Saved by kindness💗 I have returned to the town of note, slowly and at my own pace(*^^*)

It has been a while since I last posted on note.
In my post before last, I wrote about stopping my daily posts on June 1st.

And it has been almost a month since I posted my last article on June 4th.
It feels like a long time ago that I was posting every day💦

As I wrote in the two articles above,
I am currently spending my days recovering and doing rehabilitation at home after being hospitalized and undergoing abdominal surgery(*^-^*)
I am taking short walks, doing some gardening, and training within my limits (like standing on one leg or doing squats), but I have not yet regained my pre-surgery stamina. However, I can feel myself getting better day by day.

I occasionally visit the town of note on my smartphone to read articles, but I haven't been able to read many or leave comments, so I am sorry for being away💦
Even so, when I was able to read, I felt encouraged and cheered up, and I would leave a 'Like!' as a greeting💗

I wanted to let everyone know that I am recovering, and I have finally been able to open my computer.

The encouragement and support I received through comments on the two articles above and via individual emails were truly heartwarming and I am so grateful for them💛
I was overwhelmed with gratitude to receive comments and messages from nearly 60 people. I even shed tears reading the comments and messages on my articles...I was saved by everyone's kindness💕
Thank you all so very much☆彡

Although I cannot introduce every single warm and kind message, I am sincerely grateful for each and every one of them🎵

Thank you, Yuzu-chan and Mamanosuke-chan💗

While I felt lonely being away from note for a while, I also felt the difficulty (both physically and mentally) of returning to it.
Since the motivation I had from posting every day is gone, I want to explore how I will engage with note in my own way from now on.

At that time,the two members of the 'Dream💗Consultation Room' (Mamanosuke-chan and Yuzu-chan) invited me, saying, 'Keiko-san, let's have a recovery celebration!', and we planned it for after my one-week post-discharge checkup.
The other day, the three of us chatted on a LINE call for the first time in a while(⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡

I thought I would get tired after about an hour physically, but to my surprise, we were absorbed in chatting for two hours.
Even though I was lying down while we talked, it was fun and gave me energy💛

During our chat, I learned that Mamanosuke-chan would soon reach 1,000 consecutive days of posting, so we decided to celebrate that next, and thanks to that, I have come to want to regain my health by the time Mamanosuke-chan reaches her 1,000th day and continue my dreams in the town of note just like before the surgery.

Of course, we would like to provide a 'precious space' for everyone in the town of note, in our own way, at our own pace, and in a relaxed manner.

I hope to hold another 'Dream💗Consultation Room' chat session sometime in the future, so I would be happy if you could wait patiently(*^-^*)

My meeting with Yuzu-chan is also written about. A mysterious connection. I am grateful.

The 'Dream💗Consultation Room Chat Session' that the three of us held on May 27th.
Thanks to the participation of such kind people, we were able to spend a wonderful time together.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to those who supported me throughout my hospitalization and after my discharge.

☆彡Thank you, Tsuru-sensei💕

Before I was hospitalized, on June 3rd, I happened to listen to Tsuru-sensei's piano performance.
I left a comment, and since then, every day during my hospitalization, Tsuru-sensei posted a piano solo on note (it might be presumptuous of me to think it was for me, but that is how I felt).
I was healed by Tsuru-sensei's piano solos first thing in the morning, which helped me spend my days in the hospital happily.

On the day of my hospitalization, you even wrote a song for me titled "Dedicated to Keiko," and although I woke up unable to sleep that morning, I was healed and encouraged.
I was also truly happy and grateful for Tsuru-sensei's daily piano posts after that💛
Tsuru-sensei, thank you for supporting me<m(__)m>

☆彡Thank you, Kirarin-chan💕

Kirarin-chan also exchanged emails with me, and believe it or not, she even sent me a voice message on Stand.fm just for me.
That was also on the day of my hospitalization.

Since it is a private post, I cannot share the message, but it made me so happy and glad.
Kirarin-chan, thank you so much~🎵

I would like to introduce an article that I really resonated with💛

☆彡Thank you, Fuku-chan💕

You were concerned about my health and encouraged me many, many times in the comments.
I felt Fuku-chan's love in every single comment. Thank you always~(⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡

In the article ☝ on the day of my hospitalization, a gift for me💛
This also made me very happy(*^-^*)

☆彡Thank you, Noko-san💕

We had talked about meeting up when I traveled to Nagasaki this April, but our schedules didn't align, and we couldn't meet.
This time, too, you sent me many warm emails, prayed for me, and told me, "I love you, Keiko-san💗," which truly made me happy and encouraged me.
Thank you for your support in your article as well<m(__)m>

After I was discharged, I received some happy news from Noko-san(⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡
I'm looking forward to it🎵

☆彡Thank you, Yoimachi-san💕

When I went to read Yoimachi-san's article and left a 'like,' you visited me, and along with prayers for your friend, you even went to a shrine to pray for me.

