Moon Geun-young "Wondered if Acting Career Was Over" While Battling Rare Disease, Felt Despair... "Storm of Sobs in Underground Parking Lot" [Star Issue]

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Actress Moon Geun-young confessed that she felt despair while battling a rare disease.

On the 22nd episode of tvN's variety program 'You Quiz on the Block', Moon Geun-young, the eternal 'National Younger Sister' who returned after recovering from a rare disease, appeared on a talk show for the first time in 16 years to share her recent updates.

That day, Moon Geun-young honestly revealed her battle with a rare disease and rehabilitation process that suddenly struck her during a 2017 performance.

After falling on an icy road and injuring her ankle, Moon Geun-young was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome at a hospital she visited. She revealed that she underwent emergency surgery after being told by a doctor that necrosis could progress if the golden time was missed.

She recalled, "When I first saw the wound after the bandages were removed, it was severe. I cried when I heard that my finger nerves might not recover. Since my grandmother was at home, I parked the car in the underground parking lot and sobbed uncontrollably."

Afterward, Moon Geun-young underwent three more surgeries and entered a long rehabilitation period. She said, "Since all the nerves were dead, I had to do exercises to revive the nerves and muscle training. I even had to eat with my left hand and practice using chopsticks." She added, "I started thinking I might not be able to act anymore. I felt like I might not be able to use my arm," evoking sympathy.

Moon Geun-young shared, "When I could finally use my hand a little, I tried to clean with a vacuum cleaner, but it didn't work. That was when I first tasted despair. Then, after rehabilitating even harder, the pain in my arm began to disappear."

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