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Writer Yvonne Foong dies after battle with Neurofibromatosis Type II

By SHEELA CHANDRAN
Yvonne Foong has died after a long battle with neurofibromatosis type II which severely affected her hearing and eye sight due to tumours in the brain and spine.

PETALING JAYA: Author and motivational speaker Yvonne Foong has died after a long battle with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF II).

According to a post on her Facebook page, Foong, 33, passed away in her sleep in her home Monday (Nov 11), with her mother, Chia Kwee Que, by her side.

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