And then, an omikuji (fortune)...

On that fortune, it said
“Illness: Recuperate slowly; you will head toward recovery.”
🎵

Even if it's not immediate, if I recuperate slowly, I will head toward recovery... that is exactly my current state(*^-^*)

Yoimachi-san, thank you very much<m(__)m>
I am grateful for your kindness💛

☆彡Thank you, Sumiyo Takami-san💕

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the many emails and the abundance of encouraging words💛

I have read Mr. Takami's books, "Rose Nocturne" and "Happiness White Paper."
I would like to continue reading Mr. Takami's novels.
The story "When the Crape Myrtle Blooms," which you recently published for free on note, was also a wonderful story.

You previously introduced me in one of your articles.

From Mr. Takami, who is someone I feel is out of my reach,
I received a gift of flowers after being discharged from the hospital, and I was filled with gratitude and emotion💛

Thank you so very much<m(__)m

☆彡Thank you, chiyo-chan💕

Actually, a little while ago, I received an invitation from chiyo-chan, and we had promised to meet in person in June.
chiyo-chan, who previously participated in my project and shared her "dream" with me.

I was so happy when she invited me, as I had been thinking I would love to visit her someday after hearing she had realized her dream and built her own home.
I was really looking forward to it, as Maho-san and Madoka Sasara-san were also planning to join us on the day💕
However, I suddenly had to be hospitalized and undergo surgery, so our date could not happen.
When I informed her that we couldn't meet, chiyo-chan gave me a good luck charm.

And then, after I was discharged, she gave me a gift of flowers, sweets, and coffee💛
What kindness this is☆彡
My relationship with chiyo-chan began when we started looking back on our weeks together in the "note Improvement Committee" (she even celebrated my birthday), and after that, she took care of me for a long time in the "Happiness Loop."

Thank you always for your kindness(⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡
Once I recover and it gets cooler, I definitely want to make that date happen and visit the home where chiyo-chan's dream came true.
I'm looking forward to it(*^-^*)

☆彡From real-life friends... Thank you everyone💕

I forgot to take pictures, but there were those who brought sweets and homemade bread, and those who brought me cherries.
Friends who gave me so much encouragement via email and LINE, friends who listened to my complaints, and several friends who have said, "Let's celebrate your recovery"💕

I wonder how many promises I have to meet up once my one-month checkup is over(lol)

【Experiencing hospitalization & surgery】

Other than being hospitalized for an appendectomy in the fourth grade of elementary school and twice for childbirth, I had never been hospitalized or had surgery before...
Far from being hospitalized, even at this age, although I am a bit chubby (lol), I have never had any issues with "lifestyle-related diseases" or "metabolic syndrome" (my blood tests were also normal), so I was a self-proclaimed "healthy fatty"...

This time, by experiencing life in the hospital, I was able to encounter, feel, and learn many things(^^)/

The importance of being healthy,
Facing my own body, and if I feel something is wrong, not ignoring it but treating it with care,
Not just living a life of running, but sometimes stopping, taking it slow, and living without rushing while taking care of myself,
And realizing once again that I want to receive love from my family and cherish my relationships with them,

And having experienced pain and hardship, I feel I have become able to empathize with the feelings of those who are in pain or suffering.
There are also many things I felt before and during my hospitalization while in bed.

Since it would be a long story today, I hope to write about this, including my life after being discharged, on note at a later date🎵

This time,
Lastly, I will introduce the hospital food as a memento!

I was surprised that hot food was served hot, and cold food was served cold.
It was tastier than I expected (sorry💦)🎵

I will continue to post in a relaxed and fluffy way.
I haven't been able to go read everyone's articles much, but please let me visit little by little😊

With many thanks💗 and gratitude,
I am happy to have finally (after 24 days) been able to return to the town of note✨

I look forward to your continued support in a relaxed way(*^^*)

Thank you for reading
my clumsy article
after such a long time
m(__)m

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