WP’s Jamus Lim resumes meet-ups with residents after hospitalisation, says lungs may take months to recover

Singapore's Workers' Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim has returned to his duties after spending several weeks in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. In a post on October 29, Assoc Prof Lim shared that he has been slowly resuming his regular activities over the past week, but still experiences shortness of breath when speaking to residents or lecturing.

His physician informed him that it may take one or two months for his lungs to fully recover. Despite this, Lim expressed his commitment to continuing his work, stating "the work goes on (and I along with it)." Recently, he participated in distributing the WP's newsletter, the Hammer, and visited residents at Compassvale and Buangkok, where he engaged in conversations with many who wished him a speedy recovery.

Lim also expressed gratitude to those who purchased a copy of the newsletter and helped spread awareness of alternative policies and viewpoints. The public first became aware of Lim's illness on October 6 when he struggled through a speech in Parliament due to sniffles, prompting his colleague Diana Pang to provide him with a tissue.

After recovering enough to attend his scheduled Meet-the-People Session on October 12, Lim informed residents that volunteers would step in for him that day due to his hospitalization. Respondents to his recent post expressed relief at seeing him back and offered advice to avoid overexertion, emphasizing the importance of health for serving his residents.