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!