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VIDEO: The Chinese dad making medicine to treat his dying son

Haoyang has Menkes Syndrome, a genetic disorder that impacts how copper is processed in the body.

Xu Wei feeds his son Xu Haoyang, who was diagnosed with Menkes syndrome, with honey water at home in Kunming in southwestern China's Yunnan province. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

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Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live -- but the only medicine that can help his rare genetic condition is not sold anywhere in China and closed

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