Comedian Bae Yeon-jeong expressed her longing for her mother, who passed away two months ago.
On the 4th, during the broadcast of MBN's 'Special Feature World,' Bae Yeon-jeong appeared and talked about her lethargic daily life after losing her mother.
Bae Yeon-jeong, regarded as a first-generation beauty comedienne, is currently active as a broadcaster and entrepreneur, managing a beef head soup restaurant for the past 29 years while leading a busy life. Even on the morning the filming took place, Bae Yeon-jeong started her day by taking care of her husband's breakfast, but her face looked particularly dark, and she shared her concern, saying, "Even though I sleep at night, I wake up several times, so it doesn't feel like I've slept."
Bae Yeon-jeong debuted as a singer and accidentally entered the comedy scene, gaining attention as a beauty comedienne. However, the impact of the IMF led to a downturn. Bae Yeon-jeong said, "Those with high appearance fees lost their jobs first, and after I suggested to my husband to run a soup restaurant, I received kimchi from my mother. As the restaurant became very successful, I thought there must be no law against people dying."
During a quiet moment at the restaurant, Bae Yeon-jeong became teary-eyed while watching a video of her mother. However, her husband admonished her, saying, "I understand that you think of her suddenly, but don't do this. If you keep your mood high, won't it bring you down?" He regretted, saying, "You lived relying only on your mother until she passed away, and now you've become alone. If I'm not there, you watch the video and cry, losing your appetite and your mood, and it seems like everything becomes devoid of motivation."
Bae Yeon-jeong said, "My mother was pale, not just her face but her lips as well, and she was bleeding because of uterine cancer. There was not a single healthy part of her body. She complained of stomach pain, and it turned out she had a ruptured appendix that led to peritonitis. After her surgery, this time there was a hernia. From that surgery on, there wasn't a part of her body that hadn't been operated on, and then she began to suffer from dementia," revealing a heartbreaking family history.
When her mother's mobility became difficult due to dementia, her husband stepped in. He recalled, "The first year and two years were really hard. Not knowing how to change diapers, clean up after her, or bathe her. I realized this couldn't go on, so I decided I needed to learn professional knowledge and obtained a caregiver certification. After all, isn't my mother-in-law also family?"
The room of her mother, who passed away two months ago, remained just the same. While cleaning her mother's room when her husband was away, Bae Yeon-jeong said, "If I throw things out because she's not here, it feels like I'm throwing my mother away. So, I can't throw it away. Therefore, I keep cleaning it. I'm doing it just like when she was alive." She was unable to throw away her mother's clothes and said, "If I had siblings, a father, or many relatives, I would have relied on them, but there is no one. My maternal family has all passed away, and my original family has all been cut off," expressing her feelings by saying, "It seems I have become like an orphan. I think that's how my heart has become."
Her husband's concern for Bae Yeon-jeong was due to her health. He revealed, "At that time, I was doing 14 programs a week, but when my color didn't look good, I received a check-up at the hospital and found three tumors in my pancreas. It was just short of being cancer." Bae Yeon-jeong added, "I couldn't walk for four years. At 40 kg, I was at my heaviest. I couldn't eat continuously, and when I smelled food, I would gag. All my leg muscles were gone, and my husband had to carry me around."
Bae Yeon-jeong met Jin Mi-ryung. While engaging in entertainment industry activities, they became like sisters, and Jin Mi-ryung also lost her mother last year. Jin Mi-ryung expressed her feelings, saying, "I still think of her at times. The nagging I used to hate then brings tears to my eyes now." Bae Yeon-jeong self-critically said, "It's been just under two months, and all I do is shed tears and think about the things I couldn't do for her," to which Jin Mi-ryung comforted her, saying, "Think of it as your sister who has passed on wanting you to live the rest of your life comfortably."
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