According to the weather report it will be rainy or snowy tomorrow. It means very cold. It is difficult for me to catch up with the difference of temperature.
Since yesterday I have started going to the gym. I did just 15 minute exercise because I am scared to do use the machines fully.
Today I am going to the gym.
Yesterday in the evening a neighbor came and shared foods she bought at Costco with me. The bread of the photo is Costco’s dinner roll.
Yesterday we went to the hospital early morning. There we had breakfast after Yuki got blood check.
We talked to his main doctor (Respiratory Medicine), and his sub-doctor (Radiologie).
Fortunately, his tumor in his lug is getting small. And as of now it seems not to have been spread.
On the other hand, he has still pneumonia, but it is getting better because the medicine of steroid seems to work. Though for a while he takes the medicine, but the amount of it has decreased.Anyway, thankfully he doesn’t have any symptoms on the surface. Some values of blood check are not so good, but it is all right.
His treatment is going well, though his immunotherapy has stopped. But the late of next month, he may have the third immunotherapy. As of now he had immunotherapy twice. The doctor said “even though it is twice, it works”
It is difficult to complete treatment, or to get back to his former health situation. We have to accept this situation. He is positive. I tend to be negative. "It can't be helped".
My friend introduced this book to me.
Coincidently I registered as a unlimited kindle member until last week. So I downloaded the book of "ikigai & kaizen".
Is the word “ikigai” becoming popular in your country? The word of "Ikigai" is a really familier word in Japan, especially among the middle of senior people. Probably young people don't use it so much. Many men in thier 50's and more say or said "working is my IKIGAI" or "working was my IKIGAI". (Yuki has never said that) And many mother in their 50's and more say "child raising is my IKIGAI". or "child raising was my IKIGAI". (in my case partly it was correct.)
In this book the word of ikigai is connected with business. It is interesting. Thankfully it was not so difficult for me to read. It is difficult if I'm asked that "what is you ikigai now?". When someone is laughing,I'm happy. When I can help someone, I'm happy. Though the word of "ikigai" doesn't suit to the situation, but perfoming at KARAKU, holding laughter yoga, and sometimes young people visitng my home library, --- such things give me motivattion to live every day cheerfuly. Thanks for leting know the interesting book. Did you read it?
Yesterday I attended to the meeting of cancer patients and their family. The supporters and stuff are doctors, counselors, former?retired nurses and people whose family had cancer. Yesterday there were nine groups. Unfortunately I was only one who attended as a member of family.
I know patients are facing to their illness and life. I would like to share my emotion with their family. It seems to be difficult.
However I always get lots of information there, and talk about it to Yuki when I come back.
You might ask me why I don’t go there with him. He is busy in playing tennis.
Tomorrow we go to see his doctor.
I got fresh strawberries. Here in Tochigi, it is famous for strawberries. And it is the best season to get sweet strawberries.
Coincdently I got pieces of short cake with a straberry. So I added some straberries I got the other day. The cake became more gorgeous.
Then, the next day Yuki and I went downtown. There I bought a piece of (expencive) cake with a straberry. We shared it, and added strawberries on it again.
We stay home. For Yuki it is good. His leg muscles need taking a rest. For me it makes me much lazier. This Sunday I am going to attend “shakyou” (copying the Sutra) at a nearby temple. I know I need to practice it at home. It is one thing of what I do every day. But it is “troublesome.” Today I will do it.
Yesterday I made custard cream and shared with my neighbor while chatting with her. Because she brought lots of fresh eggs.
And last night Yuki and I had rice with the raw eggs. It is a typical Japanese way to eat eggs.
Yesterday I didn’t ngo to the gym. Because suddenly a friend came here. She is a really busy mother and worker. She is interested in my house library, and finally she came here.
In February, three people came to see my home library and borrowed some (Japanese) books.
My home library activity is very very small scale, but it gives a good opportunity to keep in touch with friends and neighbors. I am happy.
Yesterday we went to Karaku cafe to have coffee in the afternoon. The owner’s couple and we had talk a lot. It was a good afternoon. (Unfortunately or fortunately when we went there there was no customer.)
Then I went to the library and borrowed some books. This afternoon it will be a reading time for me.
My rib is getting better, so I will go to the gym tomorrow to do 15 minute exercise. The main purpose is to meet my game mates. My mouth has “nothing wrong”. —- my tooth pain has almost gone. E tooth is lacked. But it is all right. Because at the gym we still “have to” put on a mask.
And spring pollen season has started. Many people put on their mask against pollens.
Today I hold our laughter meeting in the morning. In the afternoon, a friend visits me.
Though it is a busy week, it will finish with fun.
Yuki gets CT examination. We are going to see the doctor in 10 days.
We will have a calm weekend.
Please enjoy Yuki’s music with our late “choro “.
Today I go to mental clinic. I was going to go there by myself, but thankfully Yuki takes me. We g to have lunch outside.
In the afternoon I go to dental clinic.
Probably the number of clinics I go is more than Yuki’s.
Thankfully “we” got some kinds of chocolate from our friends. So we enjoy wonderful sweets for a while.
I finished taking apart of my friend’s kimono. The last process is rinsing them with water. The friend is one of my gym mates. Usually we met at the gym. I am going to go to the gym to see her, but it seems to be difficult for me to exercise there. It takes longer for chest bone to heal naturally than I expected.
However, unfortunately his pneumonia doesn’t get better, it gets a little bit worse. The doctor said it might be the peak of the worse situation, it would get better. But some medicine was prescribed including steroid medicine. So he can’t still take immunotherapy.
We know we shouldn’t be up and down with every change. We do what we can do every day. However for me it is difficult. Anyway today I will organize my books and get rid of ten books.
Yesterday in the afternoon we went to a nearby mall and I bought a kind of essential oil. And made lotion.
At the mall we had tea time. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Everywhere in the mall versions chocolate is sold. It is definitely Japanese culture.
Yesterday it was a busy day. Because many friends were staying home. So I was busy in changing message and tasking on the phone. It was fun. I was very happy.
Additionally our granddaughter Ah-chan is caught by full. She is also staying home. He has still a fever but she is getting better.
When she got bored, she video-called to Yuki. So Yuki was also busy yesterday.
Anyway today I also stay home.
Both of us stay home today.
Thanks to snow, I “rest” at home to heal my chest.
Yuki is updating his music work on Youtube. It is a good opportunity to sort out his computer.
Yesterday I fell down from my face, then I chipped my front tooth. And I hit my chest. I seem hurt my chest lightly.
I couldn’t hold my body with my hands, so I couldn’t break my hand bones.
Anyway it is a day of clinics.
We don’t have any special s month.
Yuki goes playing tennis, joining his band practice.
I go to gym, and do some things on a monthly base, like Haiku meeting, laughter yoga meeting, performing at Karaku cafe, and going to clinics.
Thankfully we do and can do something every day.
As I wrote, I finished organizing my kimono. A friend was stimulated by me. She also decided to organize her kimono. She also asked to makeover her kimono to the friend I asked to make over mine. Taking her kimono apart is “my job”. It is interesting. Through my discarding, I got a small job.
