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Yeo Esther and her husband Hong Hye-geol openly shared their five-year separation and depression treatment journey.
On the 30th, the SBS variety program 'Same Bed Different Dreams Season 2 - You Are My Destiny' featured the couple, who have been married for 34 years.

That day, Yeo Esther stated, "We have been living apart intermittently for the past five years. Due to menopause, I became irritable toward my husband without reason, and our relationship deteriorated."
Hong Hye-geol said, "I was also exhausted. I am now known as the 'national depressed woman,' but the situation was more serious than expected. I had too many negative thoughts and suffered greatly."
He continued, "I underwent general anesthesia 28 times for depression treatment, specifically for electroconvulsive therapy." Yeo Esther explained, "I have been receiving depression treatment for over 10 years without improvement, so I viewed this as my final treatment and proceeded."

Hong Hye-geol revealed, "She received treatment with our son without telling me. When I heard on the broadcast that she had set a date because she didn't want to live past November 18, I was shocked."
In response, Yeo Esther said, "I don't want to live long. I pick a death date every day. When it gets too severe, my husband, children, and company have no effect on me. I am not determined to die on a specific date; rather, setting a date gives me the thought, 'Let's endure until then.'"
Hong Hye-geol added, "That is why we reunited. To make an official announcement, our separation ended after August last year."
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