The reason that the dog should do
this painful rehabilitation every day is
because the dog's body becomes stiff
if he stops treating like this..
Gijeok(=Miracle) with general paralysis
was found on the highway
Gijeok's dad : He was covered in blood
The dog was hit by running cars..
Gijeok's dad : He was blinking his eyes
Not just wide, but very slightly blinking
He showed his will to live with eyes
Gijeok's dad : Of course, I could ignore him but
I just thought that he would survive
Gijeok(=miracle) Got surgery on his broken spine
so he could get a new life
However
His body is getting stiff more and more
In hopeless reality
The only man who never loses hope,
Gijeok's dad and Gijeok's
miraculous meeting,
Witness a Miracle
Since the first story of Gijeok
How has Gijeok been so far?
Gijeok is being hung on something(?)
It's a dad-made wheelchair only for Gijeok
Gijeok’s dad : It’s a device to practice
Stretching (the hardened paws) and walking
He looks uncomfortable
But his paws that enable him to stand
are being stretched just like normal dogs
His condition is much better than before!
Wife : It’s hard standing on your own four feet, right?
Gijeok has been enduring hard rehabilitation well
Meanwhile, Gijeok
has experienced many changes
In the beginning, he was completely paralyzed but
Now he can
bend his front legs by himself
Gijeok’s dad : He's changing little by little
Show them your moves~
Gijeok who was always lying down
began to wriggle!
Gijeok’s dad : Aww good job
Righty, aww well done (applause)
Even he can stretch out himself
his hind legs which were too weak before
It's unbelievable to see
such a miraculous change of Gijeok
Gijeok’s dad : Good boy~
PD : You look so happy
Are you happy that much?
Gijeok’s dad : Fun and joyful. I feel good
He was just glad that Gijeok survived
now he sees hope from Gijeok
A hospital..?
PD : You came here for his medical check-up. How do you feel?
Gijeok's dad : I'm a bit nervous because I don't know what the vet will say about him
Wish I can hear good news though
Progressing a medical check-up and
How about Gijeok's condition?
Vet : At the very first, when seeing the X-ray
I thought he'd have a fracture because he had a car accident.
But fortunately, he doesn't have any compression fractures.
If it had gone as suspected,
you’d have to give up on rehabilitation. But seeing the results now,
there’s hope for his front legs
Upon hearing the positive results,
We also visited an oriental medicine hospital
that will help Gijeok's rehabilitation
Gijeok got acupuncture and physical therapy
that stimulate the nerves and muscles
Even learned about more comfortable way of
giving massage that distressed Gijeok
Expert : Pull a little bit forward and stop for a while
As the massage intensity is adjusted properly,
Gijeok also looks comfortable
After a long time of going out
Gijeok and dad came back home
What's this?
Gijeok's dad : He didn't eat any food while visiting hospitals and getting medical tests
So today I'm gonna give him meat instead of dog food
The dad prepares a delicious meat
Gijeok's dad : Why do you eat only when I chop meat into small pieces just like a baby
Gijeok just becomes a baby before daddy
One by one
Feeding, washing, and caring for him
could be exhausted sometimes but
Just as he has always done
Dad takes care of Gijeok without any complaints
Gijeok doesn't say anything but
feeling dad's tremendous love
Today, Gijeok is also having
a sweet dream
That afternoon
Dad is making something
"Daddy, what are you making now?"
That was Gijeok's stroller!
The dad-made stroller is
perfectly suitable to Gijeok's body
He made this stroller
so that he lets Gijeok show the wide world again
It's the first going out in 4 months
Gijeok's dad : Rather than being forced to do something,
If letting him move himself, he feels comfortable, becomes curious, and looks around
I should've done this early
Gijeok may be so glad to see
the outside world in a long time
Gijeok's dad : Gijeok is now standing, using an assistance device.
But, without assistance devices
I hope he can just stand with me from now on
8 years later, now
Gijeok began to walk on his own
He was first diagnosed that he can't live over a 5-year-old..
But he bravely became a 9-year-old doggo and
Once again, Gijeok has showed miracle to the world