Foreign grandfather living in a garbage house, why?

The story about the foreign grandfather Daniel who lives in the garbage house was revealed in SBS 'Wonder Story Y' which aired on the 13th.

Busan Maple Villa has a grandfather who makes the villa a place of rubbish and odors. Residents said, "There's a little bit of a disease. It's a corridor, it's dirty up the stairs, and when you touch your own things, you're in an uproar," he said. "It doesn't make sense. .

The grandfather Daniel, the foreigner, leaves the villa residents because they can't relax even a day. The crew followed Daniel's day.

Daniel walked a long time to reach a local coffee shop. He grabbed a seat, opened his laptop, focused on something, did not order, and ate the cake left by other guests.

Residents said, "His wife was a college professor." And Daniel has changed dramatically since his wife, who was a university lecturer, passed away.

Daniel went to the bathroom with a pile of plastic and plastic that didn't cost any money. In search of him not coming for a long time, the crew confirmed him that something did not happen. Then he sat in the bathroom eating chicken and was shocked.

The crew confirmed that his car was full of garbage. And some time ago, a more serious situation was revealed and caught the eye. With the help of the volunteers, some of the rubbish on the roof and corridor was disposed of, but his house was still found full of garbage. Daniel refused to clean up, saying, "I have a wife's mementos."

Daniel doesn't know where his passport is. The crew tried to talk to him. And he was delighted to see the crew speaking in English. "I was healthy until my wife died. Now it's like this. It's because the mind and the body are connected."

He replied, "I have about 5,000 dollars in a Canadian bank and I'm crazy. Korea has no money." And on that day Daniel asked the crew, "Can I go to your quarter and use the bathroom for about an hour?" I missed the bath with warm water.

After taking a shower, he said, "It's been 2 years since I've had a hot water bath. The crew met his acquaintance at the end of the hydrogen gate.

Professor Park worked at the same school as Daniel's wife, Regina. "One morning it was about six o'clock in the morning. The bell rang. Someone went out at this time and was standing in the rain on a rainy day. The first word was that Regina was dying."

Professor Park urgently reported and moved Regina to the hospital, but she eventually passed away. And since then he has lost contact with Daniel. And ten days ago Daniel came back.

Professor Park asked Daniel why he did not return to Canada. Daniel pulled out the papers. After two years of old and shabby appearance, he took out various bills. All things are in trouble in Regina's name, so they can't leave Korea because they don't know how to dispose of property in his wife's name.

Professor Park entered his home where no one could enter. But one of them was filled with stuffy stuff. Much worse than seen from outside. Daniel said, "My wife died and it was hard to believe what I went through. I was so hard that I didn't know where to start. So it was two years," he said. "I have no room to lie down and I'm sleeping."

And he said he couldn't throw it away because it was all that was needed for the garbage in the house. At that time, the crew found a picture from the trash. This is a picture of his grandchildren.

Daniel replied, "I don't want my grandchildren. I only saw it a long time ago. He also said, "I don't want to leave Busan. I lived here for twenty years. And if I go to Canada, I have no place to go. I can't go to my daughter."

When asked if he had not informed his daughter of the situation, he said, "I had contacted you once or twice. But there was no answer. She was too busy to respond to e-mails." "Now you know my secret. I never told my daughter. It's a secret. "

Professor Park said of Daniel and Regina, "The two were people who bought and saved food at the cheapest food market. I paid my professor's salary to my daughter. I always boasted that I spent money. This was their pride." did.

Daniel and Regina spent most of their money in Korea to Canada. And one day their dream was to sell a Busan house and have a small tangerine farm on Jeju Island. And the obsession with keeping the legacy left by his wife kept him in the trash.

Experts say, "It's one of the anxiety disorders. I rarely use anything that I've actually collected. I've been compelled to store it to prevent the anxiety of losing it."

Daniel refused to accept his helping hand around him. But a few days later he contacted the crew directly. I found my passport and documents at home.

Daniel said, "I have to sell my house and go to Canada." But his passport has already expired. The same was true for visas. The crew asked Daniel to get his passport and visa again.

Then he feared, "I don't want to tell my embassy status. I will sell my house if I become an illegal resident." Eventually the crew informed the Canadian Embassy about Daniel's problem. However, the embassy emphasized working for Daniel and said, "Because there is a privacy policy, I can't say anything about it."

Lastly, Daniel told the production team, "I'll throw everything here. I'll take only one bag I brought when I came from Canada, and I'll throw it all away. I'll pay all the bills." Announced that he would organize his life.

(SBS funE Kim Hyo-jung editor)