Declared determination not to give up the exam... Request to education authorities
Consideration by Busan Office of Education and Kosin University Hospital... Dispatch of supervisors, etc.
On the morning of the 17th, the day of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), a test-taker is checking their admission ticket at Changwon Munseong High School, Test Site 8, District 88, Changwon. Photo by Yonhap News
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lee Gyehwa] A high school girl suffering from a rare incurable disease in Busan challenged the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in a university hospital ward on the 17th. Around 8:10 a.m. that day, a test site was set up in a ward on the 6th floor of Kosin University Hospital in Seo-gu, Busan, for Miss A, who is suffering from a rare incurable disease.
According to 'Yonhap News,' the test site was created by the education authorities and the hospital to accommodate Miss A. The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education dispatched two supervisors, two police officers, and one education officer to manage the exam.
Miss A was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease called "long-chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency" at the age of three and has been receiving continuous treatment. This disease lacks the enzyme that converts body fat into energy, causing severe whole-body muscle pain similar to being cut by a knife or hit by a hammer once the short-term energy stored in muscles is depleted. If treatment is delayed, it can lead to brain damage or death. During long exams like the CSAT, the risk of an emergency is very high, and for Miss A to complete the exam, measures such as receiving intravenous fluids through an artificial blood vessel are necessary.
Miss A reportedly showed a strong will not to give up the exam. Her parents and the hospital requested the education authorities to allow her to take the exam in the ward to ensure her safety, and permission was granted.
In an interview with Yonhap News, Miss A’s mother said, "My daughter was nervous before the exam, but she slept well last night and ate breakfast because she needed to, so her condition was good. The hospital professors wrote encouraging letters and frequently visited to support her, which gave her a lot of strength."
Miss A’s mother, who sent her daughter to the ward test site, also said she plans to pray all day for the exam to finish safely. She added, "I told my daughter, 'You have your own pace, and you have done well so far.' I want to express my sincere thanks to the hospital staff and education authorities who made accommodations for my daughter to take the CSAT, the teachers at Pukyong High School, and everyone who supported her."
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