In Japan with an aging population “after-parent support notes” to help children with disabilities

Written with an extract translated from The Mainichi Shimbun

September 2nd 2020

“i want you to live like you even if I’m gone.”

After the death of a parent , there is a growing movement to create “support notes” that pre-write the medical care that children with severe disabilities should receive and the life they want to spend. Not only as a means of communicating with the people around the child, but also said that “I was able to sort out the necessary information and a little less anxiety.”

Some people with disabilities are not good at remembering important things or may not be able to convey their thoughts well. What happens to a child if he/she sustains his/her life? With the aging parents, “after-parent” measures are now a serious problem.