12-Month-Old Baby Angel Passes Away After Giving New Life to Three Children / YTN

[Anchor] The story of twelve-month-old Jeong-min Seo, who left this world after giving a new life to three ill children, is touching many people’s hearts. He had been on life support for three months after being declared brain dead. His parents eventually made a heartbreaking decision. Reporter Kyung-Soo Kim has more. [Reporter] A baby boy sitting on a pushchair is folding his fingers, reacting to the sound of “Jam Jam” from his mother. He is 12-month-old Jeong-min Seo, who had his first birthday in hospital a few days ago. However, due to a serious accident, his smiling face hasn’t been seen since last July. When he arrived at the hospital, his condition was so bad that no brain activity could be detected, and he had to be put on life support for three months. [Na-ra Lee / mother of Jeong-min Seo : His doctor said his prognosis was too bad and suggested stopping the life support treatment. We wanted to hold onto the tiniest hope, even a 0.00001% chance... but the doctor told me that Jeong-min could do something wonderful for a lot of people if he had surgery...] It was agonizing for his parents to see even the smallest scar on their baby’s body. Deciding to donate their son’s organs wasn’t easy. It was the thought of ailing children that finally made up their minds. [Na-ra Lee / mother of Jeong-min Seo : (My husband said) it’s a priceless legacy that our son, Jeong-min, leaves after giving a new life to those children. Although anyone can do it, it’s actually a very hard decision to make. But my son is leaving after doing such an amazing thing...] The wish of the parents who have to say goodbye to their child, Jeong-min, is that the story of their son is heard across the world. They hope that many people pray for Jeong-min, who gave a final gift before departing, and that the stigma around organ donation diminishes. [Na-ra Lee / mother of Jeong-min Seo : There are a lot of sick babies like Jeong-min. But because organ donations are much less common for babies than for adults, many children needlessly pass away. I hope this situation can be improved.] This has been Kim gyoeng-soo of YTN.