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MORE ALERT NOW: Mrs Lee's daughter said her intelligence is not affected but physical movements may be frustrating. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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MRS Lee Kuan Yew, wife of the Minister Mentor, is in hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday.
However, her haemorrhage has since stabilised and, while she remains in 'a serious condition', she is able to recognise immediate family members, said a statement from the Minister Mentor's office yesterday.
Mrs Lee, 87, experienced sudden weakness in the left side of her body and slurring of speech at 12.20pm on Monday.
She was taken to the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) for an urgent brain scan, which revealed bleeding in the right side of the brain, and was subsequently admitted to the Neurointensive Care Unit in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
'The haemorrhage stabilised after two days of close monitoring and treatment, before she was transferred to the general ward on Wednesday,' said the statement.
'Currently, she remains in a serious condition although she is able to recognise immediate family members.'
The Lees' daughter, Associate Professor Lee Wei Ling, who is director of the NNI, told The Straits Times that Mrs Lee was 'more alert' yesterday compared to earlier in the week.
'Her intelligence is not affected, but physical movements may be frustrating,' she said, adding that Mrs Lee's left arm is not moving well.
'But what we said, she understood. She can also speak. She is in good spirits given the circumstances.'
Mrs Lee suffered a stroke in 2003 when she and Mr Lee were in London on a European tour. The bleeding was also in the right side of the brain then.
She recovered soon after and was well enough to continue accompanying Mr Lee on official trips.
Their last official trip was in March when they visited Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Bahrain in the Middle East.
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