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[Episode 111]

When you get home, give this to your children.

I packed some dried fish.

Mom, I'll take that next time.

I have to stop by somewhere.

Why are you so busy?

You should take a break every once in a while.

Nobody will criticize you for taking breaks.

I'm going to do that, Mom.

Now that my children are all grown up.

You're so thin...

You didn't even drink water for an entire day.

Why are you leaving without even having a meal?

Mom.

Please be healthy and live a long life.

You should go in now.

Byung-chul, you too.

Mom is getting old.

Don't regret things later and come by often.

All right. Take good care of her.

I will.

I'm leaving now.

Mom, I'm leaving.

Doctor, are you sure

that those are the results for Ms. Hong Ae-ja?

Okay. All right.

What was that?

Mom is at the last stage of renal failure.

Her life is in danger.

What?

What do you mean, renal failure?

She was just fine.

Right.

Even when she collapsed over Ji-sung,

she was just fine...

Oh, that's right...

What's wrong, Dad?

The doctor said some level was too high

and that she should get a detailed medical checkup.

Why are you telling us this now?

Well, your mother said she was fine.

That she could take care of herself.

And then your issue popped up

and I didn't have a chance to follow up on that.

How come you didn't check

Mom's ER record when you work for that hospital?

You know I didn't have a chance to do that.

I'm going to the hospital to check the results.

Right. I'm coming with you.

That's a good idea.

Dad, Mom might come back,

so I think we should stay.

Let's look for places where she might go.

Yes, do that.

I'll call you right after I get to the hospital.

In-sung, I'll see you later.

All right. Go.

Why, this wife of mine...

When she called me last night,

she said that since she never had time to rest,

she wanted to take a break and have fun.

Does she even know what kind of condition she's in?

[In-sung]

[Blood Test Results]

When she first came to the hospital,

her BUN level was 120 and creatinine 10.

This means her kidneys are barely functioning.

Yes. Her other organs are starting to feel the effects.

Potassium level is 7.

No way...

It was an emergency,

so we attempted a blood dialysis treatment,

but she went into shock so we couldn't finish it.

Did she always have low blood pressure?

Yes. It was always on the low side.

Since she's had multiple C-sections,

we can't do peritoneal dialysis, either.

What's next if no further blood dialysis can be done?

I already told the patient,

but in this case, there's no other choice.

A kidney transplant?

Does Mom know about this, too?

Of course.

I told her to discuss it with her family.

She must be hanging on

with that emergency blood dialysis.

But she can go into cardiac arrest at any time.

Where is she right now?

No way...

Mi-na has been getting into fights with others

and is being stubborn.

She may be under stress due to domestic changes.

She did say she didn't want to go

to kindergarten the past few days.

It may be because it's a new school for her.

Yes. I'll talk to her.

Thank you.

I had fun today. The food was great, too.

That's good to hear.

I'll be waiting for your call.

Mom, I want instant noodles.

You can have it tomorrow.

I already prepared your meal, so just eat that.

There's nothing yummy to eat.

That's too bad.

Don't eat, then.

If you're not going to listen to me, don't eat.

What kind of mommy are you?

Grandma makes me anything I want to eat.

I want to go to her house.

I told you no.

Why not? I'll call her, then.

Mi-na, why aren't you listening to me?

I'm hungry.

Then just eat your food.

I want instant noodles.

I'm going to make it myself.

Hello?

Ji-sung.

I mean, Professor Ma.

I...

Mr. Baek Woo-jae,

I won't take your call unless it's about the consultation.

I'm calling about tomorrow's appointment.

Can I go there a bit earlier?

Mi-na!

Okay, you can come in early tomorrow.

Why won't you listen to me?

I hate you, Mommy!

It's because you didn't make me instant noodles!

Grandma...

Why are you looking for your grandma?

Why won't you listen to me these days?

I'm tired of this!

What's wrong with you?

Ugh, that little...

[Ma In-sung]

Why is she suddenly calling me?

I guess she felt bad.

Whatever. I'm not taking your calls.

Ms. Ma!

Where did Ms. Ma go?

Why are you asking me where she went?

Who else is here for me to ask?

Well, I have no idea where she is.

