‘Loud, positive’ artist left bedridden after horrific accident

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Accident victim Yee Zi Lin’s boyfriend is holding a fundraiser to gather donations for her medical treatment.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/04/23/loud-positive-artist-left-bedridden-after-horrific-accident  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #MaxGoh #YeeZiLin #Bedridden #Accident

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00:00At the prime of her life, Yi Zilin was loud and outgoing, but the 28-year-old is now a shadow of

00:08her former self as she lies on the hospital bed with the steady beeping of the heart monitor,

00:14the only sign that she's breathing. On September 19th last year, Yi's boyfriend Max Goh received

00:22the terrible news that she had been involved in a horrific crash on the Kuala Lumpur Karak Highway

00:27while driving back from her hometown in Kemaman, Terengganu. The crash left Yi with a punctured

00:33skull and severe brain trauma. Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, a neurosurgeon confirmed that

00:41she had fallen into a chronic vegetative state and the chances of her making a full recovery

00:46are extremely slim. I talked to the fire department, the officer that actually had to come and

00:52rescue her from the car wreckage. They mentioned that she was bleeding a lot when I got to the

01:02hospital. By the time I got to the hospital in Kuantan, she's already gone through like 13 pints

01:09of blood.

01:10However, Goh and Yi's family are not giving up hope. Yi's mother is now preparing to bring her

01:17daughter home to Kampar Pirak, determined to provide her with dedicated round-the-clock care.

01:23A talented digital artist, Yi made a name for herself after graduating from Dazen Academy of Art.

01:30Her vibrant illustrations were featured in the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair and the 8th China Illustration

01:36Biennial and Illusboom Illustration Festival.

01:40Her friends know her as this very positive, loud, happy, positive kind of person.

01:52And yeah, all that is just kind of stolen from her because of the accident.

02:00The house is awfully quiet without her around.

02:10Those who want to lend a helping hand can visit Honey in the Rock, a restaurant in Damansara

02:15Kim, Petaling Jaya, to purchase a tote bag printed with one of Yi's illustrations.

02:21Or bank your donation to Persatuan Kesaksamaan Demi Kedamaian Rakyat Sejagat with the reference

02:27donation to Zerlin.

02:32Natasha Buse and Tan Chin Tung, FMT.

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