Oh Seung Hwan, a former actor and basketball player. In addition to reliving the incident that resulted in him being put in a wheelchair, he also describes the emotional roller coaster he experienced afterwards.
Many people are interested in his story since he described how a severe injury impacted his work and day-to-day activities.
The YouTube channel "Weracle" posted a video called "Why I'm In A Wheelchair" on January 9. In it, Oh talked about what he's been up to lately and what he's been through in the past.
Koreaboo reports that the former actor said he has moved on to making live content while getting used to life with a disability.
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Oh talked about how his career has changed over the years in relation to his current situation. "I used to work as an actor and model, but now I'm in a wheelchair and active as a live creator on TikTok," he said.
He then talked about how the injury happened and why he has been in a wheelchair for about six years. Oh said, "It was winter, and on my way home after work, I fell near the flower bed inside the apartment complex. Because at that time there were a lot of icy roads. I fell backward onto my neck. After getting injured, my life took a very different direction."
He went on to explain how bad his injuries were and why he hadn't shown them on camera before. Oh said, " I injured my fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae. I usually didn't upload videos showing me in a wheelchair because I was worried people might think I was exploiting my pain for broadcasting. I avoided showing that and conducted my broadcasts that way."
Oh also thought about his past work and how the sudden change made him feel. OSEN says that he talked openly about the time after the injury and how he felt like he had lost something.
He said, "I played basketball for about seven years. After I quit sports, I remember working really hard to prepare for acting, but after my injury, I felt everything fell apart. It was hard. For about six months to a year after getting hurt, I felt isolated from the world, not saying anything and just wondering to myself, 'Can I live like this?"
He also admitted that his recovery wouldn't happen right away and thanked his family for pushing him to keep going.
Oh said, "My mom and dad gave me a lot of courage. They said if I'm going to keep living, I should not give up and just keep going as far as I can. From then on, I didn't sleep and worked hard on my rehab nonstop."
