SINGAPORE - Life seemed like nothing but physical and mental agony for Ms Regina Lim (not her real name), who suffered a devastating spinal cord injury in 2025 after attempting to take her own life.

The 24-year-old had felt anxious every day, contemplating an uncertain future when she struggled to find a full-time job after graduating from a polytechnic.

What happened exactly that day in May is still fuzzy to Ms Lim, who remembers only that she woke up in pain and unable to move at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Following that suicide attempt, she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

She began rebuilding her life through both psychiatric treatment and physiotherapy, including rehabilitation sessions at SPD, a charity empowering persons with disabilities (PWDs). But it was tough.