Dancer-turned-actor Cha Hyun-seung beat a long and painful battle with leukemia and has finally been declared fully cured. After enduring grueling chemotherapy, bone marrow tests and several readmissions, the news moved many people deeply and prompted an outpouring of support.
Cha Hyun-seung said in the video "I will try harder," released on his YouTube channel Cha Hyun-seung on the 22nd, that he had heard the bone marrow test results. On the way to the hospital he said, "I think the results will be good, but I'm a little nervous. I can't help that," revealing his tense feelings.
In the examination room the doctor said, "It's cleanly and fully cured," and Cha Hyun-seung smiled broadly, saying, "Hearing it clearly feels amazing. I'm so happy." He became teary when the medical staff told him, "You went through a lot. Now you can do everything you want," unable to hide his emotion.
Back home, Cha Hyun-seung said, "I came home after being declared fully cured. I can't believe it; I feel so good and happy," adding, "When I went to the hospital it was around May, and now it's just before Christmas. It feels like I received a second life as a Christmas present," expressing his overwhelming feelings.
Behind the news of his full recovery was a period of pain that is hard to imagine. In an earlier video titled "I really hate bone marrow tests," Cha Hyun-seung complained, "It was the most painful ever. When the anesthesia wore off the site where they took the marrow hurt so much and my leg went numb," expressing his suffering. He said, "I hope this is the last time," and waited for the results with a desperate heart.
In another video he revealed the realistic account of repeatedly being admitted and discharged while hospitalized for acute leukemia. His immune levels dropped sharply, delaying discharge; capillaries burst due to decreased platelets, causing petechial bleeding on his skin; he had fevers above 38 degrees and chills, and required transfusions because of anemia. It was a time when he had to endure going between isolation rooms and oncology wards.
During his second round of chemotherapy he said the pain was so severe that "the headache was unbearable and I felt so nauseous I couldn't eat," and "I was in pain all night and broke out in cold sweat," describing extreme suffering. When the chills continued for days, footage showing his guardian mother visiting the hospital was released, evoking sympathy. After those times, Cha Hyun-seung, who was finally declared fully cured, confessed, "While undergoing chemotherapy my mind suffered more than my body. I also thought, 'Why is this happening to me?'"
He offered heartfelt encouragement to fellow patients still fighting, saying, "Rather than telling someone in an extremely difficult situation 'you must overcome this,' it seems mentally healthier to calmly think 'this too will pass.' Just don't give up."
After the harsh period that required readmission when capillaries burst and the bone marrow test he called "the most painful ever," he faced the full recovery diagnosis. Just as Cha Hyun-seung called it a "second life," warm support continues for his new beginning.
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