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Post by galacticchick on May 9, 2005 17:02:25 GMT -5
I'm really starting to like this series, it's such a breath of fresh air from MPC. I thought the scene where Minjae and his wife are taking the elevator and Injoo is there. The poor woman in agonizing pain. It's really sad because I've heard that cancer is really painful.
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Post by BAE on May 9, 2005 18:52:06 GMT -5
yeah... and in-young was in tears.... i felt really bad because there's nothing that Him-Chan's dad can do for Him-Chan's mother. I mean, like today, he couldn't come out of his meeting for HIm-Chan's mother, and she was screeching because she doesn't know when she'll leave this world and when she does, she needs her husband on her side.
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Post by panther on May 10, 2005 10:29:53 GMT -5
yea the scenes with her and her husband (the lady with the cancer) is very sad. she seems to be very bitter though.
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Post by Lucy on May 10, 2005 12:03:39 GMT -5
yea the scenes with her and her husband (the lady with the cancer) is very sad. she seems to be very bitter though. Those scenes are gutwrenching. But in a way I'm glad for them, and for the way the character is portrayed; it's not often you see anything other than the heroic, stoic, even cheerful, type of patient on TV, Korean or American. It goes to show that not everyone has to be like that in order to deserve our sympathy. A person can also be bitter, angry, and really vocal about their pain, and we still should empathize with them, as "Min-jae" (?) tries to do and to make sure the nurse-helper will do. It made me sad to see him give her extra money in that scene, as though he is so afraid his wife won't be properly cared for and giving money is all he can do. Of course it's nice for her to have "combat pay," but the poor boy must feel so bad about everything. I got the feeling that he knew he didn't have to do that, but he's pretty powerless in this situation and probably giving money helps him feel in control.
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Post by galacticchick on May 10, 2005 13:22:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm glad she's portrayed more realistically but still feel bad for Himchan's dad. I mean it's like she knows she got a raw deal and is really angry about it, but taking it out on her husband isn't going to help her.
My mom told me this story about a lady she knew and it was chilling to know that people like that exist. Im not kidding or exaggerating in anything that I write. This woman was diagnosed with cancer (I forgot what kind) and she had four kids. They were already older teenagers and one was even married so she was probably in her 20s. Since she was already terminally ill they decided to let her go home. Well, her damn kids were taught how to put the morphine into her IV, and this had to be done every couple of hours. Do you think those spawn of the devil did it? No, because they said "what for, she's going to die anyway" Can you f-ing believe that. I cried when my mom told me that (and I'm not big on crying either) but I did because I think the pain of knowing her kids didn't care for her must have been even greater than her physical pain. I couldn't believe it when my mom told me.
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Post by Lucy on May 10, 2005 14:20:58 GMT -5
My mom told me this story about a lady she knew and it was chilling to know that people like that exist. Im not kidding or exaggerating in anything that I write. This woman was diagnosed with cancer (I forgot what kind) and she had four kids. They were already older teenagers and one was even married so she was probably in her 20s. Since she was already terminally ill they decided to let her go home. Well, her damn kids were taught how to put the morphine into her IV, and this had to be done every couple of hours. Do you think those spawn of the devil did it? No, because they said "what for, she's going to die anyway" Can you f-ing believe that. I cried when my mom told me that (and I'm not big on crying either) but I did because I think the pain of knowing her kids didn't care for her must have been even greater than her physical pain. I couldn't believe it when my mom told me. I hope they have lived to regret it. And I mean that in a really mean way, not like, "I hope they've grown." I mean, "I hope they're tortured now knowing how much they hurt their mother." Stupid, evil kids. Okay, that's really mean and un-Buddhist of me. Not that I'm a Buddhist, but I admire the principles and attitude greatly. But still, that lady sure had some evil kids.
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Post by TheBo on May 17, 2005 13:20:26 GMT -5
I've been wondering about the ballerina's cancer. I believe that cancer is generally painless until the final stages (which is why it's so easy to miss)--if so, she must be almost certain to die. It's very, very sad. I find the relationship between these two (Jae-min and his wife) the most interesting thing about the series; in fact, it's the only reason I'm watching. Also, I find it interesting that there are these coincidental connections between the people on the show. Spooky.
Bo
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Post by galacticchick on May 17, 2005 13:57:14 GMT -5
I agree, it is the most interesting but also the saddest part to see. I'm glad they've shown respect for cancer victims/survivors by not sugarcoating the story line.
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Post by sandy on May 19, 2005 23:21:33 GMT -5
I'm just getting to know these characters, but I immediately had tears in seeing Min-jae tending to his very ill wife. When she came home from the hospital, he had flowers everywhere and a large puzzle made of their marriage photo. Also, taking her for a ride to a place they enjoyed going before they were married. He's a very gentle and compassionate man.
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Post by Lovely on May 20, 2005 8:16:08 GMT -5
Yes, Jae-min is so sweet to his wife. I like how he took her out to see the beautiful scenery. And when he took off his coat to give it to his wife, she said, "Aren't you going to be cold?" And Jae-min responds, "I'm not if you're not." And he just looks on lovingly at his wife who stares off into the distance. It's so beautiful, this scene.
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Post by Lucy on May 20, 2005 10:46:12 GMT -5
Yes, Jae-min is so sweet to his wife. I like how he took her out to see the beautiful scenery. And when he took off his coat to give it to his wife, she said, "Aren't you going to be cold?" And Jae-min responds, "I'm not if you're not." And he just looks on lovingly at his wife who stares off into the distance. It's so beautiful, this scene. He is a lovely character. Remember he told his coworker he wished she would find inner peace? He knows she isn't going to make it, and it hurts him to see her having such a hard time with it. He is being really great with her. I feel really sorry for her, looking at that puzzle whose face she wouldn't fill in.
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Post by sandy on May 21, 2005 23:24:00 GMT -5
It was another powerful scene when he awakens when his wife is crying out in pain. He gets a pain-patch to place on her. After she falls asleep, he goes into the bathroom to cry, running the water in the sink so that she doesn't hear him. Just seeing him breaking down made me think what a wonderful human being he is. He could be sitting in a bar, drinking to forget his problems, while his wife could be alone coping with her pain.
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Post by stargirl17 on May 22, 2005 8:24:49 GMT -5
question. what happened between Ki-joo and In-young in the church on Friday's episode? was it a mush scene?
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Post by Soju on May 22, 2005 11:10:50 GMT -5
Not really mushy; he just took her there so he could swear to her "before God" that he was serious.
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Post by BAE on May 22, 2005 13:39:58 GMT -5
i htought that it was kind of cute. he did similar things in OMR, didn't he though?
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