Generation Grit: Once suicidal after accident leaves him paralysed, he finds hope in art

Just when Mr Victor Hoon had put his delinquent ways behind him, he had to work hard once again after a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the neck down. This is the latest in a series on millennials who have overcome the odds.

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After a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the neck down, Mr Victor Hoon discovered his passion for creating art.
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SINGAPORE - The last thing Mr Victor Hoon remembers of his accident in 2005 is speeding up on his motorcycle around a bend while on his way to a friend's home.

When he regained consciousness, he was in hospital hooked up to a ventilator, with "tubes everywhere".

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