Health exam.
I'm sorry for worrying everyone.
My body was just not feeling right and so I had brain and heart scans done.
The result was... no problems found!
I'm relieved that the various symptoms I've had lately are not an
indication of a larger disease. Thank you for all the letters of encouragement and well wishes. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you. I thank my parents for bringing me into this world with a
strong body. I thank my wife, who watches what we eat. I'm proud that I am decreasing the amount of alcohol I have and sometimes exercising.
However, since this was just an exam, I didn't receive any treatment, so
the same symptoms cropped up when I was drawing Real. Because of that I
had to take a week off from the original publication schedule for
Vagabond. I am sorry.
Now I feel that I am at a crossroads. If I want to continue this line of work,
I will need to slow down the pace, find some way to relieve the stress (if there is any), and really sleep. I will need to find a physical and emotional balance.
If I don't keep myself even more aware of this then normal, I don't think
that I will be able to continue on naturally. I had slightly realized that already, but...
More than anything else, I need to decide what I want to do, what I want to be.
I need to really reflect on that again. No matter what anybody says,
it's my road to walk. And I was the one who chose it.
This was a good opportunity to think about that. I am thankful for my body's issues.
Well, one of the goals I had set at the beginning of the year -- to end
Vagabond within the year -- is now, this August, being pushed to next year!
It's ok. This was also a path that I decided on.
This last week, I've been able to refresh myself while surrounded by the
beautful nature in Kumamoto and Kagoshima. I feel like I was able to get
something that I had wanted.
Thank you.
INOUE TAKEHIKO
