A preterm baby, a premature baby.

A child born before the 37th week of gestation.

Due to the lack of time for full development, their bodies are usually frail, and cases of death are, unfortunately, not uncommon.

Journey—Shin Da-eun—was one of those premature babies.

Born too early, she was placed in an incubator before she could even feel her parents’ embrace.

Thankfully, she didn’t meet the tragic fate of quietly passing away inside the incubator. But she didn’t grow up as healthy as other children.

She was often bedridden with fevers that lasted for days, and sometimes she slipped into …