Just finished watching until ep9 of 1 litre of tears. Whao, i really cried alot. It's super touching.
There's 4 children in the family and Aya( main character) is the eldest, followed by Ako, Hiroki and Rika. There's this part which Aya taught his brother Hiroki to kick soccer and then his skills improved. He managed to get selected in a game and then his frens were like "wha.." that kind over him. Then Hiro kind of boasted to them that his sister Aya is smart and pretty and she taught him to play football. But who knows, when his frens saw Aya in a sports shop and recognised her, they began to laugh at her(because by then Aya wasn't walking normally) saying that a sister like her who's walking like a penguine couldn't possibly be the one who taught hiro to play soccer. Then hiro was also being laughed at by his frens during soccer practice.
That actually made hiro felt ashamed of aya. It's really sad because all along aya's really a very kind girl who's gentle to everybody around her. Finally ako witnesses a scene of mocking by hiro's frens at hiro and then she scolded him for not retaliating when his frens say that of his sister.
It was then ako realises that hiro actually felt ashamed of his own sister. Ako gave him a scolding session which was overheard by aya herself who was all along hiding at the doorstep and did not enter the house. How sad could it be when u know that ur family is ashamed of you! Of cos she went to cry aft that. It's really very very touching to hear how ako describes her sister, that she was very optimistic and cheerful all the while she was facing this illness. Everybody that walked past gave her discriminating glances but you know how she thought of it? "I know among all this discriminating glances, there are still kind glances as well." that's what she thought.
And somemore, when aya goes to sch, there's always these 2 frens who were always waiting for her in the morning to help her up the stairs. Aya always apologises ro them for bringing them trouble, but they always say "nvm nvm!" and smile away. Until once when aya left sch early for a checkup, the cg rep stood up and wanted to discuss abt aya's issues with the class then aya overheard these 2 best frens of hers confessing that it was indeed tiring and troublesome while helping her. Imagine how heartbroken she must've felt! She was by the door listening. Everyone was like so kind in front of her but so mean towards her behind her back. So fake. If they really felt troublesome they can say straight in her face!
So sad. Becos even the teacher was so fake towards her in the show. I've cried for like dunno how many episodes oredy, ever since ep3. Really cry la! This explains the tile of the show.
Anyway, this is what i've found on the net about Aya's disease.
What is Cerebellar Degeneration?
Cerebellar degeneration is a disease process in which neurons in the cerebellum - the area of the brain that controls muscle coordination and balance - deteriorate and die. Diseases that cause cerebellar degeneration can also involve areas of the brain that connect the cerebellum to the spinal cord, such as the medulla oblongata, the cerebral cortex, and the brain stem. Cerebellar degeneration is most often the result of inherited genetic mutations that alter the normal production of specific proteins that are necessary for the survival of neurons.
Symptoms: The most characteristic symptom of cerebellar degeneration is a wide-legged, unsteady, lurching walk, usually accompanied by a back and forth tremor in the trunk of the body. Other symptoms include slow, unsteady and jerky movement of the arms or legs, slowed and slurred speech, and nystagmus -- rapid, small movements of the eyes.
Adapted from :http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebellar_degeneration/cerebellar_degeneration.htm
Oh, and i've looked up the net and was dismayed to find out that she lived only until the age of 25 when she got the disease at only 15. Only a lifespan of 10 years. An ex-basketball athlete that ended up like that. It's really depressing.
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