Navy man wants to stand tall again

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Nine months after a horrific shipboard accident that resulted in the loss of both his legs and his left arm, 30-year-old Navy serviceman Jason Chee now stands at 1.35m.

Mr Chee aims to reach his pre-accident height of 1.67m.

The road to recovery is expected to take years, but Mr Chee wants to graduate from his training stubbies to full-length prosthetic legs as soon as he can, he told TODAY in an interview at the Thye Hwa Kwan Hospital this week.

Mr Chee is also finding inspiration from many people he has learnt of and met since the Dec 10 accident, including Singaporean Paralympian swimmers Theresa Goh and Yip Pin Xiu, equestrian Laurentia Tan, who was a 2008 and 2012 Paralympics medallist, as well as Australian motivational speaker Nick Vujicic, who has no limbs.

He has also struck up a close friendship with former national shooter Aishah Samad — who had all four limbs amputated after contracting a bacteria infection last July.

“I want to learn fast and get back to my normal height as fast as possible. I don’t want to be dependent on my wheelchair. I want to stand up tall and walk. I want to be fully recovered by next year, and April is my target.”