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A husband from the 'Battlegrounds couple' who lost his wife held a funeral without attendees because of financial difficulties, and 35 days later held a delayed funeral for his wife to say a final goodbye.
In the episode of MBC's Oh Eun-young Report - Again, Love that aired on the 20th, the story continued of a husband raising two children alone after losing his wife.
Earlier, the wife, who had been fighting late-stage stomach cancer, ultimately passed away in April, and the husband suddenly found himself caring for two children alone.The husband revealed that he could not hold a proper funeral because of his financial situation. He said "there was debt and lending to be repaid" and "because my wife knew our circumstances well, we had no choice but to hold a funeral without attendees."
He continued, "Even after sending her off, it really didn't feel like she was gone," and "I thought I had cried enough, but the sadness didn't empty out. I wanted to live an ordinary life, but not being able to even hold a normal funeral remained a burden on my heart," he said, speaking emotionally.
Later, with the support and help of many people, the husband held a funeral again 35 days after his wife passed away.Coincidentally, that day was the wife's 31st birthday.Dressed in mourning clothes, the husband tried to steady himself, saying, "I can do it. I am a father. Don't cry," but in the end he could not hold back his overwhelming emotions.
The broadcast also showed him visiting the columbarium with his two children.At the first child's frantic crying of "Mom, why did you go to heaven? What will we do without Mom?" the husband held the child and comforted them, saying, "Mom has gone to heaven where she is no longer in pain. She will watch over us better from heaven." Observing this, psychiatrist Oh Eun-young advised, "It is important to explain death in terms appropriate to the child's level of understanding," and "Even if children do not fully understand the concept of death, they all sense that a big change has occurred."
At the end of the broadcast, the husband vowed, "Living well with the children now seems like the greatest promise I can make to my wife," and viewers offered warm condolences, saying, "It's late, but I'm glad they could say a proper goodbye," "I hope both the children and the father become happy," and "The support of many people must have been a great help."
[photo] 'Again, Love'
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