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‘Please help, I’m going to die’: Her stroke at age 40 uncovered an undiagnosed hole in the heart  

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(From left) Mr Tan Chee Seong, 44, food and beverage senior captain, Ms Lem Sok Fang, 41, corporate secretary services provider, Marvin Tan, 6, Marcus Tan, 14, and Marvis Tan, 12. 

Ms Lem suffered a stroke in late 2023 and found out she had undiagnosed Patent Foramen Ovale.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Ms Lem Sok Fang with her husband and children. Ms Lem, 41, discovered that she had a hole in her heart after suffering a stroke at age 40.

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

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SINGAPORE – When Ms Lem Sok Fang’s father was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, she rushed across the Causeway to his bedside on Nov 26, 2023.

Little did she know she would find herself in the hospital bed next to his, fighting for her life the very next day.

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