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Info Season's Greetings 2014 from Professor Hi Bahl Lee*65
2014.12.15 02:55
 Dear Friends, It is time of the year to reflect on the days passed. The year 2014 was the 8th year of our life in Toero after my retirement from the University. We had a good harvest of rice and persimmons this year. We peeled almost 1,000 persimmons and hung them up high on the eaves of Sang-Mae-Dang to dry in winter sun and wind or freeze-dry in snow (picture). They will turn into sweet winter delicacy in about 2 months. My wife Jung and I have been in good health to this day, thanks to our ancestors. My father, at his age of 90, still works at his office in Shilsi-haksa Foundation 5 days a week. I am afraid, however, he is growing frail every year. Our 3 children Hahn, Nak, Mia, and their spouses and 5 grand children Minso (girl 11) and Sang Chul Kim (boy 5), the twin girls, Jungwan and Hyewan Lee (4), and Inje Lee (boy 3) are all in good health. Minso just had her appendix removed for acute appendicitis. She was brave and took the surgery like a grown-up. Our family, "The Lee family from Yoju in Toero" has been recognized in a book published this year entitled "Distinguished Families: a Long History" as one of the distinguished families with unique cultural heritage in modern times. Obviously, I am honored and pleased to be a member of a distinguished family. I went part time at Kim's Medical Clinic and Dialysis Unit to 2 days a week on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning March 1 of this year. Dr. June Jae Kim, a young nephrologist, joined me at Kim's and takes care of the patients the rest of the week. Jung and I now walk for an hour around the Toero village and Namho lake 5 mornings a week. I spend 2-3 hours in the morning and afternoon from Wednesday till Sunday in my study at home reading and writing while listening to music. I am in the process of building up my music CD library. I am now more involved in volunteer service for the community, offering talks on "Prevention and management of chronic illness" as often as demanded. Miryang City Health Center is coordinating my tour of talks. Jung and I had 2 oversea trips this year. In August, we had the 7th Korea-Poland Seminar/ the First Korea-Poland Inter-Academy of Science Seminar on "Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Replacement Therapy" in Poznan, Poland. Five delegates from Korea participated in the Seminar and each delivered a talk. I talked about "Oxidative Stress in Chronic Kidney Disease". After the Seminar in Poznan, Bengt Lindholm, Jung and I were invited to Warsaw, Poland by a good friend of ours Jacek Waniewski of Polish Academy of Science (PAS). I gave a talk at PAS on "Non-communicable Diseases". On the first night in Warsaw we dined with Mrs. Maria Werynski, the wife of late Prof. Andrzej Werynski, our long time friend. Prof. Werynski and I initiated the Korea-Poland Seminar in 2000. Jacek and Bengt joined us at the dinner. On the next day we visited Chopin House outside of Warsaw and I bought 16 CDs of Chopin's piano works in single collection for my CD library at home. On the way back to Warsaw we visited the Werynski house for a cup of tea with Maria. We were happy to see Maria in good spirit. Jung and I were then invited to Stockholm and Yngsta, Sweden by our good family friends Lindholms and Tranaeuses. Bengt Lindholm organized a mini-seminar at Baxter Novum of Karolinska Institute and I talked on "Metabolic Disturbances in Chronic Kidney Disease". The Karolinska Institute Division of Nephrology and Baxter Novum happens to be one of the few places in the world devoted to the study of metabolic diseases in uremia for a long time and I was happy to have had an opportunity to discuss on the same topic with distinguished scientists. Bengt invited us to a dinner at a Korean restaurant in Stockholm. Bengt's wife Lala and their daughter Anna joined us at the dinner. We all enjoyed the evening with good foods and wine. Louise and Anders Tranaeus were gracious hosts as always. The Tranaeus had finally come home after so many years of work in Belgium, Japan, and China. They appeared happy and well settled in their newly built house complex by the lake in a remote country side of Yngsta. The dinner on the first night was on the patio facing the lake and had crayfish caught from the lake and home grown vegetables on the table. Bengt joined us at the dinner and we all enjoyed the good foods and wine and the fresh smell of pine and the serenity. Our stay in Yngsta for 2 days and nights were simply unforgettable. We hope the Tranaeus will stay healthy and enjoy their life in beautiful Yngsta for many years. In September, we had the 13th Korea-Japan Diabetic Nephropathy Seminar in Kanazawa, Japan. A total of 17 papers (9 from Japan, 1 from China, and 7 from Korea) were presented at the Seminar and I gave a lecture on "Oxidative Stress in Chronic Kidney Disease". We enjoyed meeting with old friends and were happy to see many bright young scientists from both countries. I hope to remain healthy enough to attend both of the seminars for many more years. Time flies and the old gets older. We wish the New Year will bring happiness and joy to all families of our friends and our own. Jung Hee and Hi Bahl Leefrom Toero, Miryang |
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황규정*65
2014.12.15 03:04
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이한중*65
2014.12.15 04:22
Good to know he is doing well and enjoying what he is doing year after year after retirement.
holiday season's best wishes to him and his family! -
정관호*63
2014.12.15 23:12
What a great retired life and eminent family background!
Congratulations to tons of happiness to Professor Lee and his family.Kwan Ho Chung, Class of '63
Professor Hi Bahl Lee*65 sent this letter to us as Season's Greetings.
I present this to our websites to share with our alumni members
especially class 65. KJ