Rei Kitajima met her husband during medical school, their relationship beginning under the unequal positions of intern and hospital director. It started with mutual respect—one an admirable man, the other a young woman striving to become a doctor. A year after marrying her older husband, he suddenly collapsed from a heart attack amid his hectic schedule. That incident drastically changed his life and the fate of their entire family. The days spent at the hospital were harsh, yet filled with moments where she deeply felt her husband's determination and love. Those memories with him remain vivid in her heart.