There is an English translation as below. This blog refers to my belief and way of thinking, thank you very much

キースハントにつれられ、先週の木は、ロイヤルフリー病院のマッサージセラピーのチームメンバーが（ニッキー、ロザリア、ヘレン）が外にでてくれて、病院の近くでランチをしました。ひさびさ１年ぶりに会うことができて、すごい嬉しかったでです。

ロイヤルフリー病院ではいまだボランテイアセラピストの活動の参加は認められていません。また７０歳以上のボランテイア（高齢になるから、健康のリスクがあがるという考えのもと）も受け付けてません。よってキースが参加できてないのです。現在は病院と雇用契約のある６人のセラピストのみで、５つの病棟の患者さんに、マッサージセラピーが再開されてます。

2020年９月にメンバーとお会いした際は、ロイヤルフリー病院の真後ろにあるREC CLUB(病院ではたらく人のためのジム）の一部をセラピールームにかえて、病院のスタッフのセラピーをしてました。2021年４月にロイヤルフリー病院の２階の本来のオフイスに戻れて、しばらくは、激務のスタッフのためのマッサージセラピーでしたが、今年の夏に病棟へと活動を広げました。患者さんは、まだ家族・友人の訪問をうけつけてくれないので、セラピストが病棟へいくと、本当にうれしそうに迎えてくれようです。

コロナ前はマッサージセラピーは１５分と厳格に決まりがあり、いろいろな病棟を廻ってました。しかし現在は５つのみなので、１５分以上のマッサージセラピーもありだそうです。感染拡大を考えて、階をまたがってマッサージセラピーにいくのはなくなりました。毎回同じセラピストが活動するようになったので、馴染みの顔になり、患者さんのリラックス度はあがったようです。形をかえても、キースがのこした伝統とスピリットは生きてると感じられ、胸が熱くなりました。

Last Thursday, Keith Hunt brought me a local restaurant to meet up some members of our team at complementary therapy at the free. I am a volunteer therapist, so the hospital management is still not allowed to visit the venue. Keith asked them to go out for a lunch for me and I was over the moon to catch up. I very much appreciate his kindness and support.

The management of the Royal free is strict about volunteers, but I totally understand considering current situation in the UK(the new corona virus patients is now 50,000)
Also, the management said NO for volunteer who is over 70 to join volunteer activities considering their health risk. Keith has waited for a long time to change. Now, there are 6 massage therapists who has a working contract and there are 5 wards which resumed a massage therapy.

In 2020 when I visited the team, they have complementary therapy at REC club behind the royal free. They have massage therapy only for staff. In 2021, the team returned the same office in April, but they still had a massage therapy for the staff until this summer time. the massage therapy was resumed at 5 wards. Most of patients were delighted to have the massage again and the time of being there made their a little happiness.

Rozalia whose is my buddy told me that most of the patients greeted with therapists more than WELCOME. The words stroke my heart and it made me cry really. most of the patients are still not allowed to meet up with family and friends directly. they are so lonely at wards.
Then, the departments changed style such as 15 minutes massages tend to be longer depending on situations. Therapists could not go around the whole building. but they would rather work on the same floor considering corona regulations. Patients often see a familiar face of therapists every day, so they increased the level of relaxation. I fond myself impressed to know Keith legacy is still alive and his spirit motivates all therapists to work better.

2021.10