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Anchor Park Jae-hong Reveals Stroke: “Life Became Helpless Even With One Blocked Blood Vessel”

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • CBS radio anchor Park Jae-hong said he collapsed while exercising on an outdoor track and received a cerebral infarction diagnosis after being taken to the emergency room.
  • He said treatment at Samsung Seoul Hospital restored his language ability, memory and left-right sensation, while he continues rehabilitation for motor function.
  • Park said he hopes to return around Chuseok, although doctors and the production team may adjust the timing.

CBS radio host Park Jae-hong has revealed that he suffered a cerebral infarction after collapsing while exercising alone on a track at Seoul’s Gyodae sports ground.

Park said in a Facebook post on the 31st that he fell at about 10 p.m. on the 22nd. His family called emergency services, and he reached an emergency room about an hour later. Doctors diagnosed him with a cerebral infarction after reviewing an MRI scan, and he said medical staff initially considered his condition more serious than he had expected.

I collapsed while exercising alone, running around the track at Gyodae sports ground at about 10 p.m. on the 22nd.

— Park Jae-hongThe CBS anchor described when and where his stroke occurred.

He described undergoing checks of his blood pressure, electrocardiogram and temperature every three to four hours. Medical staff also repeatedly asked him to identify his name, the date and his location. Park said he watched other patients in the ward struggle to remember their names and occupations, and prayed silently for their recovery.

Thanks to the devoted treatment of the medical staff at Samsung Seoul Hospital, my language ability, memory and left-right sensation have now recovered 100 percent.

— Park Jae-hongPark reported his recovery while explaining that he remains in motor rehabilitation.

Park said treatment at Samsung Seoul Hospital had restored his language ability, memory and sensation on both sides of his body to 100 percent. He is now receiving rehabilitation to recover motor function. His radio program, “Park Jae-hong’s One-Round Match,” has been hosted by former lawmakers Park Won-seok and Keum Tae-sup during his absence.

He said he is targeting a return around Chuseok, but the date could change based on medical advice and the CBS production team’s judgment. “Even one tiny blood vessel, or one blood vessel, becoming blocked showed me how helpless life can become,” Park said. He added that, on his birthday, he resolved to live the second half of his life with greater humility.

I felt acutely this time how helpless life can become when even one tiny blood vessel, or one blood vessel, is blocked.

— Park Jae-hongHe reflected on the impact of the stroke in announcing his prolonged absence.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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