A New Life Gifted to Four Men in Their 40s Who Were Kind Sons and Caring Fathers

"I Want to Donate When My Life Ends," He Said During His Lifetime
Human Tissue Donation Also Helps Over 100 People
"A Good Son and a Loving Father"

A man in his 40s who fell into a brain-dead state due to a traffic accident while returning from work gave the gift of new life through organ donation.

On the 11th, the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency announced that on the 28th of last month, Mr. Im Bong-hyeok (45) donated his heart, liver, and both kidneys while brain-dead at Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, saving four lives. Mr. Im also donated human tissues such as skin and bones, helping over 100 patients suffering from functional disabilities.

Im Bong-hyeok (45), who saved four lives through organ donation. Provided by the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency

According to the donation agency, Mr. Im was hit by a car after falling at a crosswalk on his way home from work on the 21st of last month. Despite the medical staff's active treatment, he ultimately did not regain consciousness. It is known that during his lifetime, he often expressed his wish to donate organs to save other lives when his own life ended. Accordingly, his family conveyed his intention to donate organs in accordance with his wishes.

Mr. Im was born as the eldest son among two boys in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, and lived with a gentle personality, caring well for those around him. He was a warm-hearted person who would only start eating after seeing others eat first, even when his favorite food was in front of him. His family remembered him as a loving father who played well with his 9-year-old daughter Hyemin, and a good son who took his parents, who were unwell due to pulmonary fibrosis and other conditions, to the hospital.

Mr. Im's wife, Kang Young-mi, gave her final farewell, saying, "Hyemin's dad, you lived for others more than yourself here, so in heaven, do whatever you want and live well, and please watch over our Hyemin. I will take good care of your father and mother here and live happily with Hyemin. Let's meet again someday. I love you."