The up-and-down life of disabled parents

Ms Jean Ling Ching Yee with her husband Jake Oh Wei Jian and their daughter Summer. PHOTO: ABC PHOTOGRAPHY
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Ms Eunice Puay, 40, moves around her four-room Housing Board flat on a chair with wheels.

She cannot walk due to a degenerative disorder called limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Ms Puay, who also has a heart condition, uses a motorised wheelchair outside her home.

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