1 Litre no Namida (1リットルの涙 Ichi Rittoru no Namida, lit. "1 Litre of Tears"; also called A Diary with Tears or A Diary of Tears) is a Japanese Television drama for Fuji Television about a girl who was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease at 15, but was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25.
The drama is an adaptation of the diary of a Japanese girl named Aya Kitō, who suffered from spinocerebellar ataxia. She began keeping a diary at the suggestion of her doctor, and continued to write until she could no longer hold a pen. The diary, titled 1 Litre no Namida, was published shortly after her death.
-Wikipedia
So sad. :(( I just finished watching this drama few days ago and I currently watching the special episode.. You know, my eyes were like, WHEW, balloons O_O. Anyone with tender hearts would really cry watching this.. T-T Come to think of it, it was the FIRST EVER jdorama I've watched and I really had fun, now I'm starting to get addicted. Yun nga lang, I'm super late. why? Because, it was back in 2005 when it was aired in TV and was top-ranking series, still I didn't got the chance to watch it, nor hear it.. :[
Aya was really an amazing person, she didn't even think of dying, and she knew she couldn't give up. "Live On" she said. Sobrang touching ng mga words niya and I couldn't help but cry. Sometimes, I thought to myself, what if I had her disease? Could I continue to live on with my life and had to courage like what she had? KUUUUUU. T-T
Eventhough, after watching the series, I realize so many things, and that's thanks to Aya, kung ako siya, di ko lang alam kung magiging kasing-tapang niya ako, baka nga suko na ako agad eh.. Siya nga na hidi na makalakad, makusulat, makakain at makapagsalita, still she didn't give up and continue fighting against her disease.. I'm thankful that I was still alive, healthy and can do things I wanted to..
Aya’s diary “I Litre of Tears” was published after her death, because of its inspiring and courageous message of, “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.” So far, over 18,000,000 copies of her diary have been sold.
If you want to read a translated version of her diary, click HERE and enjoy!
So, what can I say? Sabi nga ni Aya "If I were a flower, i'd be a bud, I'll treasure the beginning of my youth without any regrets." Hope you could learn something from her.. May DVD ako, kung gusto niyo manghiram, just say it, pero balik nio ah.. :]]
"I've cried at least One Litre of Tears" -Aya
