[Breast Cancer Battle Comic Essay] Ep 9: Important Things When Choosing a Hospital

Episode 9

Daily Companion Diary

CHOCO'S column

Haste makes waste... but there is a reason to hurry

The cousin who appeared in the manga. Actually, they are sisters, and I hadn't seen either of them at all for the past few years.
Or rather, maybe 10 years? No, it might have been nearly 20 years since I last saw them.

I didn't even have the contact information for the younger sister, who is a nurse, so I first sent a LINE message to the older cousin.
Even though I sent it thinking, "She must be busy," I actually got an immediate reply.
Then, not even a few minutes later, she called me.
……I was just so surprised.

I was truly happy that she called me right away despite being busy, and at the same time, I also felt "I'm so sorry..."
It just happened to be a time when she was able to talk, but I was still grateful.

At this point, I had already poured my feelings out to S-ko, so I was somewhat clear about "what was bothering me and what I wanted to do."
Among those things, the one that was bothering me the most was the question,"If it's an early detection of Stage I, why are we in such a rush for treatment?"My head was full of that.
But my cousin's words,

"Take advantage of the Stage I advantage"opened up my perspective all at once."Oh, I see. So that's what 'hurrying' meant in this context," I was able to accept it immediately.
The reason for rushing treatment isn't just because "it's getting worse."
Rather, there is a way of thinking that says, "You should proceed precisely because it's early."
Thinking about it now, I deeply feel that I had lost sight of even such a simple thing.

Even though I always tell my own children that, right?
"If you think you're catching a cold, take medicine right away," or "We're going to the hospital before it gets worse!"
And yet, when it comes to myself, I lose sight of such simple things.
I don't think I'm the only one.

I think that when faced with a serious illness, people's thoughts just go in circles like this.

Sorting out your emotions is truly important.Especially when you don't have time.
Emotionally, this day was an incredibly loooooong day.
[CHOCO]

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