Before the Coffee Gets Cold

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.

no matter what difficulties people face, they will always have the strength to overcome them. It just takes heart. And if the chair can change someone’s heart, it clearly has its purpose.

She could switch moods quickly: another one of her talents for living happily. Her ups and downs could be extreme, but they never lingered.

Bringing you into this world was the only thing that I did for you. Can you forgive me for that?

She was never very good at thinking about things rationally; she always made her decisions in life guided by intuition.

the future is uncertain.

To be honest, once I go into hospital, I don’t imagine I’ll ever come home again. It’s a decision I have been unable to make . . .’

‘Will Mama’s baby be lonely? Will that make you cry?’ She talked to the child as she always did. ‘I might only be able to have you, my child. Will you forgive me?’

It looks like giving birth to this child will take my all

Kei wasn’t afraid to die. Her anxiety and sadness stemmed from the thought of not being there to see her child grow up. This weighed heavily on her heart, and was sapping her physical strength. As her strength faded, her sense of anxiety grew.