Hospital Diary 11 ー　 I Chose the Place I Call Home – June 27, 2026 (Sat.)R8

Kanon

June 27, 2026

After being discharged from the hospital, I returned to Eden and found myself reflecting on many things.

After teaching for two years in Osaka, I spent the next thirty-one years as a teacher in Shizuoka.

Of course, it wasn't that I had no happy memories there.

I have many memories of my students and of raising my children.

But when I looked back on my life, I realized that I had never wanted to spend the rest of my life in Shizuoka.

That is why I came to Matsuyama.

I had no special connection to this city.

While searching for a private senior residence with nursing care, I chose this place for practical reasons, including affordability.

It was a residence that accepted only independent residents at the time of admission and promised care through the end of life.

Now, however, when I return to this room, I truly feel, "This is my home."

My husband still lives in Shizuoka.

Even if he were to become seriously ill in the future, I have no intention of moving back to Shizuoka to live there.

Some people may think that sounds cold.

But it is a decision I reached after many years of living my own life.

Of course, if we need to sell the house that we own together, or if there are responsibilities that only I can fulfill, I will return to Shizuoka.

Other than that, I do not plan to go back.

I did not simply leave Shizuoka.

I chose the place where I want to spend the rest of my life.

Today, after returning home from the hospital, I felt that more strongly than ever.

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