"I drew the figure behind the teacher standing on the dream pillow."
"I will never forget, my doctor, Dr. Kotaro Nishizawa."
This is a letter written by the remaining patients to the doctor who lost his life in the case. ..
It was a psychological counselor who encouraged me to write a letter.
A deceased doctor once learned how to be close to a patient.
Clinic patients who have lost their way
"I am very lonely"
"I drew the figure behind Professor Nishizawa standing on a dream pillow."
"Thanks to the teacher who paved the way. I will never forget, my doctor, Dr. Kotaro Nishizawa."
The letter was written by the patients who attended the psychosomatic medicine clinic in Kita-ku, Osaka.
The clinic was set on fire last December, killing 26 people involved, including the director, Dr. Kotaro Nishizawa (49 at the time), staff, and patients.
The suspect who set the fire also died in the incident.
It is believed that he attempted suicide by involving unrelated people.
Kumi Tsuchida, a certified public psychologist in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, urged patients to write a letter to the late Dr. Nishizawa.
After the incident, I have helped patients in the clinic who lost their place.
She showed her the opening letter with the patient's permission.
Some patients have lost their emotional support, are mentally unstable, and are unable to sleep at night.
Mr. Tsuchida hopes that writing her letter will help her face the sudden farewell and sort out her feelings.
Mr. Tsuchida:
"There are many patients who haven't parted with Dr. Nishizawa. From the patient's point of view, it's called indigestion. I think it's still incomplete and I feel the same. In the counseling, I ask Dr. Nishizawa to tell me what he wanted to talk about and what he wanted to talk about if he had the next consultation. "
"I want to provide medical care that is close to the patient," said Dr. Nishizawa.
Mr. Tsuchida not only provides counseling, but also holds courses to train counselors.
In fact, Dr. Nishizawa, who was killed in the incident, is one of his students.
Dr. Nishizawa visited Mr. Tsuchida 14 years ago.
He says he started attending lectures, saying, "I want to provide medical care that is closer to the patient."
It's been almost 20 years since Mr. Tsuchida started the course.
As a doctor, Dr. Nishizawa was the only one who attended the 10-month course without fail.
After Dr. Nishizawa learned about counseling, he opened a clinic that would later become the scene of the incident.
Mr. Tsuchida:
"Anyway, you're enthusiastic. (Dr. Nishizawa) has to examine the part of the heart while examining the patient. There are various things such as stress at the company or problems with long-term care. I have to support those who are getting tired of overlapping (I was talking). "
“Learning the same as my late brother” Dr. Nishizawa's sister
Dr. Nishizawa's younger sister, Nobuko (45), has felt the weight of suffering as a bereaved family and the loss of many lives at her brother's clinic.
Nobuko is now beginning to learn about counseling under Tsuchida.
Nobuko, although she is not a doctor, she has participated in an online social gathering made up of patients in the clinic after the incident.
On behalf of her brother, Dr. Nishizawa, she wanted to be as close to the patient as possible.
But she says she didn't know what to say.
Nobuko:
"If you don't know much about the characteristics of that person, you won't get an answer. That's why I was always worried because I thought I couldn't say anything."
Nobuko took a lecture by Mr. Tsuchida on this day, and was a prominent Austrian psychologist in the 20th century, V.
E.
I learned about Frankl's established psychotherapy.
Frankl has been sent to a Nazi concentration camp and has experienced the loss of his family.
Mr. Tsuchida says, "Even when we are in a difficult situation, human beings can become stronger if they really have the meaning of living. Dr. Frankl has always said that it is our mission to think about the meaning of living with patients." I talked to Mr.
Nobuko has taken seven lectures so far.
Every time she says she feels the magnitude of her brother's existence that she has lost.
Nobuko:
"The fact that the patient has been so adored and responded means that the patient was very satisfied. I think it's amazing. Now, I can't help but say it. But to be honest, I wanted to see my brother facing the patient. "
Nobuko wants to continue doing what she can for her patients.
Nobuko:
"I'm happy to see people happy, so if you say that person feels at ease, it's about my brother's feet, but for someone similar. I wish I could do this activity. "
(Osaka Broadcasting Station reporter Shin Horiuchi)