It's spreading to Isabella's lungs in stage four rectal cancer..After 10 years of caring for my dementia husband, send him to a nursing home
Nov 13, 2025
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MBN Unforgettable Duet, which aired on the 12th (Wednesday), is a reality music show depicting a moving duet stage between a cast member who loses his memory due to dementia and those who remember him, and received a hot reception in the first episode of Chuseok last year and won the 「Content Asia Awards 2025」 Silver Prize, drawing attention as a global consensus plan. Jang Yoon-jung is the MC, followed by Cho Hye-ryeon and Oh My Girl Hyo-jung, and singer Son Tae-jin added synergy of empathy. As a result, the ratings of the 2nd episode of Unforgettable Duet soared to 1.2% nationwide in the 1st part, 2.0% in the 2nd part, and 2.3% in the 2nd part, and broke its own highest ratings in the 2nd episode, igniting the upward trend. (Based on the total paid households in Nielsen Korea)
On this day's broadcast, the beautiful and special love story of unknown singer Isabella and her husband Lee Ho-man, who suffers from dementia, was depicted. A man, who only knew his wife, still remembered his wife's name and sang together even after losing his memory due to dementia for 10 years, soaking the small screen with tears. Isabella continued her love by visiting her husband in a nursing hospital every week after being diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer three years ago and enduring 12 rounds of chemotherapy. Her husband, Lee Ho-man, who was diagnosed with dementia 10 years ago and is losing his memory, added to the regret that he could not even remember simple words such as eyes, nose, and mouth. His only memory was his wife Isabella.
The two from the nursing hospital boarded the 'Memory Bus' guided by memory singer Park Jung-hyun. When my husband saw the picture of their happiest moments, he said, "'What did you love the most?After hesitating to the question ', he answered clearly 'Lee Ho-man'It's Lee Eun-ae'. Isabella cried when she brought out her wife's name, which had not disappeared even in the forgotten memory. "My husband is the one who makes me special, the best fan of my life," Isabella confessed, "'As soon as he calls my name, I feel that love is still there.'"
At this time, it was revealed that the husband, who saw a bag full of clothes, recalled the word 'clothes business' and repeated "I'm sorry". The couple started 'Clothes Business' due to their husband's business failure more than a decade ago. When she was living around the dawn market, her husband suffered from depression and eventually developed into dementia. The MCs and Park Jung-hyun shed tears at Isabella's confession that "'I endured that time with love rather than resenting each other.'"
The wife's rectal cancer medical certificate was then released. Isabella, who was diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer in 2022, said she endured a time of chemotherapy alone, praying that she `wanted to live.' During a difficult time, the studio was in tears when her husband, who saw her vomiting and losing her hair due to chemotherapy, said that she thought she was playing fun. However, short texts filled with love sent by her husband, who couldn't even remember simple words, were released every time he came back to his senses intermittently, leaving viewers heartbroken once again. Hyo-jung "They're protecting each other. This is real love.," he said, expressing a tearful emotion.
The last journey of the memory bus was the choice of a duet. The husband clapped and started singing along when his usual song 'My Youth' came out. Jang Yoon-jung said "Singing is not just a word. The melody and the lyrics are one lump," he said, repeatedly expressing surprise. Then, when I heard Lim Young-woong's 'My Love Like a Starlight', I remembered the pitch and lyrics clearly and sang them in full. In the meantime, it was surprising to discover that the long text that the husband sent to his wife was the lyrics of Lim Young-woong's song. Park Jung-hyun expressed his feeling of wonder, saying, "'What kind of magic is music like?'
When the last song, Na Hoon-ah's 'Young' was played, Isabella said "In fact, after the cure of rectal cancer, the cancer spread to the lungs this year." During the third round of chemotherapy, my husband went to the care center, and he fell on the downhill and broke his bone. But when I looked at him, he confessed, "I opened all the casts." He "I prepared breakfast for my husband, and that's when my hunch made me think that it was the last meal I made for him. So I sang this song and ate. And the husband went to the nursing home and shed tears.
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At the end of the stage, memory singer Park Jung-hyun's tribute song 'I hope so now' is decorated. Park Jung-hyun sang mournfully with one syllable and one syllable of sincerity. In response, Isabella shed tears and said "It's the first song of consolation for me." Park Jung-hyun added warmth by saying, `I think the story of the Isabella couple will remain in my heart for a long time.'
'Unforgettable Duet' once again proved the healing power of music. Even in the reality that memories are disappearing due to dementia, the husband remembers his wife's name and sings together "Even though memories fade, love never disappears."He was deeply moved by the message ". The Isabella couple's story was not just a touching story, but a story that showed the essence of life and love, and it gave a greater resonance by proving that song is the warmest language to connect human memory.
Immediately after the broadcast, the social network service said, "I'm so moved because the lyrics of Lim Young-woong's song and your affectionate appearance harmonize so well that you remember all the lyrics of the song and sing the whole song until the end, even though you forgot what to say."The healing song and the power of love are great." My heart is choking","It makes me rethink the power of music","I get emotional all the time. I cried a lot", The viewing impressions such as "'Miracle to sing while losing memory.'"
Meanwhile, 'Unforgettable Duet' airs every Wednesday night at 10:20 p.m. on MBN.
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