Talk:Daisuke Ashihara/@comment-2A02:C7D:726C:8400:D041:79CC:C760:9BC7-20180118215054/@comment-2601:1C0:8500:2970:1132:E896:1D5E:E49B-20180123054137

That is unclear; however, it is doubtablbe that he is in the worst of it. I have done some research and from what I can guess is that he is either finishing treatment or in therapy.

When he declared the hiatus for WT, it was announced that he was suffering from cervical spondylosis (wear and tear on neck area of spinal column). From what I know of this disease (which isn't much), it will take quite some time to recover mostly. From what I read, the minimum recovery period is about a year or so. Again, 'minimum. 'While he won't fully recover, since he is young and that it is likely to have been caught early, if he simply takes his time with recovery, he will be fairly healthy and able to continue his work. The disease is said to usually only happen to people age 65 and older, since it is usually a sign of  osteoarthritis. Given his line of work, it is possible for mangaka to suffer from similar diseses. That being said this disease is said to be common. That means the number of treatments for this disease are not low in number.

We just have to pray that he is doing well and send him our well wishes. If he is the same as any of the other artists I know, he is likely pushing himself to recover as fast as possible and throw himself back into his work.