Senior mum does undergraduate degree to see her special needs son through college


'I felt sure that if I was with him I would be able to support him through uni, as I had done throughout his schooling life,' says Yong. Photos: ANGIE YONG

A good education is important because it equips individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life and contribute to society. Angie Yong Lai Chan steadfastly holds on to this tenet, and has striven her whole life to equip her family with the best possible education they could have.

Today, her eldest daughter is a graphic designer, daughter No.2 is a medical doctor and daughter No.3 holds a PhD in Information Technology.

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