Re: [sumo] Young rikishi dead

[Lynn Matsuoka <artist@aloha.net>]

HOW does one contract this disease?

Lynn



On 8/12/04 10:46 AM, "Joe Klemmer" <klemmerj@webtrek.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Moti wrote:
> 
>> 17 year old Yoshimura from Tagonoura -beya -(east Sandanme 57, 4-3 last
>> basho, entered Sumo in March 2002) has died in hospital today. He was
>> hospitalized immediately after Nagoya, after complaining of headaches
>> and never recovered. He was diagnosed with menangitis. He is one of the
>> "closet Foreigners" I mentioned a few days ago-Korean origin- real name
>> Kim Ryu Te. "Many other Oyakatas noted that he had a great future . This
>> is really regretful", said Tagonoura Oyakata (ex- Kushimaumi). The
>> funeral will be held on the tenth.
> 
> Having survived spinal menangitis myself I know that it is not
> prety at all.  It's very sad to see someone with so much potential taken
> at such a young age.

[EndPost by Lynn Matsuoka <artist@aloha.net>]