Hiro Fujita at home in Tokyo Photo: Pieter Franken
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ชญใใซใฏในใฏใญใผใซใใฆใณใใฆไธใใ
The following is a message from Hiro to the thousands of people who read the article about him-http://bit.ly/tuHNxV.
TOKYO (majirox news) -I would like to thank everyone for their show of support. It is an honor to have you read about ALS, and about me. Your responses have encouraged me to fight for a cure even more. I will start a column to share this devastating, yet invaluable, experience with you.
Many have asked me questions so they can understand better what I am going through. There is one question in particular that I constantly think about: If I could have talked to Hiro before he developed ALS, what would I have said to him?
I would have said: go climb Mount Fuji today, enjoy regular walks in the park, rent a car and drive absolutely anywhere, rather than always planning to go somewhere.
A friend recently said that my situation made him wonder whether he was spending enough quality time with his friends and family. Itโs a natural thought process, and certainly one that I experience as well. ALS has brought me a new appreciation for things to which I had not given much thought before. So, I asked my friend to ask himself whether he was spending enough quality time with “the world.”
Are we spending enough time being carefree, surrendering to the wind, the grass and the sun? Everything we encounter is like a presentation from the world. Itโs our choice to stop and take a moment to admire it all. It hurts to realize that in the past, I raced through those moments, thinking I had something better to do.
Every morning, my helper comes to my apartment and helps me stretch out. He opens the windows, and while I am stretching, I can hear birds singing, cars driving by, kids playing on their way to school, people doing their laundry and such things.
In the past, I simply brushed this away as โnoise.โ But now, these โnoisesโ mean something more. They represent movement — people and things moving — and movement is something I no longer have. ALS is taking that away from me.
If I had known what was to happen, I would have spent a lot more time feeling, seeing, inhaling and appreciating the world around me. So, I ask you to take a moment tomorrow to walk through the park and simply enjoy it. Look out for me; I’ll be the guy in the wheelchair, smiling.
ใใฎ่จไบใ่ชญใใงไธใใฃใๅคใใฎๆนใธใใใญใใใฎใกใใปใผใธใงใ–http://bit.ly/tuHNxV-
็ๆงใใใใใใใฎๅฟๆดใ้ ใใใจใฆใๆ่ฌใใฆใใพใใALSใจๅใฎใใจใซใคใใฆ่ชญใใง้ ใใฆๅ ๆ ใงใใ็ๆงใฎๅๅฟใๅใใALSใฎๆฒป็ๆณใฎ้็บใซๅใใฆใใใซๅชๅใใใใใจๅๆฐใฅใใใใพใใใใใฎ็ตถๆ็ใชใใใใใใใใใฎใชใ็ต้จใใไปๅพใณใฉใ ใ้ใใฆ็ใใใจๅ ฑๆใงใใใฐใจๆใใพใใ
ๅใฎ็ถๆณใ็่งฃใใใใจใใใใใใฎๆนใใ่ณชๅใ้ ใใพใใใใใฎไธญใซใฏ่ชๅใๅธธใซ่ใใฆใใ่ณชๅใใใใพใใ๏ผใใALSใ็บ็ใใๅใฎ่ชๅใซๅใใใใใใจใใงใใใใไฝใจ่จใใ ใใ๏ผๅใฏใใใใคใใฉใใใธ่กใ่จ็ปใใใใฎใงใฏใชใใไปๆฅใๅฏๅฃซๅฑฑใซ็ปใใใๅ ฌๅใงๆฃๆญฉใๆฅฝใใใใ่ปใง่กใใใๆใธ่กใใใใจ่จใฃใใงใใใใ
ๆ่ฟใๅ้ใๅใฎไบใ็ฅใฃใฆใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใๅ้ใๅฎถๆใจๅ ๅใชๆ้ใ้ใใใฆใใใฎใใ่ใใใใใซใชใฃใใใใงใใใใใใ่ชฐใใใใ่ช็ถใซ่ใใใใจใงใใใใใๅ่ช่บซใๅใไบใ่ใใพใใALSใ็บ็ใใฆใใใฏใไปใพใงใใพใ่ใใชใใฃใใใจใซๅฏพใใฆใๆฐใใซๆ่ฌใฎๅฟตใๆฑใใใใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใงๅใฏใใไปใ่ชๅใฎใใไธ็ใใจๅ ๅใชๆ้ใ้ใใใฆใใใใฉใใใ่ชๅใซๅใใใใฆใฟใฆๆฌฒใใใใจๅ้ใซไผใใพใใใๆใใใพใพใซใ้ขจใ่็ใๅคช้ฝใซ่บซใไปปใใฆใใใ ใใใ๏ผๅ จใฆใฎๅบๆฅไบใฏใใใฎไธใใใฎ่ดใ็ฉใชใฎใงใใไธ็ฌ็ซใกๆญขใพใฃใฆใใใฎ็ด ๆดใใใใๅฎๆใใๆ้ใใจใใใฉใใใฏใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฎ้ธๆใงใใๅใฏใใใฃใจๅคงไบใชใใในใใใจใใใใจๆใฃใฆใไปใพใงใฏใใใใฃใ็ฌ้ใ่ถณๆฉใซ้ใ้ใใฆใใพใใใใใใๆใใจๅฟใ็ใฟใพใใ
ๆฏๆใใใซใใผใใใ่ชๅฎ ใ่จชใใไธ็ทใซในใใฌใใใใใฆใใใพใใๅฝผใ็ชใ้ใใใจใในใใฌใใใใใฆใใ้ใ้ณฅใฎ้ณดใๅฃฐใ่ปใ้ใ้ใใ้ณใ้ๅญฆใใฆใใๅญไพใฎๅฃฐใๆดๆฟฏ็ฉใๅนฒใใฆใใ้ณใชใฉใ่ใใใฆใใพใใไปใพใงใฏใใใใๅ จใฆใ้จ้ณใใจใใฆๆใใฆใใพใใใใงใไปใฏใใฎใ้จ้ณใใใใฃใจๅคงใใชๆๅณใๆใฃใฆใใใใจใซๆฐใฅใใพใใใ้ณใฏๅใใ็พใใฆใใใฎใงใไบบใ็ฉใๅใใฆใใ้ณใใใใใไปใฎ่ชๅใฏใใใปใจใใฉๅใใใจใใงใใพใใใALSใใใใๅฅชใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ใใใชใใใจใๅใใฃใฆใใใใใใฃใจๅจใใฎไธ็ใๆใใ่ฆใฆใๅผๅธใใฆใๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใกใๆใฃใฆ้ใใใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใ ใใ็ใใใฏใๆๆฅๅ ฌๅใงๆฃๆญฉใใใฆใใใฎๆฅฝใใใๅณใใฃใฆใใ ใใใใใใฆๅใๆขใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใผ็ฌ้กใง่ปใใใซไนใฃใฆใใๅใใใใฏใใงใใ
