $373,000 from 3,886 donors – well in excess of the goal of $330,000.
Ms Liu, 42, was accompanied by a medical crew on the flight operated by International SOS that departed Newark, New Jersey, on Friday.
The flight was postponed from Thursday as Ms Liu’s condition had to be stabilised before she could board the plane.
It made several refuelling stops before arriving in Singapore on Saturday at around 6.30pm.
Ms Liu will now be quarantined for 14 days as part of Covid-19 measures before her family will be able to visit her.
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