At winter camp, all of us Yoshukai Students had formed a heart on the beach. Mrs Toyama had taken this picture of us and sent it to Soke Yamamoto - hospitalized with pneumonia - with get well wishes from the whole organization.
On March 13, 2015, Sensei Toyama received a text message from 山元 ミナコ
(Minako San) saying that the poster of the posted picture and well
wishes had arrived. She immediately took it to the hospital for Soke Yamamoto to
see.
Soke had already been watching the picture from Facebook and asked Minako
San to show it to him sometimes, at which point he was tearing up,
overcome with emotion for the love and caring shown for him. He was
very excited about it and asked that I send this message on Facebook.
Soke Yamamoto wishes for you all to know that he is so grateful for your love,
support, and encouragement for him. When he first saw the picture, he
was very sick and mentally giving up his fight. His doctors didn't have
much hope because of the severity of the pneumonia, along with his
already weakened condition from the cancer. When he saw the picture and
heard your wishes, he felt a power and strength surge from within. He
has continued to watch it and gather strength, and much to the doctors'
surprise, his condition stabilized and the fever began to subside. In
fact, the doctor told Minako San that it was a surprise and miracle that
they hadn't anticipated. At this point, they are discussing possibly
releasing him, if he continues improving and they hadn't expected to be
able to.
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| Soke Yamamoto with his daughter Minako and Nurses. |
He wanted you to know that he feels strength and will to continue to
fight this and his wish is to be able to come see you all again, one
more time. He asked to thank you all again for helping him to be strong
and have the desire to keep pushing ahead.
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| Soke and Mrs Sumiko Yamamoto |
Please continue to
pray for Soke and his family. His condition is serious, and we know
that love and prayers can give strength with God's help. Please feel
free to send any wishes to Minako San, or we can provide an address to
send by mail. He attributes much of his mental fight and inspiration to
all of you guys in WYKKO. Let's keep him uplifted in the way that you
are all so special at doing!
Osu!
This post was created from information provided by Mrs Toyama
