“My life is my own”, writes the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient
“I missed a very important point in yesterday’s blog. In order for euthanasia to be recognized in Japan, a great change in values is necessary.
My life is my own.”
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“This article contains a number of important factors in discussing euthanasia…related to ‘life’ and ‘death’” writes the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient
“I think this article contains a number of important factors in discussing “euthanasia.”
No, it describes the issues related to “life” and “death” for all. I want you to think about it once.”
Japanese Lawmaker with ALS points to need for online Diet session
In a recent interview, Yasuhiko Funago, a member of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, said, ” I had to make the tough decision of not attending the Diet session for a few days between late February and early March, amid the spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games schedule announced
Featuring 539 events across 22 sports contested at 21 venues, the Paralympic Games will take place in the Japanese capital city from 24 August – 5 September.
Postponed Tokyo Paralympics to Start on Aug 24 2021
The Tokyo Summer Paralympics, postponed by one year due to the new coronavirus outbreak, will run from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, 2021, the organizing committee for the games said.
‘“Understanding” makes my heart lighter’, the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient on why she writes a blog
“The reason I started blogging and Twitter was the story of a patient I heard from a helper. The woman, who is still young, has been fighting illness since she was born with cerebral palsy. She seems to have difficulty in pronouncing words and can express her feelings only occasionally.”
As her lung function declined further, “I’m scared to die slowly,” wrote the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient
“In short, I’m scared to die slowly. The popular saying is “I want to die when I die”. It’s scary just to imagine that you are suffocating…ALS is truly unpredictable. But I know I can’t die unless my lung function fails. The contradiction cannot be resolved.”
Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara criticized after calling ALS a “business disease” on Twitter
In a tweet posted on July 27, Shintaro Ishihara called ALS an “occupational disease”, and some on Twitter pointed out that “business disease” refers to “an intractable disease that has been thought to come at the expense of bad business,” and was at best a rude or derogatory term.
“I see my face once every two months” writes the late Yuri Hayashi, ALS patient
“It’s a sad story, but I haven’t accepted my illness yet. It’s been nearly seven years.”
Health experts call alleged assisted death of woman with ALS “fundamentally different” from previous cases due to payment issue
Health experts are calling the case of two doctors arrested last week on suspicion of assisting in the death of a 51-year-old woman with ALS “fundamentally different” from past euthanasia cases that led to other doctors’ convictions for murder in Japan, because she allegedly asked them to kill her for money on Twitter.
