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Dr. Yosuke Hosoya is a pediatric doctor at St. Luke’s International Hospital
in Japan. He is the first participant in a series of Japan-based pediatric cancer
specialists invited to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta through the TOMODACHI-Aflac Program to observe
and share best practices related to research, care and treatment protocols of
children with cancer. Aflac is proud to be a part of the TOMODACHI Initiative,
which is a public and private partnership that invests in the next generation
of Japanese and Americans in meaningful disciplines that strengthen
relationships between the United States and Japan over the long term.
Aflac Parents House
More than 12 years ago,
Madoka Ishinoda (left) lived
on an island o the coast of
Japan that wasn’t equipped
with a hospital. She traveled
to Tokyo to give birth to her
beautiful daughter Murasaki.
Soon after Murasaki was born,
she was diagnosed with a
serious adrenal disease, which
meant it would be necessary
to continue medical treatment
in Tokyo. Throughout a very
dicult time, the heartwarming
smiles and support of the Aflac
Parents House helped provide
Madoka and Murasaki with the
strength to overcome the dif-
ficult treatment journey. Today,
Murasaki Ishinoda (pictured two
years ago) has grown up to be
an energetic and brave 12-year-
old girl.
The Aflac Parents House
provides cheerful and spacious
accommodations where pedi-
atric patients and their families
can stay together in a home-
away-from-home environment
while they take on the task of
fighting cancer or other serious
diseases. Through generous
donations from Aflac Japan’s
sales agents, employees, and
ocers, three Parents House
locations – two in Tokyo and
one in Osaka – have helped
thousands of children battling
health issues, as well as the
families that support them.
18 AFLAC INCORPORATED 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW