YUKO KAWAI
pianist
2
29/01/16 00:00
[Yuko's Leg Rehabilitation Diary - 2]
After my posting on 31 January on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1118449148195152&set=a.212630022110407.57809.100000902319410&type=3), one of my FB friends Misato-san sent a message to me and asked: 'Leg rehabilitation? Injury or illness?'
Injury. Not illness.
Few people knew about my leg problem. Because I hadn't spoken about it. I concentrated on solving the problem, concentrated on recovering from the injury, as soon as possible.
In my case, it's only the muscle, not bones. But - why couldn't I walk so long? Two years is definitely too long. And what does it mean, 'cannot walk'?
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One day I pulled a muscle and the pain lasted relatively long. But I was able to walk, travel and give concerts. After a month I was OK.
Then 6 months later, I had an important concert and after that received a present from the organiser. It was heavy. I put it into my shoulder bag. And then when I was walking towards my hotel, suddenly my old pain place - the muscle ached badly and I fell on the pavement in front of the hotel. It changed for the worse. The next day it wasn't easy to walk normally because of the sharp pain.
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With pain, still I managed to walk. But couldn't walk long. I waited for the pain to go away but my legs started weakening.
photograph: 6-year-old Yuko with her younger sister on Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri), Okazaki, Japan
After my posting on 31 January on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1118449148195152&set=a.212630022110407.57809.100000902319410&type=3), one of my FB friends Misato-san sent a message to me and asked: 'Leg rehabilitation? Injury or illness?'
Injury. Not illness.
Few people knew about my leg problem. Because I hadn't spoken about it. I concentrated on solving the problem, concentrated on recovering from the injury, as soon as possible.
In my case, it's only the muscle, not bones. But - why couldn't I walk so long? Two years is definitely too long. And what does it mean, 'cannot walk'?
---
One day I pulled a muscle and the pain lasted relatively long. But I was able to walk, travel and give concerts. After a month I was OK.
Then 6 months later, I had an important concert and after that received a present from the organiser. It was heavy. I put it into my shoulder bag. And then when I was walking towards my hotel, suddenly my old pain place - the muscle ached badly and I fell on the pavement in front of the hotel. It changed for the worse. The next day it wasn't easy to walk normally because of the sharp pain.
---
With pain, still I managed to walk. But couldn't walk long. I waited for the pain to go away but my legs started weakening.
photograph: 6-year-old Yuko with her younger sister on Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri), Okazaki, Japan