'More than a doctor': Former patients pay tribute to Lee Wei Ling
Following the announcement of Dr Lee Wei Ling's death on Wednesday (Oct 9), former patients took to social media to express their condolences to her family and thank her for helping them.
Dr Lee was a paediatric neurologist specialising in epilepsy, and also the director of the National Neuroscience Institute from 2004 to 2014.
She died at home aged 69, four years after she was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative brain disease which affects physical movements, walking, balance and eye movements.
On social media, Dr Lee's former patients paid tribute to her, sharing how she had helped them in the past.
One of her former patients, who was diagnosed with slight dyslexia, wrote: «I remember her kindness and admired her positive energy. Thanks to her, I managed to get into the express stream at SJI.»
Another comment described Dr Lee as an «exceptional doctor».