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Chef Lee Dong-joon of "French Papa" confessed that he experienced a divorce crisis while raising his son with developmental disabilities.
SBS entertainment show "Dongsang Imong Season 2 - You Are My Destiny," which aired on the 17th, depicts a couple of Down syndrome writers Seo Eun-hye and Cho Young-nam who started a cafe start-up.
On this day, Chef Lee Dong-joon launched a support shot for Seo Eun-hye and Cho Young-nam, who are about to open a cafe in March. I wanted to help as a parent who gave me a 12-year-old developmentally disabled son.
He said, "One of the reasons I appeared on 'Black and White Cook 2' was that I wanted to show my dad cooking. I'm so happy to see my child watch the show and say he's a father and like it," he said.
"My dream is to open a cafe with my child, so it's also an opportunity for me. I thought it was fate," he added.

Lee Dong-joon also wiped away tears, recalling the time his son was diagnosed with his first developmental disability. He said, "I found out that my child had a developmental disability at 24 months. A child is every parent's dream. Suddenly, it felt like the main character was dying The moment the dream I made is broken, 'Can my child go to school? 'Can I talk?' he recalled, 'It was a little hard then because I fell into a low dream.'
The same was true of my wife. The couple, who could not afford to heal each other's pain, went through a difficult time, exchanging wounds with raw words instead of consolation. Lee Dong-joon said, "My heart was so hard that I received marital counseling. I had zero self-esteem and my wife was diagnosed with depression. I was going to divorce," he said, causing regret.
Eventually, he chose to go to the U.S. for his son's treatment, and after eight years of hard work, he formed a solid team. He said, "Love wins everything. As I ate love, my child healed and my wife and I became solid. I gained a lot during the time we were together," he said.
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