'Original beautiful comedienne' Lee Hee-gu opens up about 14 years of caring for her father.
On the 20th, TV CHOSUN's Health for sale: longevity marketplace released a preview video titled "Lee Hee-gu, who cared for her father, who was a dementia patient, alone for 14 years."
In the video, Lee Hee-gu appeared for the first time in a while and said, "After my father developed dementia, I stayed by his side for 14 years," and directly revealed the reason Iyoo had no choice but to suspend her activities.
In particular, she disclosed, "There were times I tied him to a dining chair while I was working because I was afraid he would wander outside," shocking viewers. She added, "There was no other way for me to live with my father," and finally choked up.
Earlier, Lee Hee-gu mentioned her father's long battle on the 2023 broadcast of PerfecT. He suffered from Parkinson's disease, cerebral infarction and dementia in succession, leaving her to care for him alone, which forced her to halt her broadcasting activities for 14 years.
She also confessed, "After I let my father go, I was actually more sick. the illnesses came all at once," revealing the aftereffects following caregiving and adding to the sadness.
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