Mother of late epileptic artist starts initiative to mentor mothers of other neurodivergent artists


Moi (left) with her late daughter, epileptic artist Janet Lee, at their gallery in 2020. The gallery is now part of her initiative to help other mothers of neurodivergent artists. Photo: Joyce Moi

This Mothers Day, 68-year-old entrepreneur Joyce Moi will be in Kuala Lumpur, taking part in a carnival that holds a lot of meaning for her: It is an event that promotes inclusion and neurodiversity.

Moi is mother to two girls: Joanne Lee, 41, and Janet Lee, an epileptic artist who sadly passed away in July last year at the age of 33, after contracting ovarian cancer.

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