Taiwan's 'Queen of ballroom dance' Serena Liu learnt about her heart condition by chance

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SINGAPORE - Taiwan's ballroom dancing queen Serena Liu Chen discovered her underlying heart condition when she took her ill daughter to see a doctor. Liu is currently in hospital awaiting a heart transplant.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Taiwan's ballroom dancing queen Serena Liu Chen discovered her underlying heart condition when she took her ill daughter to see a doctor. Liu is currently in hospital awaiting a heart transplant.

Their four-year-old daughter had caught a cold and Liu had taken her to the doctor. When her daughter refused to have a stethoscope placed on her chest, the doctor listened to Liu's chest as a demonstration to calm the child.After several consultations, the couple decided that Liu would undergo a heart valve surgery on Feb 7 - they were told it had a 95 per cent success rate.

 

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