This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called “Spinocerebellar Degeneration” when she was 15 years old, and was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25 years old.
The plot is based on the true story of a Japanese girl named Kito Aya, who had the same disease. She kept writing in her diary to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen. Aya simply wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up. She shed tears many times, at the same time encompassed by the rich love and support from her family, friends, and boyfriend. Her diary “1 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.”
Aya Kito true story reminds me of a sister of mine. A story that bring tears to me as I am hardly cried so easily. This story has some connection to my childhood past, where my decease sister had some kind of illness, maybe quite the same as Aya san. Unlike Aya she usually had various episode of her collapse some kind of convulsions. We had to be extra vigilance when she standing or in bathroom because when she had her episode she fall hard. Her head usually received so many concussion because of the fall, and it usually bleeds. The scene make me terrified to watch. Her tooth would bite her lips and tongue so its bleeds, we had to hold her mouth with cloth so it won't bite. I would help my mother to wash her blood although I feel a bit unease of it. Once she had collapse in a bathroom and her head hits hard on the floor. It was a first time we had to send her to hospital. She saved and the doctor want to keep her for a little longer for more researched on her illness, but the family strongly insist to take her home what so ever. She had this disease since she was small and its keep worsen when she was 12 years old. Back at school she was a good friend, intelligent, pretty and love to sing, but everything was gone after her disease had worsen. Some of her friend tried to contact her, but my family didn't allow them because she had no longer remember them, she had to quit from school. She had no longer remember people, unable to speak rationally, she can be very silence and sometimes she can be delirium, where she seems in a different world, she would talk to herself and walk unnecessarily. Her condition continue to be like this for many years until a few years before her death she became gradually very thin, very white, and very sick, where she just laying on bed. My family had done many things to cure her especially in traditional method but it never worked. After a years my father had past away, she then followed the same path when she in her 30's. No one can explain what illness that she suffered, but I'am sure that she's in peace in heaven. Aya's story is really inspiring especially to others that have similar situation. The burden also felt to the family of the patient, but Aya never given up hopes to live and dreams.One similar thing is when Aya smile she showed her broken front teeth, my sister had the same broken teeth in front, its happened after she falls and made her teeth broken like that. The story touched me so much where it is very similar to my story. Aya is very fortunate because her voice can reach the world. I've learned so much through every experience and it keeps me strong too.
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