Hurry up and call her. It's very urgent!

Why are you telling me to call her?

My gosh.

Hello, Ms. Ma?

Where are you right now?

What? You're at home?

Why are you home during office hours?

What? Your mother disappeared?

Give that to me.

Hello? In-sung, it's me.

Mother disappeared?

What's wrong with you, Jung-geun?

You didn't pick up your phone.

What happened to Mother?

I thought she was out to get some fresh air,

but I think she really left home.

Oh, I see.

Don't worry about work and stay there.

I'll take care of it here and go there soon.

Dad, think about where Mom might go.

How come I know nothing about your mother?

Hee-sung, what did they say at the hospital?

Is it the same as the phone call you had before?

Yes.

It's more serious than I thought.

In-sung, what do we do about Mom?

How can she suddenly be at the final stage?

Some patients don't feel anything

until their kidneys completely fail.

Since she was preoccupied with other issues,

she must've thought she was just tired.

Mom's kidney isn't functioning properly

and her other organs are starting to fail.

We have to find her first.

If she so much as drinks water,

she could be in grave danger.

As more time passes,

she could go into cardiac arrest.

If she was in such a bad condition,

how could she have looked so fine?

She sounded just fine

when I spoke to her last night.

Maybe she tried to sound fine so that you wouldn't worry.

And since she had an emergency blood dialysis

she might feel temporarily better.

The day I registered my marriage

is when I got kicked out of the house.

That's the day she got the blood dialysis.

I really had no idea.

Mom can't get blood dialysis anymore in her condition.

The only option she has is a kidney transplant.

What?

My gosh...

I think Mom left home after learning

that was the only option for her.

She must've not wanted us to find out

that she needs a kidney transplant.

You mean, she left home knowing that she'd die?

She left home knowing she'd never come back again?

Mom...

I'll go to the ER and see if they got any calls.

ER center?

Please don't worry. I'm sure nothing happened.

She might be getting an emergency blood dialysis.

If so, I can find out where she is.

I'll come with you.

No. Stay with Father.

I'll call you as soon as I learn anything.

Let's first find Mom.

Dad, please think.

Where did she like to go?

Who were her closest friends?

How can I know nothing about her?

My gosh...

Why is Mi-na being so naughty these days?

And why is she asking for her grandma so much?

Hello?

What?

I think Mom left home because she didn't want to get treated.

Can you think of any place where she might be?

I have no idea.

Maybe she went to her mother's place.

But she never goes there.

Why would she suddenly go there...?

All right. I'll talk to you later.

Dad.

Oh, it's been a while. Myung-sook, this is Ma Jung-ki.

I was wondering if you got a call from my wife.

Oh, I see. No, it's nothing.

Sure. I'll call you again.

Your mom was always bragging about you girls,

and I guess she hasn't met her friends in a long time.

Maybe she went to her mother's house.

No way. Not there.

She hasn't been there in over 30 years.

She wouldn't go there.

Her mother doesn't even know that Min-sung died.

With your mother's pride, she would never go there.

But you never know.

You have Uncle's phone number, right?

Huh?

Well... Hang on just a minute.

Oh, here it is.

Hello?

Hi! It's me.

How have you been?

Did my wife happen to go there?

Huh? She was there?

When was that?

Oh, I see.

Did she say she'd go somewhere else?

All right.

No, she left without telling us where she was going.

Yes, please call me if you hear from her again.

Bye.

Your mother slept there last night and

went to her father's grave in the morning and then left.

Maybe she's really thinking of doing something drastic.

She said something strange the other day.

She always complained about me before

but she suddenly asked if it'd been hard to live with her.

And she always kicked me out of here,

but that day she asked me to move back in here.

I should've known something was odd.

She gave us our boxes with our belongings

like she was saying goodbye.

She went to say goodbye to her parents, too.

Mom... What do we do?

In-sung!

What happened?

In-sung, did something happen to Mother?

Jung-geun...

What do we do about Mom?

This is all my fault. All my fault.

Sun-jae.

Jung-ie! Are you done already?

Good! I can go to the restaurant a little late today.

Why?

I'm splitting my shift with the other dude.

At this rate, when will we ever be independent?

You couldn't get anyone to sign as a witness, right?

