Category Archives: Daily Sketch

When a doctor was explaining an illness to a family, I heard him say “She’s basically carrying around a bomb. It could explode at any time.” This is an expression that gets used a lot. Yesterday I heard someone say … Continue reading →

Recently here in America, there was a medical case where a pregnant woman, due to complications, became brain dead. She lived via life support in a hospital as doctors were concerned about her baby. The woman’s parents wanted the doctors … Continue reading →

The final line of this entry was somewhat problematic for me to translate. This is the original Japanese: みなさま、風邪やウイルス感染にはくれぐれもお気をつけ下さい。 Literally, this says “Everyone, please be very careful of colds and viral infections.” When I try to picture under what circumstances … Continue reading →

Disease Prevention Strategies When winter hits in Japan, we start getting a lot of cases of influenza and stomach flu. The patients and staff at the hospital where I work are no exception. Today, I’d like to present a few … Continue reading →