What began as private healing through writing after my stroke in 2020 — when I was faced with aphasia and the emotional weight of disability — has slowly transformed into something much larger. It’s no longer just my story. It’s becoming a voice for many who have been silenced by illness, trauma, or fear.
The play is called “The Silent Room.”
It’s still a first draft — raw, honest, and in motion. After my conversation with Dennis, the ideas began to take shape, and I started thinking through what it could become. And let me tell you — I’m excited. This play is for everyone. It’s for those who have struggled, for those who are healing, for caregivers, for survivors… for anyone who’s ever asked, “Is this the end, or just the beginning?”
🌱 The Story We’re Telling
The Silent Room explores the hidden layers of stroke, mental health, and disability — the things we often don’t talk about but carry inside every day. It’s about the silence after trauma, the fear of not being understood, and the deep, painful beauty of learning to live again.
At the heart of the story is a man — voiceless in the physical world — and the boy within him who refuses to give up. The stage splits between hospital reality and a surreal dream world where healing begins. That boy is me. And maybe, in some way, he’s you too.
🎥 Beyond the Stage
We’re also developing a short video project and planning creative pop-up experiences across Singapore — scenes from the play, intimate moments, visual installations — all designed to bring these stories into public spaces where they can connect, comfort, and inspire.
Because stroke recovery doesn’t have to stay behind hospital curtains. Mental health deserves light. Disability needs presence — and representation.
💡 This Is a Call-In, Not a Closed Room
This play is for everyone. If you’re an artist, a writer, a survivor, a student, a caregiver — and you have ideas you’d like to contribute — let us know.
You don’t need to be a professional. You just need to care.
❤️ More Than a Project — A Movement
This isn’t just a creative project.
It’s a movement.
A mission.
A message.
We want to create something that gives people permission to feel, to reflect, to share, and most of all — to hope.
Thank you, Dennis, for sparking this flame.
And to everyone who’s walked this journey with me — this is for you.
The Silent Room is just beginning.