Main characters

A-Reum (17)
-grows up in good health until around 3 years old and then is diagnosed with Progeria
-about 130 cm tall with desiccated skin, weak sight, losing hair and teeth, just like a 80-year-old body
-likes reading books in every genre and writing as spending most of his time at home

Dae-Soo (34)
-entered a high school of physical education with his specialty, Taekuwondo
-'thoughtless but full of adventurous spirit, and knows nothing of the world' by A-Reum
-works very hard for his family but changes jobs freaquently

Mi-Ra (34)
-entered a girl's high school along with her father's order
-'strong-willed and has a sharp tongue for a cute face girl, and quite popular among boys' by A-Reum
-deals with things in a resolute attitude

Dae-Soo's family
-father and mother
-not well-situated financially

Mi-Ra's family
-father, mother and 5 older brothers
-relatively wealthy and give a support to Dae-Soo and Mi-Ra couple

Su-Mi (34)
-Mi-Ra's best friend since childhood
-went to the same elementary school, junior high school and high school

Seung-Chan (34)
-Su-Mi's husband and a junior high school classmate of Mi-Ra and Su-Mi
-a TV producer of 'Give a Hope to Your Neighbor'

Jang hala-beoji
-an old man who lives next door to A-Reum's family
-A-Reum's one and only friend
-a senior or mentor to A-Reum

Lee So-Ha (17)
-A-Reum's e-mail friend
-a patient with an advanced disease
-a fictitious character created by a 36-year-old man

My Palpitating Life ~ Prologue

My father and mother had me when they were 17 years old

This year, I turned 17 years old
I have no way of knowing that I would be able to turn 18 years old or 19 years old
Such a thing is not something we can determine
What we know is only that there is not much time left

Children grow up steadily
And, I grow old steadily
One hour for someone is the same as one day for me
One month for someone is similar to one year for me
I have grown older than my father already

My father sees the face that he would have when he turns 80 years old through me
I see the face that I would have when I turn 34 years old through my father
The future that would not come and the past could not have face each other
And, we ask each other
Is it appropriate for the age of 17 to become a parent?
Is it appropriate for the age of 34 to lose a child?

My father asks
What do you want to be if you could be born again?
I answer in a loud voice
Dad, I want to be my dad
My father questions
There are so many better things out there, why me?
I answer in a low voice shyly
Dad, I want to be born to be my dad and have me, and I want to know my dad's feelings
My father cries

This is a story of the youngest parents and the oldest child

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