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Mr Kannon Kwan became his wife Linda's caregiver when she was stricken by the sudden onset of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2023.  He is one of the winners of the first NUHS Caregiver Award 2024. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Mr Kannon Kwan became his wife Linda's caregiver when she was stricken by Guillain-Barre syndrome in 2023.

ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

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SINGAPORE – Mr Kannon Kwan watched as his wife Linda’s health deteriorated before his eyes over some seven weeks in 2023.

Gone was the vibrant woman he met at a hiking group in 2015, the intrepid solo traveller and rock climber who won his heart.

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