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| Two Austrian nurses, well known here for their longtime devotion to helping patients in South Korea, have written to President Moon Jae-in in response to his recent personal message and gifts sent to them. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae, Yonhap |
Two Austrian nurses, well known here for their longtime devotion to helping patients in South Korea, have written to President Moon Jae-in in response to his recent personal message and gifts sent to them, Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.
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| Marianne Stoger and Margaret Pissarek / Courtesy of Korea Nurses Association |
Moon visited Vienna the previous week for a summit with his Austrian counterpart but could not meet the Catholic nuns, as they live too far away from the capital.
Stoger sent a handwritten reply and postcards to the President and first lady Kim Jung-sook via the ambassador, the presidential office said.
She conveyed Pissarek's message as well, adding that their hearts were on Sorok Island, where they worked for more than 40 years to help people with Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy. They returned to Austria in 2005 due to their own health problems. They are both now in their 80s. (Yonhap)