I brought it up to Seung-geun and he told on me to Dad.

That jerk.

Should we fake pregnancy like Jung-geun?

No way.

My dad will never be fooled.

We'll be dead the minute we mention it.

What's the matter?

I must've eaten the noodles for lunch in a rush.

I have indigestion.

Oh no. Let's go get medicine.

No, it's all right.

I'll just take some medicine at home.

You're home already, Jung-ie?

I had the morning shift, so I ended early.

Why do you look like you have indigestion?

Go take some medicine.

I'm all right.

Ouch...

It must be the noodles I had for lunch.

She must've eaten real fast to have an indigestion.

Instead of nagging her to decrease her workload,

I should take over the house chores from her.

That way she can focus on having a baby.

Huh?

What's this?

I gave her this box a few days ago.

How come she didn't take any?

Doesn't she realize how hard it was for me to

convince that doctor to give us a new batch?

Why is she not listening to her father-in-law?

I told them lights out at 9, and to be good to each other,

but they're just having arguments instead.

She hasn't touched this herbal tonic, either.

Hello, Dad?

You brat.

How come you didn't take the herbal tonic?

Something has happened

at In-sung's house, so we're here right now.

Oh, her mother went somewhere...

In-sung is here with me.

We'll be late, so don't wait up for us.

What?

I told her to stop worrying about her family

and now they're both there?

I can't believe this!

Oh!

Father.

What's wrong?

You said your mother dropped off your boxes, right?

Yes.

Then one box should remain, but it's not here.

Min-sung's box was there with yours.

But she took the box with her.

Where would she have gone with it?

Oh!

You must've been very surprised.

How can something like that happen?

When I saw Hyun-woo at the funeral,

I couldn't believe it.

It must've felt like seeing your deceased son again.

Yes, exactly.

Although he's not my son, it was very comforting.

I hope my wife will feel the same way.

Do you think she'd really be there?

That's the only place she'd take Min-sung's box to.

I would go there every now and then after Min-sung died,

but after a while, life was too busy

and I forgot all about it.

The person you're trying to reach is unavailable...

My goodness.

Min-sung, this is all I have in your box.

Min-sung, I'm so sorry.

I shouldn't have taken you to the bus station.

I shouldn't have[ let go of your hand.

I've regretted it countless times.

I couldn't even be with you when you left us...

I'm sorry, Min-sung.

Isn't that my wife over there?

I think it is.

Honey!

Mother!

Honey!

Mother!

What are you doing?

What's wrong with you?

What?

You can't do this.

Why would you think of doing this?

Mother, you must try to fight and live.

You said you were going on a trip.

Since you never took a break, you wanted to have fun.

So what are you doing here?

What did I do wrong?

I'm taking a break right now.

I'm here to get some fresh air.

You call this a trip?

Do you know how worried I was about you?

I almost had a heart attack myself!

I don't have the energy to fight.

Just go away.

Why would you follow me here and create a scene?

We know that you're dying.

You must go to the hospital and get treated.

No, thanks.

Why did you follow him here?

Whether I get treatment or die, what's it to you?

Please just leave me alone.

What? Die?

Why would you think of dying?

Who cares about kids?

I'm not dying because of our kids.

I don't have any children. What children?

They're useless to me.

Go away. You and I are done, too.

We got divorced, remember? Just go away.

Leave me alone!

Please just go! Go!

Please don't do this.

Let's go to the hospital first.

No. I'm not going!

I'm just going to stay here.

Please just leave me alone!

Leave me alone! Please!

Leave me alone!

Please just leave me alone!

Mother, let's go to the hospital.

You can't stay here like this.

Please stop this. You're in a serious condition.

You could have a heart attack.

Whatever! Just please leave me alone!

I said, leave me alone!

Just leave me alone! Please!

Honey!

Wake up!

Mother, open your eyes.

Mother!

Honey!

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[Preview]

Mother!

Wake up!

I want to do the transplant for her.

I feel so sorry for Mom.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

Take my kidney and for the transplant.

Doctor, what's wrong?

What's wrong with her?

Doctor, did something go wrong?

It's cardiac arrest.

Cardiac massage now!

Please live.

Please just survive and be alive.