After 16 Years of Hospitalization, a Muscular Dystrophy Patient Achieves Independence: Building "His Own Life" and Inspiring Those Around Him with His Strong Will.

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Rumiko Miyazato (64), who had spent 52 years hospitalized due to muscular dystrophy, a rare disease that causes gradual muscle weakness, started a new life in an apartment in Naha City last October. She had long harbored the desire to "live in the community," but it took time to realize this dream due to the need for 24-hour care and the concerns of her family and others.