“Daughter faces terminal mother's cancer, struggling to reconcile lifelong conflicts before time runs out.”
I Wish I Could Say "Thank You"
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Synopsis
Daughter faces terminal mother's cancer, struggling to reconcile lifelong conflicts before time runs out.
How do you say "thank you" and "goodbye" to a woman who has been domineering and difficult her whole life? Especially when that woman is your mother! Yukari had long struggled in a chaotic love-hate relationship with her mother Chieko, so when her mother is diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer with just months to live, she is faced with a difficult situation. Takinami honestly recounts the turmoil created by this announcement from her sister Nao without ever descending into pathos. At first she thinks of the practical—where should her mother be, who's going to look after her, how can I with my work and my child? Then slowly she starts to face the fact of losing this energetic woman who had never even caught a cold to her memory! After years marked by difficult communication, will they now manage to overcome their conflicts and say what's truly in their hearts before it's too late? (Source: Ponent Mon/Fanfare)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 18 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 24m approx
- Published May 2016 – Oct 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M52564 catalog