'60-Day Couple' Baby Ji-on Passes Away at 60 Days Old.. 'Everyone in Tears' [Comprehensive]

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'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell's' '60-Day Couple' has revealed the story of a child who passed away just 60 days after birth.

The 181st episode of MBC's 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell' (hereinafter 'Marriage Hell'), broadcast on the 17th, depicted the story of the '60-Day Couple' who waited for a miracle beside Ji-on, an infant hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit due to 'apnea of unknown origin'. From the final moments with the child who held on with all their might for 60 days to the couple's appearance hiding their grief after losing the child, this episode turned the living room into a sea of tears.

Ji-on had no cry or movement immediately after birth. Seven days after the child was born, the couple received shocking news from medical staff to mentally prepare themselves. The diagnosis was 'apnea of unknown origin'. However, amidst their parents' earnest wishes, Ji-on spent their mother's birthday together and even took 50-day photos in the hospital bed, holding on with all their might. Suddenly, the child's condition deteriorated rapidly, and the '60-Day Couple', rushing to the hospital, were able to hold the child for the first and only time. Thus, Ji-on left the side of their mother and father on the 60th day after birth.

Even after losing the child, the couple could not properly pour out their grief. At the funeral home, they maintained composure and instead comforted their family members. In particular, the husband, who remained calm in front of his wife and family, could not stop crying alone for 30 minutes late at night, evoking sympathy. In response, Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) regarded the child's survival until day 60 as a miracle and explained the couple's attitude of holding on with all their might as a defense mechanism called 'sublimation', expressing concern that they seemed to be trying to overcome their grief too quickly. She continued, "It is okay to cry now. It is okay to wail," advising that they should take time for recovery not to forget the child, but to let them go well.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that the wife had planned for a second child even before two weeks had passed since giving birth, surprising everyone. Even in a situation where immediate treatment was needed due to a herniated disc, she said, "Even if my body breaks down, I want to have a child right now." Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) emphasized, "The grief and emptiness of losing a beloved child should not be filled with something else but healed," adding, "A second child must be loved completely for their very existence." She also urged that the couple must take sufficient time to recover physically and mentally before planning another pregnancy.

Finally, Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) advised the '60-Day Couple' to keep only a few items of the child they truly wanted to hold onto and let go of the rest through sharing. This was not meant to forget Ji-on, but to comfort them that it is a process to let the child go well and for the couple to return to their daily lives. Ji-on, who left after showing love to mom and dad. Warm support from viewers poured forth for the future of the '60-Day Couple', who will live day by day carrying the love Ji-on left behind.

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