Re: Daishoho

[Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>]

As most other cancer cases in Japan, he was told that his condition was another
chronic pancreatic ailment for a while until Daishoho strongly insisted his
doctor to let him know the real problem. That means that he did not get the
most aggressive treatment to cure the cancer. If he got chemotherapy, he would
have known what the problem he had without even asking his doctor.

I shared the birth place with Daishoho and he is a rare breed of Sekitori from
Sapporo. I wanted to see him to be successful in being Oyakata, but it seems it
does not happen. One of my nephew went the same high school with Daishoho and
it was painful to see him suffered the elbow injury. It was also extremely
painful to see him so skinny when he announced his retirement.

He was willing to continue if there is a possibility of regaining the health,
but as soon as he heard the true problem, he decided to quit and concentrate on
the treatment. But I'm afraid that it was too late for him.

I don't like the way Japanese people not telling the truth in having cancer.
And I hope they change the traditional practice as soon as possible and fight
for their life aggressively and positively.

-Toshiyori Masumiriki


baklein@attglobal.net wrote:

> Now that it seems to be public knowledge, I will say that , while I was in
> Tokyo, I learned that his danpatsu-shiki  was moved up from very early next
> year because of the seriousness of the malady and the fear that he would not
> live to participate in January. Apparently, he is declining swiftly,
> notwithstanding his Mom's brave "public" face.
> I might add, I was EXTREMELY saddened by this news. It is pancreatic cancer
> which, as Robanoumi wrote, is usually fatal in 90% of cases within the first
> year of diagnosis.
>
> Babanoshuzan

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