South Korean comedian Ji Suk-jin became popular in Taiwan with the variety show “Running Man”. He is middle-aged and has a special understanding of life. He regrets 4 months of pain for his father who suffered lung cancer 4 years ago. Pausing to recall the moment when he wanted to sign the consent form for life extension treatment, his father looked at him in horror.
Against his father’s wishes, he signed a consent form for life-extending treatment
Ji Xizhen has a funny performance unique to middle-aged uncles in “Running Man”, and he also has a lot of die-hard fans in Taiwan. A few days ago, South Korean TV station tvN aired his program “Anti-Ageym” with Park Joon-hyung, Song Young-kyu and other male stars, discussing the heavy topic of life-extending treatment.
Among them, Park Junhyung mentioned that his dog is 12 years old this year, his body is gradually aging, and a lump has grown on his tongue. The doctor said that if he chooses to remove the tumor, he must first saw the dog’s chin, and asked him if he might accept this. , made him quite reluctant, and decided not to have surgery, “I hate chemotherapy, I want my dog to be happy for the rest of his life.”
Chi Xizhen, who was on the side, was heartbroken following hearing this, and when he mentioned his father who passed away from lung cancer 4 years ago, he felt very sad. He said that following his father suffered from lung cancer, he was in good control for a time, but one day when he was regarding to visit the ward, he saw a group of medical staff rushed in to rescue him, and the whole person was frightened. In this situation, the doctor asked me to choose whether or not to let my father receive life-extending treatment, if not, he may not last a day.”
Ji Xizhen recalled the scene at that time, he mightn’t take his father’s wishes into consideration, he only had one thought in his mind that he must save, so he signed a consent form for life-extending treatment, he said, “I told my father to believe me, and as a result, it was the first time I watched it. When he showed fear in his eyes, I knew he was very scared.” Later, he witnessed with his own eyes that the life of the life extension treatment had no quality at all, which made him very regretful, “This is not what he wanted, I am really sorry for him, He worked hard.” Ji Seok Jin’s father died four months later.
In this regard, Song Yingkui said that if the same thing happened to him, he would not regret it because he wanted the child to live longer. Park Junhyung said that the wishes of the patients should be respected. Chi Xizhen thought regarding it and said with emotion that from the perspective of family members, life-extending treatment should take into account the patient’s condition. For example, if a person between 60 and 70 years old is intubated due to a traffic accident, he will be saved. If it is because of his old age Or have a chronic disease, “I don’t think it’s right to take life-prolonging treatment.”
