Yvonne Foong
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Yvonne Foong is a Malaysian freelance writer who currently campaigns to raise awareness and generate support for her battle with a rare and complicating illness called Neurofibromatosis Type 2. She has campaigned to raise awareness regarding Neurofibromatosis, and has been acclaimed as an inspiration, due to the efforts she has taken upon herself to raise awareness not only for herself, but also for all sufferers of Neurofibromatosis worldwide, but with a Malaysian focus. Besides this, she has stated that her aim as a writer is to "touch, assist and nurture lives by writing."
In addition to this, Yvonne Foong is notable for the following reasons.
Yvonne Foong was crowned “Most Outstanding Youth Of The Year”, a category of the Dream Malaysia Awards 2005.
Yvonne has written a biography of herself. The book in English, entitled “I’m not sick, just a bit unwell” will published soon.
Yvonne is the founder of NF Malaysia, a local support group providing support to patients and families of Neurofibromatosis.
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