On February 16th Chiyo was 100. She received a number cards and gifts from the Grunion Family. This is her son’s Kazuo’s reply.
Dear Bruce John and Susan Abele, Mary and Dick Bentz and each of the family of USS Grunion,
Thank you for your wonderful presents on my mother’s 100th birthday.
She is deeply very moved to receive blessing from a lot of people, because the tradition of sending the birthday card like this is few in Japan, though the New Year’s card is sent.
She becomes physically handicapped recently, spends the life indebted to an around person, and is leaking it to husband’s place to pass away early. She often spends in the special nursing home for the aged.
However, meals are taken regularly though it is few. She sometimes reads newspapers and books. It is happy time when she spends with six-year-old great-grandchild “Aiko”, kindergarten girl. She helps for her great-grandma to move in the room. (See photo.)
I think that the family of the fourth generation is comfortable for her.
The hearty birthday congratulation was unexpectedly received at such time, and her mind became very satisfiable. She says that she wants to dedicate the
mind of the sorrow to the bereaved family of the same circumstances as her from 26 postcards .
The congratulation on 100 years old will be brought from the city office on February 16, and a TV Producer will come to cover. I hear Yutaka will visit to bless.
My sister, brother and I, our three couples will welcome them.
It prays for the good luck of everybody.
Sincerely yours,
Kazuo Shinoda for my mother, Chiyo
(Please forgive my poor English. )
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Chiyo and Granddaughter
Also please see:
Torn apart by war, united by gifts of flowers
KISKA PETALS- “I send flowers of this place to you with my heart.”