It has been a difficult last two years for this former LPGA Tour player. She teed up last time at the 2023 Dow Invitational alongside Paula Creamer. And that was the last time the former pro could live in her dream. Off the course, she has to take care of her nonspeaking daughter and be on the clock whenever the need arises. This is the story of Jane Park. At 10 months old, her daughter Grace started having several seizures which caused intractable epilepsy. So Park decided to let go of her dream for her daughter.

Since then, Park has been sharing updates about her daughter’s health on Instagram. Without disclosing the exact reason, the retired pro shared that she was in the hospital again. However, Grace was having trouble sleeping alone in the bed, so Mama snuggled around her. As a result, her heart rate slowed as shown on the monitor according to Park’s Instagram story.

Talking about her struggles and how the monitor helped, Park said, “Having a kiddo who is nonspeaking where almost everything is a guess as to what her needs are… it’s nice of the universe to give me empirical evidence that she feels comfort and safety in my arms, via a hospital monitor.”

Furthermore, Park shared that just after a few minutes, Grace was wakened up by the respiratory therapist for her check-up, and hopefully, she would be discharged by tomorrow. She asked her followers, “Keep your fingers, toes, and everything else crossed for us. Thank you!” 

Hopefully, Grace Park will be out of the hospital soon and live in Park’s embrace. The past two years have been an uphill battle for the Park family. But they have persevered despite all the adversity and the LPGA Tour honored them with what they could.

Jane Park gets the ultimate honor from the LPGA Tour

Indeed, no shiny trophy could provide solace to the trauma Jane Park and her family have gone through in the last few years. But it could still appreciate the pro for all she had endured through the phase. And that’s what the LPGA Tour did at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida. Park with her husband, Pete Godfrey, and Grace in attendance was given the 2023 Heather Farr Perseverance Award.

Since her life took a huge turn, Park revealed, “I think this type of trauma just changes your DNA.” It has changed her entire perspective on life and how she lives it now, by spending time with her daughter and not taking a single day for granted. While Park took up the challenge off the course, her LPGA Tour friends didn’t leave her side either.

She retired from pro golf after giving it 15 years, and made many friends along the way, who were with her as she changed her life from a golfer to an all-time caretaker. Thanking them, Park said, “Somehow, while we were dead in our despair, we started to breathe again. You guys gave me the tools to not end my life when I felt like life had ended.” Park has been many things in this life, as she sits by her daughter in the hospital, her prayers may finally be answered and hopefully, she will take Grace back home.