Father in His 40s Collapses During Meeting, Donates Organs to Save Three Lives… ‘Dad Becomes a Star’

Donating Liver and Both Kidneys… Wife Tells 4-Year-Old Daughter, “Daddy Became a Star”,
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Donor Park Seong-cheol
[Provided by Korea Organ Tissue Donation Agency],
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, ‘ (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Sung Seo-ho = A father in his 40s who fell into a brain-dead state during a meeting saved three lives by donating his organs at the end of his life.’,
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, ‘ According to the Korea Organ Tissue Donation Agency on the 30th, Park Seong-cheol (46) donated his liver and both kidneys at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital on July 17, saving three precious lives.’,
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, ‘ Park collapsed and lost consciousness during a meeting at his company on the 11th of the same month and was taken to the hospital, but he never returned to his family’s embrace.’,
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, ‘ Park’s family decided on the donation, hoping he would somehow continue to live and breathe.’,
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, ‘ According to the bereaved family, Park, born as the eldest of two sons and one daughter in Seoul, was affectionate, always smiling, and was a kind and warm person to the people around him.’,
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, ‘ After graduation, he learned auto painting and worked in a car service center for 25 years, enjoying nature by walking and hiking with his family on weekends.’,
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, ‘ Park’s wife, Kim Hyo-eun, told their 4-year-old daughter, who is too young to understand death, “Daddy became a star.”‘,
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, ‘ Kim expressed her final farewell, saying, “I am so sad to have parted without a proper goodbye, and it still doesn’t feel real. In the next life, let’s meet again and spend a long, happy, and healthy time together. Be well and healthy in heaven. I feel we will definitely meet again. I love you.”‘,
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, ‘ soho@yna.co.kr’,
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