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李玮玲被诊断 患“进行性核上麻痹”
建国总理李光耀女儿李玮玲分享，她被诊断患有“进行性核上麻痹”（ progressive supranuclear palsy）。
这是一种相当麻烦的脑部疾病，类似于帕金森症，会减缓身体的运动、损害眼球活动和平衡、也可能造成常跌倒，再来就是吞食的困难、窒息、肺炎甚至于死亡等。
若病情进一步发展，还可能造成失智和个人行为上的变化，包括无法克制和冲动。
“对这消息，我的反应是“忍”，这字体有一把刀在心上。打从念华校以来我就学习“忍”，意识到生活中有许多不可避免、不如意的事情。”
她期许这或许只是一场噩梦，但如今已经变得越来越真实、她的动作开始变得缓慢、也很难从床垫上起来。至于为何这病找上她，李玮玲形容，她没有问，因为显而易见的答案是“为何不是”？
幼时和管家儿子一视同仁
她叙述，出生在中产家庭、但家长不希望他们的孩子在富裕、特权下成长。自己的父亲是新加坡总理，本可住在总统府地带的大洋楼，但他们仍住在欧思礼路故居，小时候也和男管家的孩子一视同仁，一起分享他们家中的小电视机，且这种密切关系也持续许久。直到现在他们偶遇都会互相以儿时的名称互相问候。
帖文中李玮玲还忆起自己在莱佛士学院的优异表现；但也曾在皇家内科医师学会会员考试面对挫折，这也让他学到韧性的重要。
李玮玲也解释为何选择专攻儿科，原本有意读兽医但父母不同意。不过儿科和兽医两者挑战相似，就是医生面对的病人，都没办法清楚地解释他们的病情、也可能表现得不合作或难搞。
她在马萨诸塞州综合医院培训后归国，不过儿科部没需要她，结果转到了陈笃生医院的神经内科，结果她便是唯一的儿科神经医生。后来她也专研小儿癫痫，从而胜任这方面的工作。
“随后，我又获得了卫生部奖学金，并在多伦多医院待了一年，以及在梅奥诊所和克利夫兰诊所待了数月。” 当然奖学金是要履行合约服务的，为此李玮玲总共回馈服务了15至17年。
“总而言之，我享受我作为神经科医生和癫痫专家服务的日子。”
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