Reality Check Update

All the town hall employees met at 6am and were split into groups and searched specific areas.At 8.30am,the voluteer firemen in the town were called out to help in the search,plus those in the neighbouring town.Kenichi had a business trip and had to leave at 9am.

There were renewed tanoy announcements every few hours throughout the day to ask people to be on the look out for Taiji.From midday,a helicopter was brought in to search the coastlines and mountain areas.And then the rain really got heavy and thunder and lightning made matters worse.But at just before 5pm,there was a tannoy announcement to say that Taiji had been found "safely".Kenichi heard from friends that Taiji was found in his room at home.The mind boogles.Did they not check there or did he arrive home after the search had begun?

Anyway,we then found out that in his room,Taiji had in fact taken a host of tablets and pills.He is in intensive-care on a life-support machine now.

I aplogise for a rather OTT post last night.I re-read it this morning and cringed.But this all opens old wounds.Things with us could have ended up just like Taiji.And I really hope that this time next year ,he will be able to look back with the same confidence that we have right now.

Please keep him in your thoughts.