For Lee, the loving care of a mother has no limit

Korea JoongAng Daily | January 1, 2011

For the last 21 years, Lee Won-ok brought her paralyzed son to school, picked him up after class, and even waited outside the classroom in case a medical emergency occurred.

For over two decades, Lee’s dedication to her son Shin Hyeong-jin’s education had no limits. Since doctors told Lee that they did not expect her son to see his second birthday, the pair have battled through a lot to overcome his limitations.

Now 27, Shin wrote his last exam on Dec. 20. He is set to graduate from Yonsei University with a computer science degree in February.

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2 Responses to For Lee, the loving care of a mother has no limit

scriptorobscura says:

December 31, 2010 at 8:32 AM

This is amazing. Thanks for sharing it!

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Nate says:

January 2, 2011 at 5:47 PM

I am happy to finally see some SMA news coming out of Korea! I have ben waiting and looking for someone mentioning something about SMA there. I am trying to follow up with the family.

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