Singapore actress Janice Koh on giving up decades-long career after tongue cancer
to Vogue Singapore and opened up about the ordeal of losing her acting career which has defined her for more than 30 years.- only after seeing a general practitioner, her dentist and an oral surgeon.
“I’m in speech therapy and that’s been really good in helping me rehabilitate. But I’m also very aware that physiologically, there has been permanent change and it’s undeniable. I’m not going to grow a new tongue,” she said in aThe actress said she tries not to let her speech impairment bother her, and appears at events to socialise with friends and industry folk “so that everyone can get used to my new voice - and so that I can get used to it too”.
In order to tackle the worsening side effects, Koh started on a daily routine to keep calm and optimistic.
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