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Mr David Lim, who led the first Singapore team to summit Mount Everest, said: “The disability, and my coping with it, has provided a foundation in conveying to others how we can all become more resilient.”
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Imagine you have led Singapore’s first expedition to the highest peak on the planet. You return home to nationwide acclaim and media attention. Everyone lauds your hard-won accomplishment and, not surprisingly, you feel invincible.
But fate, as it turns out, has a capricious face. Imagine within weeks of your triumph, you succumb to a rare nerve disorder, which sends you to hospital for six months and leads to partial paralysis in both legs. How does one navigate such circumstances?
