Yoon Si-yoon gave comfort to an 8-year-old girl who "makes a living by eating bugs." [Love across the ocean 5]

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In "Love Across the Sea 5," actor Yoon Si-yoon visited Cameroon and met children who were struggling with disease and poverty every day. Yoon Si-yoon once again conveys her warm heart to the children who live bravely despite their hard daily lives.

KBS 1TV's "Love Across the Sea Season 5" (hereinafter referred to as "Love Across the Sea 5"), which will be broadcast on the 22nd, will be decorated with "Special Actor Yoon Si-yoon."

The broadcast on this day reveals the heartbreaking story of a child whose right arm is bent and hardened by a Buruli ulcer, a girl who eats insects because she has nothing to eat, and a child who started working from an early age to take charge of her grandmother and sister. Faced with the stories of children trying not to lose hope despite the tough reality, they feel the sincere comfort and love given by actor Yoon Si-yoon again.

▶ Pollet, a 13-year-old girl whose routine was ruined by a Buruli ulcer

Pollet, 13, was left alone after her mother died a year ago. It's too much just to survive the day alone, but Pollet even suffers from Buruli ulcer, an endemic African disease. After developing the disease four years ago, he grew the disease without receiving proper treatment. Pollet's right hand was bent and hardened, unable to move properly. To make matters worse, the disease spreads throughout the body, and Pollet's body is gradually breaking down. However, it is not the disease itself that makes Pollet more difficult, but the eyes of people who point fingers, saying, "I have the curse." Pollet, whose heart is deeper than the body in people's words, is in a situation where he has to work to make a living on his own with an angry body. Far from being treated with such hard-earned money, it's not enough to solve meals.

▶ Jessica, 8, who makes a living from bugs and is responsible for her grandmother

Jessica (aged 8), a girl who lives caring for her elderly grandmother, grew up with her grandmother after being abandoned by her parents. However, it was up to young Jessica to make a living on behalf of her elderly grandmother, who was hard to hear. Working in the field with a large hoe, Jessica's small hands were covered with wounds. But I can't afford treatment. The reality is that an eight-year-old child works and is far from enough to make ends meet with his grandmother.

Jessica is forced to catch a bug called 'Micongo' to soothe her hunger. For Jessica, who can't buy meat, the bug is the only protein source. However, since even that is only caught between June and August, there is no proper way to supplement nutrition over time. Even at a young age, Jessica is skillful at handling fire and cooking with seasoning.

▶ Jaris, the seven-year-old girl who digs cassava for her sick grandmother and sister who suffers from Boolean ulcers

Yaris, 7, who grew up with her grandmother after being abandoned by her mother four years ago, is learning to dig and groom cassava on behalf of her sick grandmother. Digging hard cassava roots with old knives is not easy even for adults. Yaris digs cassava with that little body. After trimming the harvested cassava, it is also up to Yaris to make and sell cassava batons. They try to sell cassava batons on dangerous roads where cars come and go, but it is so common that it is too little money to make a living.

And there's another reason why Yaris can't stop working. This is to add even a little to the cost of treatment for her sister Ingrid, 14, who suffers from Buruli ulcer. Due to financial difficulties, older sister Ingrid relies on folk remedies in neighboring villages, not hospitals. Yaris takes care of her grandmother on behalf of her sick sister and waits for the day her family gets together again.

"Love Across the Sea 5" will air on KBS 1TV at 4:10 p.m. on the 22nd.

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