"If My Mom Receives a Donation, Can She Live Again Too?"... A Mother of Two Saves Four Lives Before Saying Goodbye [Warm Stories]

[Financial News] After collapsing at home and falling into brain death, a woman in her 40s became a star in the sky, gifting new lives to four people through organ donation.

According to the Korea Organ Donation Agency, Kyoung Mi Choi, 44, donated her heart, liver, and both kidneys at Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital on October 22, saving four lives before passing away.
Choi also donated skin and other human tissues, offering hope to more than 100 people.
On October 14, Choi suddenly collapsed at home and was discovered by her family, who rushed her to the hospital. However, she never regained consciousness and was ultimately declared brain dead.
Choi was known to have a positive attitude toward donation, often expressing her willingness to donate whenever the topic appeared in movies or dramas.
Her family considered this her final wish and agreed to the donation, hoping to share hope with others through this meaningful act of life-sharing.

Born as the eldest daughter among one son and one daughter in Jinju, Choi worked as a nursing assistant and, after marriage, raised two children.
Choi, who was active and caring, enjoyed walks and drives. Recently, she began learning flower arranging and was preparing for a flower arrangement certification exam at the end of October.
Her first daughter, a first-year middle school student who struggled to accept her mother's passing, reportedly burst into tears, asking, "If my mom receives a donation, can she live again? Can't my mom receive a donation too?"
Choi's husband, Lim Ji-gang, shared his final farewell: "Kyoung Mi, I miss you so much, and it hurts to think I can no longer see you. Looking at the children you cared for with love, I feel I must live even better. Please watch over us from heaven so I can raise them well. Next time, let's live a long and happy life together. I love you."

newssu@fnnews.com Kim Soo-yeon Reporter