Happy Birthday !

It's been a hard year, hasn't it?

You suddenly became ill immediately after you were transferred from Hiroshima to Okayama in January.

I realized that there was something serious about your condition the moment I saw your face when I went to Okayama to see you for the first time.

But it was not understood by your boss.

I heard that you were not allowed to get a sick leave. You told me that the medical certificate you had received from private medical institutions was literally thrown back at you and that she said terrible things to you without hesitation. That's why I tried every means available for you to get a sick leave.

Because my intuition told me that your condition may become life-threatening. If I didn't do anything at that time and if you couldn't get a sick leave, you might have died at her discretion, so I will never forgive her.

After that you could get a sick leave for about 8 months. It was so long but I thought it was necessary for you . It means that you had so overworked.　

Your body and soul were all washed up.

I found out that I was pregnant with your child around the same time .

I had a terrible morning sickness in the first trimester . Then I was bloated In the third trimester, so this last year we were almost always lying on the bed. we were both under the weather for a long time.

You have gotten well and could go back to work in October.

What a relief!

I hope you won't work too much. Please don't search for perfection, and don't be so hard on yourself. Take it easy!

I hope that today is the beginning of another wonderful year.

May this year be the best of your life.

お誕生日おめでとう。今年は大変な一年だったね。1月に転勤してすぐ体調を崩し、ひろくんを見た瞬間、事態がとても深刻だと感じたよ。

でも元気になり10月から仕事復帰する事ができ、安心しました。働きすぎませんように。

完璧を求めすぎたり、自分に厳しくしすぎないでください。気楽に!

ひろくんにとって今日が素晴らしい年の始まりとなりますように。

今年が最高の年になりますように。

Happy Birthday,Hiro!