According to statistics, over 6,000 people worldwide die of cancer every day. That’s about 250 people every hour, nearly 5 people every minute.
They endure excruciating pain, struggling at the edge of life and death.
Some even go bankrupt, relying on machines to sustain life.
Little do people realize, compared to repeated resuscitations and cold, mechanical equipment, what these patients may need more is understanding and companionship.
Even when hope is slim, they still cling dearly to this world, still have wishes to fulfill, and people they want to see.
Fortunately, there is a group of people who accompany the terminally ill—touching their skin, listening to their hearts, using memories, warmth, and love to help them peacefully, meaningfully, and with dignity approach the end of life.
Recently, a Korean drama brought the stories of these people to the screen—
“If You Wish Upon Me”
(당신이 소원을 말하면)
Although only about a thousand people have watched it on Douban, it doesn’t stop it from being a healing and tear-jerking masterpiece.
With 16 episodes in total, after watching it feels like attending a gentle lesson on saying goodbye to life.
The story is set in a hospice care hospital.
The patients admitted are those nearing the end of their lives.
Anger, despair, anxiety, helplessness, breakdown… Facing death, emotions often run wild.
But there is a mysterious organization within the hospital called the “Magic Lamp Squad.”
Members vary in age, gender, and status—just a group of volunteers with kind hearts who help patients relieve pain and say farewell to life in the most dignified way.
For example, some elderly patients want to wait for winter to see the snow.
But their bodies won’t allow it, so the squad uses a bit of “magic” to bring snow in the middle of summer.
