(Chinese version below)

Man Yi Mandy YAU, 21 years old, is a junior student majoring in Cultural Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is currently suffering from the Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS). It first occurred in her right thigh in 2011, soon it spread to her lungs, and now it appears in her right brain. It is a very rare form of cancer. According to the Hong Kong Cancer Registry (HKCaR), there are only 191 new cases every year in average. The incident rate is 2 per 100,000 persons overall.

Man Yi is tough, brave, and optimistic. The third time to encounter the cancer, she understands that she has limited time so she starts writing about her life and thoughts publicly on Facebook. Man Yi describes the recent episode of her life as “the best days and the worst days”. To be honest, she has already planned for the worst. However, at the same time, because of ASPS, she is receiving many blessings and love from friends, teachers, and even strangers. She is writing her "last words" and planning to publish a book for remembrance and fundraising. But most importantly, as a friend of Man Yi, I think she is actually spreading a lot of her happiness and positive values to her friends and the general public. She has already been impacting and inspiring others. I am one of those people who are influenced by her stories.

* You may also see Man Yi's story in this interview by South China Morning Post Hong Kong. http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/articl...

I, Kwan Yeung Sharon MAK, as one of her best friends, am now launching this fundraising campaign in order to support Man Yi and her family. At the same time, I am shaving all my hair off for this campaign and for walking with her in this difficult journey.

* You may find the live video of me shaving hair here (spoken in Cantonese): https://www.facebook.com/makkwanyeung/videos/vb.12...

Man Yi has already completed radiotherapy for 5 times in mid-September, with the side effects of feeling tired, lacking energy, losing hair and vomiting etc. In order to take care of her, her parents have already resigned their full-time job. In the meantime, they are applying for financial aid. As a family of no income now, she desperately needs your support. The needed amount for this campaign is estimated by Man Yi herself according to past experience. It includes the expenses of Yau’s family for 12 months and 5 times of the immunotherapy (Man Yi will probably go through more than 5 times). The breakdown is as follows:

Daily expenses of the Yau’s family: HKD$9,000 per month
Chinese medicine expenses: HKD$8,000 per month
Other medical expenses: HKD$4,000 per month
Immunotherapy: HKD$20,000 per therapy

(HKD$9,000+HKD$8,000+HKD$4,000)*12+HKD$20,000*5=HKD$352,000

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much. - Helen Keller.

Thanks SCMP for reporting:

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/articl...

You may find more details of ASPS here:
Folpe, A L, and A T Deyrup. “Alveolar Soft‐part Sarcoma: A Review and Update.” Journal of Clinical Pathology 59.11 (2006): 1127–1132. PMC. Web. 12 Oct. 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/

Hong Kong Cancer Registry (HKCaR)
http://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/allagesresult.asp

Connect with Man Yi:
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/Doojeon (written mostly in Chinese)
https://www.instagram.com/yimanyau/ (written mostly in Chinese)

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邱旻誼，廿一歲美女，香港中文大學本科生，主修文化研究。關於她的生命和故事，相信她自己和香港蘋果日報的記者呂麗嬋會寫得比我好，所以請移玉步到有關網址。

而我，麥君洋，作為邱旻誼的好朋友，亦感染了不少正能量。決定以實際行動支持旻誼，為她打氣，將會剃光頭，同時發起此籌款，希望可以集眾人之力為旻誼家庭帶來最大的幫助。

＊剃光頭直播：https://www.facebook.com/makkwanyeung/videos/vb.12...

旻誼在九月中已經進行了五次電療，出現疲累、無力、脫髮、嘔吐等副作用。她父母都已經辭去全職工作，轉為全時間照顧旻誼，同時，他們正在申請綜緩和其他資助。現時沒有收入的他們非常需要您的支持。目標金額是旻誼參考過往支出後的估算。這金額包括她一家一年的支出和五次免疫治療費用（旻誼很可能會接受超過五次免疫治療，五次只作估算之用）。分項如下：

生活費用：每月HKD$9,000
中醫藥費用：每月HKD$8,000
其他補品費用：每月HKD$4,000
免疫治療費用：每針$20,000

($9,000+$8,000+$4,000)*12+$20,000*5=$352,000
可透過此網站以Credit card/Debit card/Paypal方法捐款，亦可直接傳入以下戶口並將收據email/facebook inbox給我：
恆生銀行 Hang Seng Bank
781-053764-882
Mak Kwan Yeung Sharon

認識旻誼
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/Doojeon
https://www.instagram.com/yimanyau/

香港蘋果日報：【聽我講...】美少女寫下「死前遺言」 6年3度癌症復發
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20171005/57291099

香港蘋果日報：【聽我講...】冒險少女「有仙氣」 21歲遺憾未嘗初戀
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20171005/57291141

香港蘋果日報：【聽我講...】知情死黨沒出手解圍 病情成「不能說的秘密」守口6年
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20171005/57291150

香港蘋果日報：肌肉癌會隨血擴至肺和腦
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20171006/20173994

香港癌症資料統計中心
http://www3.ha.org.hk/cancereg/tc/allagesresult.asp

麥君洋：【剃光頭的最大原因】
https://facebook.com/makkwanyeung/posts/10210490642243902?notif_id=1507174086154489¬if_t=like

麥君洋：【如果說大學就是要做點瘋狂的事】

https://www.facebook.com/makkwanyeung/posts/102105...

亦感謝以下媒體的支持與報導：

立場新聞：中大生6年3度患癌 同學剃頭發起籌款（15/10/2017）

https://thestandnews.com/society/%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%A7%E7%94%9F6%E5%B9%B43%E5%BA%A6%E6%82%A3%E7%99%8C-%E5%90%8C%E5%AD%B8%E5%89%83%E9%A0%AD%E7%99%BC%E8%B5%B7%E7%B1%8C%E6%AC%BE/#

香港01：21歲中大女生患肌肉癌 6年第三度復發 好友剃光頭籌款（15/10/2017）

https://www.hk01.com/sns/article/126005?utm_conten...

新假期周刊：陪閨密剃光頭！90後女孩剃走長髮眾籌 為癌症好友籌集醫藥費（1/11/2017）

http://www.weekendhk.com/lifestyle/%E9%96%A8%E5%AF...

South China Morning Post: Friend'a shaved head helps Hong Kong cancer sufferer in last-ditch quest for costly therapy

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/articl...