A person in their 40s who worked as a nursing assistant saved four people by donating organs after brain death.
According to the Korea Organ Donation Agency (KODA) on the 4th, on Oct. 22 at Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Choi Gyeong-mi, 44, donated a heart, liver, and both kidneys, saving four lives, and also shared human tissues such as skin.
Choi collapsed at home on Oct. 14. Family members found Choi collapsed and took her to a hospital, but she was pronounced brain-dead. She never made it back home.
Born in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, as the eldest of one son and two daughters, Choi worked as a nursing assistant and raised two children. Choi was said to have expressed her intention to donate organs to her family in everyday life.
Choi's family said, "Next time, let's live happily and well through our long life. I love you."