Keita got the all clear to start playing again but also has to wear a corset for the next 3 - 6 months when he isn't doing sports. It's going to be tough getting him to wear it once the summer starts but at least there's 3 months until then.
He has what looks like a hairline fracture all around one of the bones of his spine which the doctor said is very common in sports and that there is no guarantee that it will ever repair itself even if he stopped playing baseball for a while. Some people go on to get a tingling sensation in their legs which often indicates a need for surgery (a small percentage) but unless that happens, he can just play as usual.
So he is a very happy boy today and no doubt the coaches are all going to bit happier too knowing he'll be able to pitch in the spring tournament and I'm relieved that it's not as bad as it could have been and I no longer have to play the 'bad guy' and keep him out of games.
As an aside - Lisa got booked by the police for running a red light last night - she was only taking her friend to the train station up the road and said the light was between green and red but she now has a 9000 yen fine!
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Monday, 16 March 2009
A month later.....
Not a great deal to write about but to sum up what's been happening over the past month
Kana passed the interview of her Eiken exam so now has the full pre-1st qualification. So far she has beaten Lisa to it by about 6 months. The next level is pretty tough but she has another year to keep trying for it (actually she can try as many times as she wants and not only while she's in High School but if she's like Lisa, she won't bother once she gets to Uni!)
Lisa has been to a few seminars, interviews etc and so far has got through them all. They are eliminating more and more at each level but she has the whole of this year to keep going to them and hopefully find a job that she wants to do.
Keita will go to see the sports doctor tomorrow and I'm hoping that he'll be given the all clear. There's a lot of frustration at not being able to play in the matches so Keita is going to be very disappointed if he says that he still needs more time out. Not only Keita but the coaches too - don't know whether it's just my imagination or not but they seem to be acting a bit 'cool'. Not surprising really since I'm the one that's insisting that they keep him out of the games. Might have to play the 'spoilsport' for a bit longer though.
Last week was my last lesson at the pre-school but today when I met Tracy (who'll take over in May) she said her Uni class from April won't finish until 10.30 so getting from there, back to Juso in 30 minutes is going to be pretty tough. Keep your fingers crossed that they'll delay the class a bit or I might find myself being asked to go back again. As it is, she is thinking about going back to NZ next year so I'm almost 100% sure I'll only have this year away from the place - hopefully that will be enough of a break.
So far the majority of my students who will start JHS this year have decided to continue studying here and I also have another 8 that are wanting to start. Two of them have already been for a trial lesson and are waiting to hear about the schedule and the other 6 will come next week. Two of the 6 have older siblings so they are definite but I'll have to wait and see about the other 4. There will no doubt be some others nearer the time but that's okay since I don't start them until they've been at school for a month anyway (May).
Setsuo is also really busy with work and has just finished one house, has started another two and has an order for one more. Hopefully that means that some money will start coming in instead of it going out in all directions!
The other night, Aya, Daisuke, Lisa and I went out for a drink and Aya was saying that she might go back to the UK for a holiday sometime this year. I wonder if she's starting to get itchy feet....
Not a great deal to write about but to sum up what's been happening over the past month
Kana passed the interview of her Eiken exam so now has the full pre-1st qualification. So far she has beaten Lisa to it by about 6 months. The next level is pretty tough but she has another year to keep trying for it (actually she can try as many times as she wants and not only while she's in High School but if she's like Lisa, she won't bother once she gets to Uni!)
Lisa has been to a few seminars, interviews etc and so far has got through them all. They are eliminating more and more at each level but she has the whole of this year to keep going to them and hopefully find a job that she wants to do.
Keita will go to see the sports doctor tomorrow and I'm hoping that he'll be given the all clear. There's a lot of frustration at not being able to play in the matches so Keita is going to be very disappointed if he says that he still needs more time out. Not only Keita but the coaches too - don't know whether it's just my imagination or not but they seem to be acting a bit 'cool'. Not surprising really since I'm the one that's insisting that they keep him out of the games. Might have to play the 'spoilsport' for a bit longer though.
Last week was my last lesson at the pre-school but today when I met Tracy (who'll take over in May) she said her Uni class from April won't finish until 10.30 so getting from there, back to Juso in 30 minutes is going to be pretty tough. Keep your fingers crossed that they'll delay the class a bit or I might find myself being asked to go back again. As it is, she is thinking about going back to NZ next year so I'm almost 100% sure I'll only have this year away from the place - hopefully that will be enough of a break.
So far the majority of my students who will start JHS this year have decided to continue studying here and I also have another 8 that are wanting to start. Two of them have already been for a trial lesson and are waiting to hear about the schedule and the other 6 will come next week. Two of the 6 have older siblings so they are definite but I'll have to wait and see about the other 4. There will no doubt be some others nearer the time but that's okay since I don't start them until they've been at school for a month anyway (May).
Setsuo is also really busy with work and has just finished one house, has started another two and has an order for one more. Hopefully that means that some money will start coming in instead of it going out in all directions!
The other night, Aya, Daisuke, Lisa and I went out for a drink and Aya was saying that she might go back to the UK for a holiday sometime this year. I wonder if she's starting to get itchy feet....
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