The Life of Aya Kito & her Diary.
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Aya is a Japanese girl who died from a cruel disease that has no cure at that time.
Aya Kito was born in Toyohashi in 19 July 1962 (trace based on the
descriptions in the book). She grew up in the middle of a warm family and raised
by a loving father and mother. Her mother, Shioka Kito, is work in Public Health
Nursing Toyohashi area. Aya also having a younger sister named Ako, two
brothers and a younger sister named Rika.
Until 14 years old and attended a private junior school Seiryo, Aya's body
still looks normal greeting like teenage girls in general. At the age of 15 years was
the symptoms of the disease began to appear. Her mother, Shioka Kito who
concerned about the condition of her daughter, brought Aya to Nagoya Public
University Hospital. There Aya handled by Doctor Itsuro Sofue. Aya had her
second medical check at the beginning of the school in SMA Toyohashi (referred
to Aichi High School in her diary). In fact she should spend her first summer
school in Nagoya hospital for further medical check and therapy. From here the
control of her health held by Dr. Hiroko Yamamoto, Neurology Specialist Nagoya
Hospital. It was the age of 16.
Aya’s mother suggested Aya to moving into Special School Okazaki.
Finally, with a variety of considerations, Aya decides to moves there. She
registered in the special school when the announcement of second grade in Aichi
High School. She was using a wheelchair when going into special school.
At the age of 17, Aya had difficulty to speak, eat and she often choked. Se
graduated from the special school at age of 18. Her health condition did not
improve, but the spirit inside of Aya still higher. He still writes in her diary untilage 20. Aya Kito died on May 23, 1988, at 00:15 at the age of 25 years and 10
months.
Her diary, entitled 1 Litre no Namida ("1 Liter of Tears"), was first published in her native Japan on February
25, 1986, more than two years before her death at the age of 25. Her diary was
later adapted into a film (2004) and then later into a television drama series with
Erika Sawajiri portraying her (2005).
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ALL CREDITS TO FA Publishing Company & the Translators.
Yoko Toyozaki
Stuart Varnam-Atkin
2007
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1 Liter of Tears (Ichi Litre No Namida)
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