"My father and I, as a young child, are kissing in the photo. Other than that, my childhood memories are completely buried. Four years had passed since my father was hospitalized for alcoholism. He had been drinking heavily since then and he and my mother were constantly arguing when they were drinking at night.
After his hospitalization, my father suffered from alcoholic dementia due to abnormal brain atrophy caused by years of heavy drinking. He was unable to understand or acknowledge that he was an alcoholic, and when he returned home, he was extremely likely to drink again. He was transferred to an assisted living facility about eight months after his hospitalization. Unfortunately, my father's recovery has been extremely difficult. But my son and I will work together to free ourselves from the spell cast by the chain of events." -Yusuke Takagi
