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An NHK news closeup everyone should see - Nuriko - 2010-12-15
There once was a Japanese girl named Hanako. She was born with an intractable heart disease that caused her spine to curve in a manner that threatened her life. At the age of eight, she and her family had to go to Germany to have a life-saving cardiac transplant performed. At age fifteen, she lost her voice when she had a ventilator tube inserted directly into her windpipe. At that time, she also needed to start very unpleasant dialysis treatments, and in order to do this, she needed to be at the hospital constantly. After awhile of this, she decided that she would rather live at home with her parents as normally as she could, without the dialysis treatments. Her family respected her choice. This decision allowed her to live like herself in her home with her family for some time. She was able to have dinner with her family and feel like an ordinary child again. But pretty soon, her body began to show the effects of the discontinuation of the treatments. Her body started to swell and she became lethargic. Her father was heartbroken by this, because it meant she was dying. He consulted her doctor about continuing treatment, but in response to this, Hanako wrote him a letter saying, "I've had enough medication. I know you are worried when you see my body swelling up, but this is my choice. Please don't be so difficult."
She passed away September 2010 at the age of 18.
Sometimes it's not about how long we can live - it's more about how we can live.
There are some of us who, if we were to find ourselves in a situation of choosing between a prolonged life of torturous medical treatments and a peaceful escape, we may just make the same decision Hanako did.
Please watch this video (20 minute NHK closeup in Japanese):
http://cgi4.nhk.or.jp/gendai/kiroku/detail.cgi?content_id=2977 (the red button by the pictures that says 「動画を見る」)
These are the kinds of stories that allow us to think about our lives and really appreciate them as the way they are.
[/sermon] Hehe
edit: By the way, I do expect to see a lot of views but not many comments, since it may be an awkward subject for some. If so, so be it. If not, prove me wrong
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - gyuujuice - 2010-12-16
That's a really sweet story. It reminded me of the true biography, "1 Litre of Tears". These people are rally inspiring.
Thank you for the video!
[edit] No I don't find this awkward. Although I can see why it may be to some people.
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - Nuriko - 2010-12-16
gyuujuice Wrote:That's a really sweet story. It reminded me of the true biography, "1 Litre of Tears". These people are rally inspiring.gyuujuice, I saw that you were the one to reply and thought, "Ah, of course it would be gyuujuice!" You're really in tune with these kinds of things. Thanks for your comment and for watching
Thank you for the video!
[edit] No I don't find this awkward. Although I can see why it may be to some people.
I've heard of 1 Litre of Tears and how much of a tear jerker it is, so I'm not quite brave enough to sit through it (I get beyond sad when I watch these kinds of things - I'm surprised I could watch this video without laying in bed crying all day)
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - gyuujuice - 2010-12-16
Aw, how nice.
I am a cry baby when it comes to sad movies but I was able to survive the day. It's essentially the same ordeal only she is not born with the disease but develops it during high school and then lives a life in her bed writing. (Not shown in the movie but in reality she wrote her own biography.) After these kinds of movies I feel like a jerk that I complain and mope that the heater isn't working. :S
(=_= )| |D Now to finish my homework...
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - Matthias - 2010-12-16
No, it’s not awkward, thanks for posting it here. つらい...
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - ahibba - 2010-12-16
Nuriko Wrote:Sometimes it's not about how long we can live - it's more about how we can live.Longa est vita si plena est...
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - Nuriko - 2010-12-16
ahibba Wrote:Had to look that up... great proverbNuriko Wrote:Sometimes it's not about how long we can live - it's more about how we can live.Longa est vita si plena est...
An NHK news closeup everyone should see - Nuriko - 2010-12-16
Matthias Wrote:No, it’s not awkward, thanks for posting it here. つらい...True, it may not be very awkward... maybe some people just don't know how to respond, which I can understand. Sometimes feelings after watching these kinds of things just can't be put into words.
Thank you for your response, Matthias