| Yoshiharu Ishii, Born in 1926, A Former Worker of the U.S. Naval Base, Who Served There for 35 Years. His Disease, Complicaitons withPneumoconiosis, was recognized as Occupational in August, 1994. Both his mother and his wife need to be taken care of. The calender in the living room is fully marked with the schedule of the nursing helpersf visits. He tries to take care of his family, but when he must go to the hospital for treatment for his own illness and also has to go to the court for his compensation trial, he needs the help of many people like his own daughter, his daughter-in-law or other relatives. Sadly his wife Teruko died of heart attack in August 2001, at the age of 71. |
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