Life inevitably brings unexpected hardships. Neither the mind nor the body can always remain healthy. Loneliness, anxiety, unforeseen changes in one's state of mind, and feelings one cannot share with anyone— Fifteen writers depict the reality of their emotional states when facing illness and injury. An essay anthology reflecting the pain and hope of living! [Table of Contents] Ayumi Uesaka: Since what has happened cannot be helped Shingo Kanagawa: My Delicate Stomach Daisuke Ozaki: It Just Got Brighter Michihiro Hori: Memories of the Collarbone (Manga) Yuto Torii: I'm Scared of Blood Kodama: Since I Got Sick Anyway Fuzuki Hoshino: Broken Bone and Engagement Satetsu Takeda: They Seem to Think I'm Slacking Off Yukie Ikari: August 11, 1997 Ippan Nakamura: A Dentist Scaredy-Cat's Report on Having Wisdom Teeth Surgically Removed (Manga) Saburo Mita: The Presence of Human "Malice" Ban Obara: Sewing Shuhei Tamaki: Tamaki Hidemi Ito: Where the Heart Goes (Manga) Daiki Iimura: Delicious-Looking Injury