Jeong Mi-ae "My husband plays games before surgery."

Singer Jeong Mi-ae shared her husband's reaction during the surgery.

On the 14th, Jung Mi-ae appeared on KBS' 'Morning Yard' and shared her current status and battle with tongue cancer. On this day, Jung Mi-ae recalled her battle with tongue cancer and said, "The doctor said I might never be able to speak again. So, since I am a singer, I asked, 'Can I sing?' "The doctor couldn't answer."

He continued to show a positive attitude by saying, "Fortunately, the surgery went well. The inner third of the tongue was cut out. If the affected area had been the tip of the tongue, I might not have been able to sing in this. position. I practiced a lot." .

Jeong Mi-ae said, "Before the surgery, I was worried that I might not be able to speak. After the surgery, I woke up in the intensive care unit and screamed, 'I feel like I'm going to throw up.' ' In the meantime, I thought, 'I can talk.'" He said. Jeong Mi-ae said, “I was lucky that I didn't have to undergo radiation or chemotherapy. They said the really dangerous period has passed.” She added, “If I had done radiation, it would have been difficult to sing. They said the cells would die.”

In particular, he attracted attention by saying, "Usually my voice was really loud and boomy, as if I had been boiled in a train stove. But now I can talk softly."

Jeong Mi-ae said, "At first, no one knew. After my story was broadcast, everyone was so surprised."
What I deeply felt was that my family was a great source of strength. “Seeing the kids helps me come to my senses and doesn't give me a chance to fall into the abyss of darkness,” he said.

She also said, "I didn't know my husband would be such a big help. At night, I was so scared and couldn't sleep. I felt like someone was going to catch me. When I said to my husband, ' I'm so scared that I can't sleep,' I sent him a message." “Then he came and held my hand. Then I fell asleep,” he said, drawing attention.

She continued, "I was really serious, but my husband didn't take it seriously. I said, 'It's nothing, it's okay,' and when I went for surgery, I was very serious, but I was already in critical condition, and my husband was playing games next to me. He brought a game console to the hospital and was playing games." “When I saw that, I thought nothing was wrong,” he added.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr