I have been thinking a lot about you and the discomfort you are experiencing these days. I wish I could do more to help, but rest assured that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Keep those spirits high!

Just let me know what I can do.

When I have to do the real application for the more permanant role though I might take you up on your offer!

Thanks

Gina’s message made me cry too! It’s true though! You are lucky to have such a kind & loving man like Shun by your side for better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness & in health.

I can help with your job application if you like. If you want I’ll read over it & make improvements, I’m only too happy to help. I live & breathe HR afterall!

Shumpei loves sausages on bread & buritos. They are his favourite- It is really hard to get sausages in Japan though.

THanks Enny.

Phil- Thanks girl!

Sara- Thanks! It has been really stressful but compared to Sunday & Monday the rest of the week has been much better. No test results yet…maybe tomorrow.

Heather- You should try and get him hooked on sausages then!!! Shumpei`s favourite in Japan is hayashi rice (which I don`t like) but in Japan if I ask him what he wants for dinner he always says hayashi rice or buritos. I love love love sanma! I miss it (and i would like it without the daikon!)

Guera- I went to work today and all was fine- I am glad I had the day off yesterday I definitely needed it. Looking forward to the weekend too- some more time to relax I hope.

Tigermama- I am a lot less stressed than I was earlier in the week and while I still have a bit of a headache I feel a ton better than yesterday. I definitely needed the day to rest I think. I react badly to stress and lack of sleep and it usually triggers migraines or stomach pains (I had a stomach ulcer earlier this year also). I need to try and remember not to push myself too hard- luckily my work at the moment is very flexible.

Gina- Thank you so much. I read your message at work and I almost cried- Shun has been great in more ways than one- not only has be been a support to me but he has been spending a lot of time with my dad and I know he loves the company. Shumpei`s English is improving a lot also due to the time he is spending with dad because if a Japanese person can understand my Dad`s very Aussie English they are doing pretty well.

I think part of the reason my dad doesn`t want to do chemo is because he thinks he doesn`t have much reason to live but I am trying to convince him that he does. I hope he will choose to go for the treatment but if he decides against it all I can do is support him through that.

Yuki- Thanks Yuki! I have a lot of stuff I want to get done this weekend but If I don`t get through it all I won`t beat myself up about it. Hope things are good with you.

As for your dad. I am hoping like crazy that, he can beat this cancer. I also understand him being hesitant about not wanting to get another round of chemo though too. I’m pretty sure I mentioned to you before that my mom had breast cancer before. And that chemo left her so unbelievably nauseous. Actually nauseous doesn’t even describe how bad it was for her. And sure she took those anti nausea meds, but they didn’t work so much at all. So yeah, I do understand him not wanting to do that again. But just get him to do it if you can Lulu. He needs the chemo. The chemo will hopefully make him all better.

I also wanted to say I am so glad that Shun is there with you during this time. This way you don’t have to go through this alone. It’s times like these that we need someone to lean on. It’s also times like these, when we can see what kind of men we are married to or in your case engaged to. Does that makes sense? : ) Seems like Shun is one heck of a good man and will be there for you in the bad times as well as good times. I’m just so sorry you and your family is having such a hard time lately. : ( And I just hope your dad will be okay.