Lee Soo Geun's wife Park Ji-yeon shares heartfelt update ahead of kidney re-transplant anniversary

Park Ji-yeon, wife of entertainer Lee Soo Geun, has shared an update reflecting on the preciousness of daily life as she approaches the one-year anniversary of her kidney re-transplant surgery. Having endured a grueling treatment process involving long-term dialysis and two separate kidney transplants, she expressed her determination to live a more meaningful life by placing messages of gratitude throughout her home.

On the 20th, Park posted a photo on her SNS, stating, “Tomorrow marks exactly one year since the surgery.”

The photo shows messages she printed and posted in one corner of her house. The content reads, “When you drink your first glass of water in the morning, try thinking ‘Thank you’ in your heart! Your day will be full of gratitude!” Beyond a simple self-improvement quote, the post offers a glimpse into her mindset after experiencing the true meaning of health and daily life over the past year.

“Today, I cooked at home, printed some good sentences, laminated them, and stuck them all over the house,” Park wrote. “Decided to live the upcoming days beautifully! Good night, everyone.” Instead of special outings or glamorous schedules, she demonstrated her attitude toward life through a simple daily routine of cooking and placing touching sentences around her home.

It is well-known that Park has endured a long period of health struggles. In 2011, her kidney function deteriorated significantly after suffering from preeclampsia during her pregnancy with her second child. Preeclampsia is a condition characterized by systemic abnormalities, including high blood pressure during pregnancy, which can affect the functions of major organs such as the kidneys and liver in severe cases.

Ultimately, Park underwent her first kidney transplant using a kidney donated by her father. However, because the transplanted kidney did not stabilize as expected, she had to continue long-term dialysis treatment. Kidney transplantation is not considered finished simply by a successful transplant; continuous management of rejection, where the immune system attacks the transplanted organ, is essential, making post-operative follow-up and immunosuppressive therapy crucial processes.

Park continued her daily life while undergoing both dialysis and treatment for a long time, and it was reported that medical staff recommended a re-transplant in 2021. Even after a significant amount of time had passed since the first transplant, kidney function issues persisted to the point where a re-transplant was necessary.

In August 2025, several years later, Park underwent her second kidney transplant using a kidney donated by her older brother. This re-transplant took place approximately 14 years after her first transplant surgery. As she returned to the operating table through a living kidney donation from her family, the time held a deeper meaning for her, extending beyond physical treatment to the sacrifice and solidarity of her family.

In particular, this re-transplant can be seen as another turning point in her long journey of battling illness. Kidney transplant patients must continuously manage the function of the transplanted kidney while taking immunosuppressants even after surgery, and long-term observation for various risk factors such as infection or rejection is required. Therefore, the one-year anniversary of the surgery is not merely a calendar milestone, but a symbol that a new phase of health management is ongoing.

Park's recent update is especially meaningful in this context. Rather than emphasizing only her physical condition or the treatment process, she showed an attitude of making the word 'gratitude' a daily habit. In particular, the expression “Decided to live the upcoming days beautifully” fully captures the resolve of someone who has endured a long illness in facing the time ahead.

Even while dealing with health issues, Park has steadily shared her life while supporting Lee's activities and enjoying daily life with her family. She married Lee in 2008 and has two sons. The presence of her family has been a vital pillar of support during her long process of enduring treatment and dialysis.

Ultimately, for Park, the one-year anniversary of her kidney re-transplant is less of a mere medical milestone and more of an opportunity to look back on the past decade and redesign her future life. Much like the short sentences posted around her house, she is creating a new daily life by engraving the meaning of gratitude into every ungrandiose moment of the day.

Fans are offering support following her update released ahead of the one-year anniversary. Attention is focused on whether Park, who has been able to enjoy the normalcy of daily life again after a long battle with illness, will be able to continue leading a stable life with her family.