Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng and his wife Lim Hai Yen leaned on each other for support after she was diagnosed with aphasia and he with nose cancer. They tell The Straits Times how they have coped with their illnesses.

MP Baey Yam Keng suspected that Ms Lim Hai Yen was having a stroke when she seemed confused and could not speak coherently. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO