My name is Ikuo Kuribayashi, a member of Japan Pompe Association, age 56.
On 1998, when I was a biology teacher in high school, I was diagnosed Pompe
disease.
That time, ERT was on investigation, nothing effective treatments for Pompe
disease.
But I had a dream that some of my students would find the way to cure Pompe
disease.
So, I challenged some plans on my students to have interest on biology.
This is a tool I created that time, to learn hormone names and effects,
Hormone Quick Check Origami.
The original one is by Japanese.
To explane, I created English version.
Photo-1 is side-A, photo-2 is side-B of the paper.
Put the paper on the desk, side-A is upper side (photo-3).
Fold inside 1/4 from right edge and left edge, so right edge and left edge
meets on center line (photo-4).
The folded, photo-4, user sees only endocrine gland names.
Open left side, hormone name is shown on the same line to gland (photo-5).
Open right side, hormone effect is shown on the same line to name (photo-6).
Some of my students become doctor and nurse.
I expect they will be help of my life.
I retired teacher on 2012, but still work in highschool by desk works.
With hope, I'm waiting that my challenge will be returned to myself on
someday.
