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Actor Park So-dam directly shared her feelings during her battle with thyroid cancer.
Park So-dam appeared on TV CHOSUN's "Sikgaek Heo Young-man's Baekban-gihaeng," which aired on the 7th.
On that day, Park So-dam recalled her experience of being diagnosed with cancer in 2021 and fighting the disease for about three years.
Park So-dam said, "At first, I was very scared. At that time, I didn't even want to meet people."
She continued, "Before the surgery, I took my voice for granted. After the surgery, my voice didn't work for six months, which made me think a lot. 'Actors must be able to produce various sounds, so I worried whether I could continue as an actor,' she said.
Park So-dam said, "Only after that period of withdrawal did I truly see myself. I traveled alone in Europe for 34 days after the surgery. I rented a car and drove, and I even saw the aurora in Iceland. When my tire broke down and I went to a car center, they wished me luck and fixed it for free." She added, "Going through such experiences made me think, 'If I hadn't been sick, would I have taken on this challenge?'"
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