Model-turned-actor Bae Jung-nam was plunged into deep grief as he shared the sudden death of Belle, a pet dog he cherished like family.
On the 29th, Bae Jung-nam told through his personal channel, "My beloved daughter Belle has become a star in the sky. She went through the hardship of rehabilitation and surgery and overcame it, so I am so grateful and proud, and I hoped she could live comfortably now, but she suddenly collapsed from cardiac arrest and left for dog heaven," announcing the heartbreaking news.
In 2022, Belle was diagnosed with total paralysis due to an acute cervical disc and was unable to stand or walk on her own. In response, Bae Jung-nam made a mobile bed himself and even ordered a wheelchair, helping with rehabilitation by her side every day and refusing to lose hope, saying, "If we do our best until the end, a miracle will happen."
In fact, Belle recovered day by day and began to take steps on her own in less than a year, and two and a half years after the disc diagnosis she even showed herself running without assistive devices, moving many people's hearts to tears.
But just six months after tasting the joy of recovery, she passed away from sudden cardiac arrest. Bae Jung-nam, who had shown special affection by calling Belle "my daughter" and even changing his SNS profile picture, could not hide his grief.
Fans who believed in and watched the miracle of rehabilitation together are also offering condolences and memorials, saying, "I can't believe it," and "The love that stayed with her until the end must have been Belle's greatest happiness."
The sincerity of Bae Jung-nam, who stayed by her side until the end while pushing her wheelchair, and Belle's story of crossing the rainbow bridge embraced by that love leave many people with a heavy aftertaste.
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