Broadcast personality Ahn Sun-young recalled the caregiving process for her mother, who suffered from dementia, and candidly shared her feelings about human dignity and the meaning of money.
On the 4th, a video titled "If you say this, even wearing luxury goods will look shabby" was posted on the YouTube channel "This is Ahn Sun-young."
That day, while talking about the attitudes needed for a dignified life as one ages, Ahn Sun-young recalled her mother's battle with illness. She opened up, saying, "What's really good about turning 50 is that so many adverse things came all at once that you wonder if it's okay even at 49."
Ahn Sun-young recalled the situation, saying, "My mother, who was somewhere between severe dementia that could be managed with home care and early-stage dementia, collapsed from a stroke, which caused severe cognitive impairment and loss of bladder and bowel control," and "At the hospital, because she caused disturbances, she was constantly tied up like an animal, and I saw the basic dignity of a human being collapse."
She continued, "That's when I realized. Health disappears? If one family's health completely collapses, the rest of the family is all unhappy. At that time, money is useless."
She also mentioned the practical difficulties of caregiving. Ahn Sun-young said, "When a caregiver wanted to quit, I begged them, apologizing and asking them to wait only until I found another caregiver," and added, "If I had no money in that situation, my mother would have been lying tied up without being able to maintain her human dignity."
Fortunately, her mother is now somewhat recovered. Ahn Sun-young emphasized, "She holds my hand now; she doesn't remember, but being able to go to a nail salon is the value of the money I've diligently saved up," and "It's true that you should save some money. But I realized that basic dignity is useless without health."
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