244.親愛なる息子へ

2025.1.8    Wed

親愛なる息子へ

とんでもない一日。
ビュッフェスタイルの朝食を食べた
直後から、胸やけと下痢が酷く、寝込んでいたんだ。
お昼は、Mamaの友人(Sさん夫妻)とランチの予定だったけれど、Papaだけキャンセルし、君と
Mamaは出かけたんだ。ランチの後、少し観光予定で、その際　お土産を購入するつもりだったんだけどね。残念。

その時は、Mamaと君にも楽しんできて欲しかったし、気軽に考えていたけれど、胸焼け、下痢は
ずっと止まらず。　

夜20:30頃には、タワマンに住んでいるSさん
の自宅で、ご主人さんと飲む予定だったけれど、
とても　そんな状況ではなくなった。

Mamaに連れられて、ホテル近くの病院へ(すぐ、近くで良かった。それでも、Papaは歩くのも精一杯だった)。

急性胃腸炎と診断されたんだ。

注射を打ってもらい、薬ももらった。
この時が疲労がピークだったかも。
Mamaに寄りかかりながら、なんとかホテルへ。

君にうつさないように、極力　君との距離を取ったり心がけたんだけど、どうしても　それは難しい部分もあるよね。君にうつっていないか、Mamaにうつっていないか　がPapaは心配。

普通だと、12時間以上　食べていないと空腹で
耐えられないけれど、今日は　空腹を感じることは一切なく、Papaの胃が悲鳴をあげているんだな、と感じたよ。何を食べたからそうなったのか？　もしくは、他の原因か？　

色々調べてみたけど、確定的なことはわからず終い。　でも、これから気をつけることはできるなと思うから、君や、Mamaのためにも、自分の健康のためにも、節制したり気をつけようと思ったよ。

心から愛を込めて
Papaより

Dear Son,

What a day it has been.
Right after having a buffet-style breakfast, Papa felt terrible with heartburn and diarrhea and had to stay in bed.
There was a plan for Papa to have lunch with Mama’s friends, Mr. and Mrs. S, but Papa had to cancel. Only you and Mama went out. After lunch, the plan was to do a bit of sightseeing and pick up some souvenirs, but unfortunately, Papa couldn’t join.

At the time, Papa thought it would be fine as long as you and Mama could enjoy the day, so Papa didn’t think much of it. But the heartburn and diarrhea just wouldn’t stop, making the whole day incredibly tough.

Later, around 8:30 PM, Papa was supposed to visit Mr. S’s home at the tower apartment to have a drink with him. But Papa wasn’t in any condition to go.

Mama ended up taking Papa to a hospital near the hotel (thank goodness it was close by). Even so, Papa could barely manage to walk.

The diagnosis was acute gastroenteritis.
Papa got an injection and some medicine, but by that time, the exhaustion had reached its peak. With Mama supporting Papa, somehow we made it back to the hotel.

Papa tried to keep some distance from you to avoid passing anything on to you, but it wasn’t always easy. Papa is worried about whether you or Mama might have caught it.

Normally, if Papa goes more than 12 hours without eating, the hunger would be unbearable. But today, Papa didn’t feel hungry at all. It was clear that Papa’s stomach was in serious distress. Was it something Papa ate? Or was there another cause?

Papa looked into it but couldn’t figure out the exact reason. Still, this experience has made Papa realize how important it is to be careful. For your sake, for Mama’s sake, and for Papa’s own health, Papa will try to be more mindful from now on.

With all our love,
Papa