Kyungmin's wish came true thanks to EDM Anniversary donation.
I want to relearn the violin I learned as a child and play it to my parents who love music.
Kyung-min, who was diagnosed with “acute liver failure of unknown cause” due to sudden deterioration of liver function, also received an encourage to have a liver transplant, however, during the treatment, he was also diagnosed with “aplastic anemia.” After he received all these diagnosis, his time has stopped.
It took quite a long time to find his wish. Although he has a bright personality, when he was not feeling well because of painful treatment, he did not talk to anyone because he was not motivated in anything, therefore it was difficult to find his wish.
Due to his poor medical condition, he stopped the process of making his wish sometimes, and changed his decisions many times because it was hard for him to choose special wish.
Volunteers were considerate of him and waited for him to respect all of his choices.
After about a year, the event of “Wish Day” was finally held on May 8, 2021.
“I want to relearn the violin I learned as a child and play it to my parents who love music.”
As he had been living in the hospital room
for a long time, it was only pleasure for him to watch a video on the phone.
He was very impressed with the way the main character played the violin in the drama “Sherlock”, which he enjoyed watching, and it reminded him of himself learning the violin in his childhood.
He thought to himself “I want
to play the violin like him.” It was a moment that he felt something that he
wants to do after a long interval.
He wanted to thank for his father who received a surgery of stem cell transplantation for him and his mother taking care of him on temporary bed.
We could find out his wish earlier than we expected but the volunteer team and him prepared several months to hold the perfect event of “Wish Day.”
First, he picked up the violin that sounded the greatest to him, and took lessons to learn about technique of playing the violin again.
Following the discharge schedule, the teacher came to his house several times for violin lessons.
In the meantime, his health has improved a lot, so he could return to school. Little by little, he was getting better and he was happy about it.
Unlike in the past, when he did not want to
do anything because of a helpless feeling, now he tries to practice violin
without anyone asking him to do it.
Finally, the long-awaited Parent’s Day and Kyungmin’s Wish Day has come.
He is dressed up in a nice suit
that is prepared by the volunteers, and his parents were invited to the living
room to enjoy his small concert. Although he is still poor at
playing, he could play three kinds of songs in front of his parents, and his
parents felt so overwhelmed by his playing. His feelings
of gratitude and sorry toward parents. It was well delivered to them with a
full of love through music. Thanks to all of you, we were able to hold
the “Wish Day” successfully that can convey a greater emotion than a hundred
words, and his family once again felt love toward one another and cheered up. Thank you.