Tong Ming Yan, a 35-year-old Singaporean, suffered irreversible brain damage after a cardiac arrest during a gastroscopy in South Korea. Her husband is suing the hospital for medical negligence. Tong remains in a vegetative state and her return to Singapore is delayed pending an independent medical assessment.
Singapore an woman in vegetative state in South Korea after gastroscopy went wrong; husband suing hospitalPHOTO: Jang Jong-seok via The Straits TimesINCHEON, South Korea - Former teacher Tong Ming Yan, a Singapore an, and her South Korea n husband Jang Jong-seok were looking forward to moving back to Singapore with their two children in June, after having lived in South Korea for two years.
"We discussed and felt that it would be good for Ming Yan to undergo the test before going back to Singapore, for peace of mind," Jang told ST. Jang said: "My in-laws have been waiting for two or three months... But in Korea right now, there is a medical crisis - almost medical chaos. There aren't enough doctors."
ST contacted South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare, but they were unable to comment on the case. "Both her mother and younger sister are small-built like her and don't have any health issues. Ming Yan also went through two natural childbirths without issues at all," Jang said. They have a four-year-old son and a one-year-old daughter.
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