Toshihito Aisawa, 9, beams after being reunited with his cousin Yuto Shima, right, after six days. (Kuniaki Nishio)
Posted on 03/19/2011 7:28:18 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
'Lonely' boy, 9, reunited with cousin
BY KUNIAKI NISHIO STAFF WRITER
Toshihito Aisawa, 9, beams after being reunited with his cousin Yuto Shima, right, after six days. (Kuniaki Nishio)
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--His image and handmade sign seeking information on his family and relatives drew sympathy from not only those in evacuation centers, but from concerned people across the nation and beyond.
On Thursday, 9-year-old Toshihito Aisawa came one step closer to fulfilling his goal of finding family members.
Toshihito's father Kazuyuki, mother Noriko, grandmother Kyoko and two cousins, Yuna and Yuto Shima, were carried away by the calamitous tsunami that struck this city following the March 11 magnitude-9.0 earthquake.
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Praise God!!!!! Bless that boy beyond anything he could ever imagine.
Thank God he found someone.
Prayers for all the other poor souls.
At least they have each other. I can only imagine going through this tragedy alone in the world is awful. Prayers for both boys and their families. Prayers for Japan.
Oh thank God. I knew there was a chance the cousin would be alive, since they went out together through the window. These two boys will have an unbreakable connection for life, if they didn’t already.
Bless him, so thankful he found his cousin.
This story has been heartbreaking.
My heart goes out to that little boy - may God bless him.
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