Heng Swee Keat reflects on his stroke and how his cabinet colleagues acted fast

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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat reflected on the stroke he suffered four years ago and how his colleagues acted quickly to get him the help he needed, in a Facebook post published on Thursday (29 Oct). HengSweeKeat LeeHsienLoong PAP PeoplesAction

reflected on the stroke he suffered four years ago and how his colleagues acted quickly to get him the help he needed, in a Facebook post published on Thursday .

Mr Heng was discharged from hospital after six weeks, on 25 June 2016. The Prime Minister’s Office said that Mr Heng “has made an excellent recovery” as he remained on medical leave over the next few weeks. He resumed his duties as MP and Finance Minister less than a month later, on 22 August 2016.

“I greatly appreciate the support of so many well-wishers, and the care of the dedicated staff at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National Neuroscience Institute. After some months, I am grateful to have made a full recovery.”

 

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