Japanese Comedian Reveals Hospital Stay for Ovarian Tumor
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Tanaka Chika, a member of the Japanese comedy group Boru-juku, has revealed she was hospitalized for one week because of an ovarian tumor.
In a recent interview, Tanaka spoke about her experience. She explained that she asked the other members of her group not to visit her in the hospital.
She said she thought, "Please absolutely do not come!" when they offered to see her.
Tanaka has now shared her reasons for turning down the visit. She did not want the other members to worry about her health.
She wanted to handle the situation on her own. She felt it would be easier if she did not have visitors during her recovery.
However, Tanaka also admitted that she now feels some regret about this decision. Looking back, she wishes things had happened differently.
The comedian did not share many other details about her illness or her time in the hospital. It is not clear when the hospital stay took place.
Boru-juku is a well-known comedy group in Japan. Tanaka's honest comments about her health have drawn attention from fans and the public.
Vocabulary10 words
- ovarian tumor
- a growth in a part of a woman's body
- worry
- to feel afraid something bad will happen
- recovery
- getting better after being sick
- regret
- a sad feeling about a past choice
- reveal
- to tell people something new or private
- hospitalized
- sent to stay in a hospital
- turn down
- to say no to something
- handle
- to deal with a problem
- comedian
- a person whose job is to make people laugh
- admit
- to say something true, often something hard to say
Quiz
Answer key
1. Boru-juku 2. She did not want them to worry about her 3. True
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Tanaka Chika, a member of the Japanese comedy group Boru-juku, has revealed she was _____ for one week because of an ovarian tumor.
In a recent interview, Tanaka spoke about her _____.
She explained that she asked the other members of her group not to _____ her in the hospital.
She said she thought, "Please absolutely do not come!" when they offered to _____ her.
Tanaka has now shared her _____ for turning down the visit.
She did not want the other members to _____ about her health.
She wanted to _____ the situation on her own.
However, Tanaka also _____ that she now feels some regret about this decision.
Looking back, she _____ things had happened differently.
Tanaka's honest comments about her health have drawn _____ from fans and the public.