Esther, the pajama 60th birthday party..♥ It's easy to live with Hong Hye-gul's depression wife

By YoonSeon, Cho

May 27, 2025

Esther, the pajama 60th birthday party..♥ It's easy to live with Hong Hye-gul's depression wife



While Yeo Esther, a family medicine specialist and businessman, has turned 60 years old, her husband Hong Hye-gul delivered a simple birthday scene.

Hong Hye-gul said on the 26th "It's been a long time since I said hello. My wife recently turned 60 years old," he wrote.

Then "I just ordered delivery food with my son and daughter-in-law in pajamas at home and finished chatting." There was no bouquet of flowers, but I had enough fun with a handwritten letter and a balloon. If you live with a wife with depression, you have this convenience," he posted a picture.




In the picture, Yeo Esther and Hong Hye-gul are smiling brightly in pajamas. Yeo Esther, the main character of her birthday, looked as bright as a child with a balloon presented by her family. While I can't believe my 60th birthday, my appearance surprises me.

Esther, the pajama 60th birthday party..♥ It's easy to live with Hong Hye-gul's depression wife
Meanwhile, Yeo Esther appeared on KBS 2TV 'Park Won-sook's Let's Live Together' in January and said she suffers from incurable depression. He said "Even if you take medicine, 30 to 40 percent of the time is not cured. I was hospitalized and had 28 head-butting treatments."

Hong Hye-gul said "I'm helpless because no matter what medicine I take, I don't get better. I'm a doctor too, but I can't do anything. I was hospitalized for three months because I had to do 28 general anesthesia when I was treated for electroconvulsions. My son and I took care of each other. When my wife thought of bad thoughts on a whim, I called the suicide prevention counseling center and consulted with her.




Yeo Esther said that when she was having a hard time, she received great help from phone counseling, and the symptoms worsen when she can't fall asleep after 12 p.m. A better-educated counselor than I expected answered the phone and led the conversation smoothly. I was able to say things to him that I could never tell him in my life", he confessed.

At the same time, "As the menopause began, I lived in separate houses with my husband, but I still live in separate houses. I don't want to show my husband what I'm having a hard time with," he said, confessing that depression eventually separated him from his husband.

Hong Hye-gul "When my wife is alone, her face is dark. But when I show up, I'm conscious of myself, so I try to laugh. That's the hard thing. I thought I might as well be comfortable, so I ended up away from her, and Yeo Esther said "Good things once or twice. If you suffer from depression for more than 10 years, your husband will also get tired. Since it is contagious, I live in each house and meet occasionally. I'm sorry for the long depression," he said, expressing his regret to his husband.






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