30s Woman Who Collapsed from Sudden Headache Donates Organs to Save 6 Lives and Passes Away

38-year-old Kim Ji-yeon Donates Organs to 6 People and Tissues to Over 100

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency announced on the 3rd that Ji-yeon Kim (38) saved six lives through organ donation and passed away at Chungbuk National University Hospital on the 25th of last month.

On the 16th of last month, Kim visited the emergency room with her mother due to a sudden headache. While receiving treatment, her condition rapidly worsened, and despite undergoing emergency surgery, she eventually fell into a brain-dead state.

The agency explained that Kim donated her heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, and left and right kidneys, saving six lives, and through tissue donation, she gave hope to over 100 people.

Born in 1983 as the youngest of two children, Kim was a warm person who enjoyed decorating the home and liked sharing even simple meals with family and those around her. She also got married and started a family three years ago.

Kim’s family said, "After hearing from the attending physician that there was no hope after the surgery, each day was painful, but if Ji-yeon could give hope to someone and save another life, it would be as if she were still alive." Holding Kim’s hand, her family shed tears, saying, "Please, even if just a part of your body, stay alive somewhere."

Kim’s mother left a final message, saying, "Though you lived a short life and left far away, your noble heart that did not spare your body but shared it has reached the heavens. I hope you rest peacefully in a good place." She added, "I hope your name remains as a beautiful person who saved lives and departed."

Park Hyo-jung, coordinator at the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency, said, "Even in sorrow, we hope that the life and hope Kim shared will become a positive influence, remembered and loved by many."

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