Sudden Brain Death During Exercise... "I Want to Give Everything Away" Left Gifts for Over 100 People Before Passing Away

Ms. Kwon Eun-young, a Woman in Her 50s, Passes Away After Organ Donation
The Meaning of 'Giving Beauty' Also Reflected in Her Daughter's Name

A woman in her 50s who lived by the motto "a life shared with others" and continued donating and volunteering gifted new lives to over 100 people after falling into a brain-dead state and peacefully passed away.

On the 26th, the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency announced that Kwon Eun-young (51), who was brain-dead, donated organs and human tissues at Korea University Ansan Hospital on the 6th before passing away.

The late Kwon Eun-young, who saved five lives through organ donation and gave hope to over 100 people through tissue donation before passing away
[Photo by Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency]

Kwon’s heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys saved the lives of five people, and her donated tissues gave hope to over 100 patients. According to the agency, Kwon was born as the youngest of two sons and two daughters in Jeonju, Jeonbuk. She had a bright, sincere, and creative personality. In college, she was active as the student council president and a reporter, and after graduation, she worked at a large corporation.

She was a mother of one son and one daughter with her husband, whom she met during a training program in Japan. To practice a life shared with others, she and her family engaged in various charitable activities such as sponsoring African children, carrying briquettes, and reading books at a center for the disabled.

Kwon named her daughter with the meaning of "bestowing beauty," using the characters 'Si (施)' meaning "to bestow" and 'A (?)' meaning "beautiful," reflecting her lifelong commitment to helping and giving to those in need.

The heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys of the late Kwon Eun-young saved the lives of five people, and her human tissues gave hope to over 100 patients.
[Photo by Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency]

Two years ago, Kwon registered as an organ donation hopeful and told her family, "What meaning is there in taking things with you when you die? I want to give everything away."

Then, on the 1st, Kwon suddenly collapsed while exercising and fell into a brain-dead state. Although her family was plunged into grief by the sudden news, they readily agreed to organ donation, knowing well her wishes during her lifetime.

Her daughter, Kim Si-a, said, "I will cherish mom’s words to 'give to others and live proudly.' Please don’t worry about us too much, and I hope you live a wonderful life in heaven," the agency reported, conveying her final farewell to her mother.