Good morning 1031

 

by Yuki

It’s Friday. Today is Yuki’s hospital day. Every time his hospital day comes, we wonder whether he will receive treatment this time. Anyway, we’ll just go with the flow.

Good morning 1030

 

by Yuki

Today we plan to visit our familiar apple orchard. In the afternoon, Yuki will go to a sauna. Thankfully, we have something to do every day.
I think the reason Yuki can stay calm mentally, even though we often have quarrels, is that even when he stays home, he keeps himself busy with something. I hope his quality of life will not decrease as much as possible.
On the other hand, he’s been talking more lately with a harsh voice. Maybe it’s a sign that he feels anxious.

Good morning 1029

by Yuki

Our elder daughter is staying with us. She has already started working on her art pieces.
This morning, Yuki and I will go to the clinic.
After having lunch at home (we’ll probably buy three lunch boxes on our way back), we plan to attend the first meeting for cancer patients and their families at the hospital. I’m glad they are finally holding such a meeting.

I’m surprised that Yuki will go with me. Two years ago, I joined a similar meeting organized by an NPO, and I sometimes take part in their meetings. But he doesn’t.
This time, the participants are limited to the patients of the hospital. Since it’s the first meeting, we don’t know whether there will be a second one or whether we will join it again.

In the evening, I was going to give a piano lesson, but I canceled it for today.

Good morning 1028

by Yuki

Today we are going to see our lawyer. Yuki’s inheritance issue is progressing, which is a good thing. In the morning, he will go to play tennis.

In a few hours, my elder daughter will come. She will stay for a few days to work in my house. Her solo exhibition is planned to be held in December. She says that while she’s finishing her last pieces, there might be some noise, so she decided to work here. I’m not sure if it’s all right to do it here, though.

 

Good morning 1027 & lunch diary 1026

 

by Yuki

by Mieko

Good morning 1026

 

by Yuki

Yesterday was my volunteer reading day at the library. I was happy that many families came to the story corner.
This time, an ALT teacher joined me. She was born in Malaysia and studied in Australia for ten years. Then she came to Japan as an English teacher. After the volunteer reading, Yuki also came, and the three of us had lunch together. Since Yuki has been to Malaysia, he was very happy to talk about her country.

Today it is raining. Yuki has no plans except watching TV. I will go to a temple to copy sutra in the afternoon.

Good morning 1025

 

Thankfully, Yuki was able to receive chemotherapy this week. Last week he couldn’t, but that actually turned out to be good — his white blood cell count to increase. The current chemotherapy seems to be effective. We still don’t know how long he will be able to continue, but we want to maintain his (and my) quality of life while living with cancer.

Either way, we’re relieved after his chemotherapy yesterday.

Today is my volunteer reading day at the library.