For 2 months...

My mother has been transferred to a hospital in our neighbor town today from the hospital in Kobe she had been treated since FEB. She is supposed to do a little more rehabilitation at the new hospital, and will probably able to go back home after Golden Week. She was actually hospitalized in Kobe for 2 months. 

These 2 months went so fast. After coming back home in April, I kept visiting her at the hospital in Kobe almost every day, but not necessary any more. Also I won't visit "Minatogawa Shrine" near the hospital as well which I made it a practice to while visiting her.

Following yesterday's great blue sky, we had a amazing blue sky today as well. 

I visited the shrine to show my gratitude to the God in this area before leaving here. I felt as if I left my heart behind in the shrine because it was so comfortable to be there which is taken well care of by the staff, and is definitely well purified. 

今日、母は２月から入院をしていた神戸の病院を退院し、家の近所の病院へ転院となった。そこでリハビリを引き続き行うことになる。おそらくゴールデンウィークが明けるころには自宅にもどるだろう。ちょうど２か月、母は病院にお世話になったわけだ。

あっという間の２か月、そして４月に入り、実家に戻った後、ほぼ毎日神戸まで足を延ばしていたが、それも今日で終わり。また道中にあった湊川神社への日々のお参りもこれで区切りとなる。

昨日に続き、今日のそれも素晴らしいくらいの青空。これまで、母が二か月お世話になった土地の神様にのお礼をしっかりと伝え後にした。しっかり、清められている神社に訪れるほど清々しいものはなく、ちょっと後ろ髪引かれる思いが沸いた。

Masami