Chae Jong-hyeop Donates KRW 50 Million for Patients "Knows the Pain Well" [Official]

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Actor Chae Jong-hyeop donated 50 million won to patients living with epilepsy.

The Korea Epilepsy Association said on the 7th, "The Chae Jong-hyup donated to the medical expenses and awareness improvement project for epilepsy patients who have difficulty living."

Chae Jong-hyeop said, "I am well aware of the pain of people with epilepsy, so I hope it will be a little helpful," adding, "I hope my small addition this year will help those children and those who are worried about them."

Kim Heung-dong, chairman of the association (Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital), said, "It is a great strength and encouragement to understand and help epilepsy patients and their families," adding, "It is important for the epilepsy parties to step up on their own and overcome the negative perceptions and prejudices of society."

Chae Jong-hyeop drew attention by playing Yoo Min-ho in the SBS drama "Stove League" in 2019 and is scheduled to appear in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama "In Your Season" this year.

Earlier, Choi Jong-hyeop confessed that he was exempted from military service due to epilepsy and has been taking medicine for about 10 years.

Epilepsy is a disease caused by abnormal electrical signals exchanged by nerve cells for information transmission in our brain. Seizure symptoms last for one to two minutes and disappear within five minutes at a long time. Epilepsy is a chronic disease such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and 70-80% of patients are drug-controlled, and it is estimated that there are 370,000 patients in Korea, and epilepsy patients have difficulties due to symptoms, but they also suffer from prejudice and discrimination in society.

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