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South Korean woman, 22, donates organs to help eight people
Jeon Su-yeon, a 22-year-old in South Korea, donated her organs to eight people after she became brain-dead.
She was taken to Chonnam National University Hospital after suddenly collapsing, but never regained consciousness.
Her parents agreed to donate her organs, following conversations in which the family had said they wanted to donate if something happened to them.
Jeon donated her heart, lungs, liver, both kidneys and both eyes; she also donated skin, according to one account.
She had hoped to become a nurse and was preparing for a nursing assistant qualification before later planning to attend university.
Her family said she had often put the needs of her older sister, who had been ill since childhood, ahead of her own.
The donation gave eight people a chance at new lives, while her family said they hoped her act of generosity would be remembered.
Jeon Su-yeon, a 22-year-old South Korean woman, donated organs that helped eight people after she was declared brain-dead.
The donation took place at Jeonnam National University Hospital on February 23, 2026.
She donated her heart, lungs, liver, both kidneys and both eyes, as well as skin tissue.
Her parents agreed to donate after she had previously discussed organ donation with them.
Jeon had hoped to become a nurse and had been preparing to qualify as a nursing assistant.
- Who
- Jeon Su-yeon, a 22-year-old woman.
- What
- She donated organs that helped eight people, as well as skin tissue.
- When
- February 23, 2026.
- Where
- Jeonnam National University Hospital in South Korea.
- Why
- Her parents decided to donate after discussing organ donation as a family. They said the donation could bring comfort by allowing her heart to keep beating in another person and someone to see through her eyes.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jeon donated organs at Jeonnam National University Hospital after being declared brain-dead.
The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency announced the donation, and reports shared Jeon’s story.
- Age
- 22
- Recipients
- 8 people
- Donation date
- February 23, 2026
- Hospital
- Jeonnam National University Hospital
- Organs donated
- Heart, lungs, liver, both kidneys and both eyes
- Tissue donated
- Skin
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What people are saying
Because her older sister was ill, Su-yeon grew up early.
Su-yeon, don’t be sick there, and be happy doing all the things you couldn’t do here.
She could not fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse and caring for sick people, but at her final moment she gave hope to eight people.