Hello.
My name is Kan, I am one of the 14 cats of Eiji who is a resident of Soma General Hospital.
This time I (Kan) write this blog instead. Because Eiji went to Fukushima Medical University Hospital for medical intern. For training there, Otolaryngology, Obstetrics and gynecology, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology and Emergency department, every month. Except emergency department these medical department is unable to training at Soma General Hospital.
And now, Fukushima Medical University Hospital plays a role in responding to patients who need hospitalization for new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The emergency department was scheduled in June, Eiji is currently applying for one more month (July). Because that is where those patients are first touched and have intensive care.
Eiji return to Soma in a weekend.
And yesterday (02/05/2020) at Soma city has first patient with COVID-19 positive.
Here, I hope you will take a break in this difficult social situation.
I try to introduce you about how I became one of the 14 cats.
Four years before, I lived in Matsukawa town of Fukushima city.
I don’t know my age, I was old and thin, stray cat.
One day one person moved in my territory.
I was looking at what kind of idiot had moved to the shabby house.
How shabby? At first, appearance, not only outlook, inside did not betray its shabbiness. For example in a winter, the water in the house was frozen at daytime. Not only wind but snow entered from the window gap. Few minutes after twisting the tap needed to the water becomes clear
3 people were carrying the luggage. Eiji, Mr. Kanno and realtor. Soon, I knew why the person moved here. Eiji was not alone, a lot of cats came together. And there was no choice for the distressed student, who could not live without a part-time job, live cheap rent.
From this day, it’s became my daily routine to visit them, be surprised, make a fuss or selling a fight to them over the window.
Nevertheless, outside of the house were a meal for me every day. Eiji tried to pull me into the house, but I ran away and refused. I didn’t know, I’m not cute, beautiful or funny, also didn’t know house cat life.
While doing so one year has passed.
And new faces, four cats, came to seeking food.
Tora and Bela or Sako...Bela is too shy and run away . So it was difficult to take a picture of Bela.
Dona, don't move.
Sako
I shared the foods what were given for me.
Different from me, new four faces (Dona, Bela, Sako and Tora) were friendly.
They came every morning and night, but the person didn’t pull them into the house.
It may be because they weren’t kitten or sick. Or, Eiji couldn't put them in the house, without me.
While doing so, The day had come when the usual day will break.
Skinny cat who had something like tumor in his mouth, came. The tumor didn’t allow the cat bite. Couldn’t bite is couldn’t eat and it means couldn’t live.
The person take him to the animal hospital. And know it was not tumors, it was rubber piece.
Took off rubber piece and after came back from the hospital, release the cat outside.
But he stay around the house.
Eiji invited him. This is Kazuto.
Not only Kazuto, in avalanche, four friendly cats, Dona, Bela, Sako and Tora, became the member.
At this time something changed inside me, I quit escape and refuse from the person.
After one year from the first meet, I say goodbye from stray cat’s life. And became to live with them.
My name Kan, comes from Eiji’s friend and our guardian Mr. Kanno.
At last, On behalf of 14 cats, I will give to you the answer about the title, “Why Doctor live with 14 cat in Fukushima?” .
To tell the truth, Dog person Eiji will not know the reason.
It’s because
We decided to live with Eiji.
from the left Bela Kazuto Tora Sako BB.
“However bad life may seem, Where there's life, there's hope.”
I hope you will be fine and see you again.