‘National Marathoner’ Lee Bong-ju. Run Korea YouTube capture
‘National Marathoner’ Lee Bong-ju, 51, expressed his willingness to overcome incurable diseases, saying, “I will overcome well and get up.
Lee Bong-ju appeared on CBS radio’Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ on the 7th and said this.
Lee Bong-ju is known to suffer from an incurable disease called dystonia in which muscles are twisted. Muscular dystonia is a disease in which a problem occurs in the command system transmitted from the nerves of the brain to the muscle, and the muscle tensions and contracts by itself regardless of the will.
In an interview, Lee Bong-ju said, “I need a stick to walk, and even if I walk a little, I can breathe a little.”
He still does not know the exact cause of the disease, he explained, “I think I am worried because I am not sure whether I should have surgery or not.” He said, “If I am dead, I am afraid that many people will be more worried, so I am struggling to overcome it and keep trying to find a way.”
Cheonan City started a fundraising campaign to help Bongju Lee, and decided to hold a marathon with the name of the athlete. Lee Bong-ju said, “Because I’m sick, I think that there are a lot of things around me and in many places to support me. did.
The host asked, “Will you get up and run again?” Lee Bong-ju replied, “Because I am, I’m a marathon runner. In addition, he expressed gratitude to his wife and other family members.
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