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Poetry from a wheelchair: How I found my voice
Living with motor neuron disease is frustrating, but it can also unlock hidden depths within you.
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The writer, who has been battling a motor neuron disease, wishes for his poems to connect, comfort and even console those who are going through a difficult time.
ILLUSTRATION: TAN HING LAN
Yeo Whee Jim
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I now need a wheelchair to travel anywhere outside my home and every journey is an adventure I would rather not have.
Kerbs morph into obstacle courses. Doorways seem to require advanced engineering degrees to navigate. Even gentle slopes transform into potentially life-threatening terrain.
