My body was always sending me signs.
Whether we notice them changes everything.
I noticed the signs from my body many times. Yet each time, I told myself “I’m just a little tired” and looked away. This is the story of how I finally faced each one of them — and how it became my mission.
A Timeline of Signs
Diagnosed with hypertension
“I’m slim — why me?” High blood pressure with no clear cause, already in my thirties.
Surgery to remove a lipoma
There was no pain. But the lump on my back kept growing. “It doesn’t hurt, so it’s fine” — was wrong.
Severe allergy & anaphylactic shock
I had told them about my allergy, and it was ignored. That was when I first learned: I have to protect my own body myself.
Traffic accident
I was crossing on a green light — that was all — when a taxi hit me. Even without illness, danger can arrive out of nowhere.
Uterine fibroids & ovary removal surgery
Even thorough checkups can miss things. I learned, through my own body, how vital it is to notice its daily condition.
Menopausal symptoms
Exhaustion that never lifted; weekends spent shut indoors. Still I told myself, “It’s work stress, not menopause.”
Invisalign orthodontics (2 years)
It’s never too late to start. Braces begun in my fifties became my first step toward oral-frailty care.
Stroke & emergency hospitalization; suspicion of a rare genetic disease
Waking up each morning is not a given. I want to be an encouragement to others in recovery — and to spread the importance of prevention.
Diagnosed with subclinical Cushing’s syndrome
What I blamed on menopause and blood pressure turned out to be another illness entirely. This became my origin: to make invisible stress visible.
What I continue today
Breathing exercises for swallowing rehabilitation. BIJIRIS for walking and core training support. And re-learning how to walk correctly with a specialist.
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The fact of illness cannot be erased.
Still, I decided to stand up and keep moving forward.
As a Wellness Coordinator
Because I lived through illness, I know how much it matters to notice your body’s signs. I want to support the first step of everyone who, like me, kept putting their body last — drawing on my own lived experience. That is my mission as a Wellness Coordinator.
To create a place where anyone can face their body with peace of mind, I opened a completely private office in Aoyama-itchome, Tokyo. Today our activities extend to male menopause, locomotive syndrome, and sarcopenia care support.
Femtech
Supporting women’s health at every life stage through technology.
Femcare
Daily care that stays close to women’s unique health needs.
Frailty
The reversible signs of decline between health and long-term care.
Locomo
Keeping the body’s systems for standing, walking and moving strong.
Sarcopenia
Facing age-related muscle loss early, before it takes hold.
Wellness is a lifelong journey.
In the age of 100-year lives —
walk on your own feet, choose for yourself, and live your own way.
Experience BIJIRIS at our private Aoyama office, or reach out with any questions.
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