He used to cycle 80km around the island with his friends every week but a sudden stroke caused him to lose the ability to move the left side of his body.
He used to cycle 80km around the island with his friends every week but a sudden stroke caused him to lose the ability to move the left side of his body. Last November, network engineer Mr Lin Weikang had returned to his office after lunch and was checking his emails when he suddenly experienced a severe headache and wanted to vomit.
"I felt something was wrong so I asked my colleagues to call for an ambulance," he told Lianhe Zaobao. At the hospital, doctors discovered he had a rare brain arteriovenous malformation which caused a brain haemorrhage due to the rupture of abnormal blood vessels. He subsequently underwent brain surgery and was in a coma for 20 days. When he woke up, he could not move the left side of his body.After eight months in hospital, Mr Lin was transferred to St Luke's Hospital for a series of inpatient rehabilitation treatments. Occupational therapy helped him to regain the ability to do daily activities, including folding laundry, while physical therapy focused on walking and climbing stairs to gradually increase his mobility.An unforgettable experience he had during the rehabilitation process was using a robotic exoskeleton."This machine helped me regain the feeling of walking and I was able to eventually walk independently without relying on the robot," he said. Now that Mr Lin has been discharged from the hospital, he returns to St Luke's twice a week for rehabilitation, focusing on strengthening his legs and arms to improve his mobility. "I am now able to stand up without holding on to anything and I can walk using a walking frame," he said."My short-term goal is to walk with a single cane and eventually be able to walk like a normal person and live completely independently." In recognition of World Stroke Day , Mr. Lin expressed his hope to share positive energy through his story. "Stroke is not the end of the world," he said."I also want to thank my family, wife and friends for their support, and my religious beliefs for giving me comfort and peace." He added that he hopes to one day get back into cycling and travel to Switzerland with his wife, who has never left his side.From being born in jail to tackling weight gain, Mr World Singapore finalist overcomes all odds
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