A Five-Year-Old’s Rare Battle | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

A Denver family is shattered by the sudden death of their five-year-old son, Justin Vu, who collapsed on vacation after what started as a stomachache. Diagnosed with the ultra-rare Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome — known as Clarkson’s Disease — doctors battled to save him over five days as his organs failed. With fewer than 500 global cases since the 1960s, finding answers was agonizingly slow. Justin’s parents, Terese and Viet, flew in from Colorado to be with him, clinging to hope until the end. Now, they’re honoring his memory by fundraising for funeral costs and medical bills — with…