'Real Story Exploration Team' PD: "Late Jeon Kyung-cheol, Writer, Ceased Painkiller Administration"...Continuing the Will of the Peter Pan Foundation [Star Issue]

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MBC's 'Real Story Exploration Team' is continuing the will of the late writer Jeon Kyung-cheol, known as "Peter Pan's Dad."

'Real Story Exploration Team' PD Choi Cheol-hun announced on his official SNS on the 19th: "We broadcast the story of the late Mr. Jeon Kyung-cheol, 'Peter Pan's Dad,' twice in March and July, and I am currently producing a documentary with the follow-up story. From February when your father was wandering to find a home for his son until the final moment in September when he prepared the 'Peter Pan Foundation' with his remaining life, I have watched your father most closely over the past seven months."

He continued, "Your father, who instinctively realized that his remaining time was limited, stopped even chemotherapy and painkiller administration from then on. He chose to dedicate his remaining time to the foundation with a clear mind rather than living one more day by reducing pain, stating that if his mind became clouded and his energy dropped due to painkillers, he could not properly advance the establishment of the foundation." This conveyed that the deceased did his utmost to establish the Peter Pan Foundation during his lifetime.

PD Choi Cheol-hun said, "As someone who accompanied him on his final journey, I hope that a fairy-tale dream that began with a father's tears will be realized as a beacon illuminating the hopes of countless families of developmentally disabled individuals. With the wish for many people's continued interest and solidarity, so that the world your father dedicated his remaining life to opening up can finally take its first step."

During his lifetime, writer Jeon Kyung-cheol moved the nation by caring alone for his son, who had severe autism with a mental age of 2-3 years, for 27 years. He captured his experiences in the essay 'Hello, Peter Pan' and appeared on 'Real Story Exploration Team,' 'You Quiz on the Block,' and other programs, making the whole country cry with stories about his son.

However, he passed away at 7:56 p.m. on the 5th after battling liver cancer. Following his wishes during his lifetime, the deceased's funeral was held as a simple memorial service without an open casket. The deceased's remains were buried under a sunny tree where his son, Je-won, could see them well.

Below is the full text of the message left by 'Real Story Exploration Team.'

Hello, this is Choi Cheol-hun PD of MBC <Real Story Exploration Team>.

Last February, I met a father who called his son "Peter Pan." He was a terminal liver cancer patient who had already far exceeded the six-month prognosis and was doing his utmost for a single goal. Your father was looking for a residential facility where his son Je-won could live safely and healthily after he passed away. As the fifth-generation heir of a family house and a successful IT Gi Eop-ui (CEO), who had never easily bowed his head to anyone, I still cannot forget that night when he pleaded with tears to find a place for his son to live.

We broadcast the story of the late Mr. Jeon Kyung-cheol, 'Peter Pan's Dad,' twice in March and July, and I am currently producing a documentary with the follow-up story. From February when your father was wandering to find a home for his son until the final moment in September when he prepared the 'Peter Pan Foundation' with his remaining life, I have watched your father most closely over the past seven months.

Miraculously, after the March broadcast, your son's residence was determined, but your father's life became even busier. This is because you began to dream of a new hope that the miracle that came to you and your son would continue to others, and that parents with children who have severe developmental disabilities would no longer shed tears like yours. To create a world where children left behind can live peacefully even after their parents are gone, your father devoted all his remaining time to establishing the 'Peter Pan Foundation.'

Your father, who instinctively realized that his remaining time was limited, stopped even chemotherapy and painkiller administration from then on. He chose to dedicate his remaining time to the foundation with a clear mind rather than living one more day by reducing pain, stating that if his mind became clouded and his energy dropped due to painkillers, he could not properly advance the establishment of the foundation.

I felt painfully from the side how desperate and painful this choice was. Even on nights when he could no longer endure and vomited blood, he hesitated to go immediately to the emergency room because he was worried about the lives of those left behind rather than his own well-being.

As someone who accompanied him on his final journey, I hope that a fairy-tale dream that began with a father's tears will be realized as a beacon illuminating the hopes of countless families of developmentally disabled individuals. With the wish for many people's continued interest and solidarity, so that the world your father dedicated his remaining life to opening up can finally take its first step, I am sharing news posted on <Peter Pan Foundation Promotion Committee> below.

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