with the addition of oversea's stops she's going to perform over 20 stops..it is going to take a toll on her remaining right ear without doubt =(

yes i know . . by the way , can I get help from my friends when folding?
Am I the only one to fold 'em?

Ayumi you are really amazing!!
So strong. We shall pray for ur recovery!!

Aww the origami idea is soo cool. I wish I knew how to do it !

I love this idea so much!!! Ayu is so strong~

Check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7F8ajh_DDYs
this video provide the best origami-crane folding lesson..

Or This

^- I think I need at least a couple years to learn and memorize that.... o-o

>< actually, i don't know how to fold a crane>< , but i will ask someone to teach me. Hope ayu can become much better .

the origami idea is such a great!!!:yes

Support Ayu !!!! :D
We are all going to be your left hear!

GOD ! ! it's not easy for me . .:no

OMG she's so brave, I would go nuts if I lost my hearing o__O;;

Makes me feel so useless D:

Alright, yes, it's nice that they're doing this origami thing for her, but I really don't see her hearing loss as that big of a deal! It could be because I study sign language, as well as the culture and life of Deaf people, therefore I don't see it as like a major loss of Ayumi's life, as she's blessed to still have most (if not all) of her hearing in her right ear. Maybe it's just a little different because she's a singer? But she's strong! Nothing will stop her!

As said before, it's definetly wondrous that she will continue her career instead of giving up now.

In a nutshell, I think it's very, very thoughtful for the fans to do this origami project. I, personally, am just not as affected that I could cry. Of course I will still support Ayumi and cheer her on; I just know that this isn't something to cry over, as it's not like it's the end of the world or anything.

speechless.. hope everything will be better!! wanna do something for Ayu but dunno what to do ToT

oh no poor ayu sama.. love her no matter whats..

*sigh* I'm so sad right now

i can't pretend to speak for anyone else here, but in regards to this matter it upsets me because of how much ayumi had to endure last year: the loss of natsuki, her and tomoya splitting up and now her incurably deaf ear? my heart goes out to her in sympathy for ALL of those losses and all that pain.

while yes, it's not the end of the world and it's not like ayumi is permanently crippled by this to the point of being incapable of living normally, i think that there are different levels of showing your support for someone you care about when they open up to you, be it by crying, paper cranes or remaining strong and not getting upset about it. it's really just varying degrees of how a person handles things--and i definitely think, for some people, this IS something to cry over. i've teared up over this because of how strong ayu's been throughout it all. it's all relative, really.

Ditto.

Yeah I totally agree with InoriNoUta! It's just that ayu has been there for us alllll the time with her lyrics and the way she shows her loyalty to fans, and when bad things come about her one after another, personally, it hurts me a lot because I care a lot about her as a singer and as a person. She's been my idol and person I look up to for years now, and I'm sure it's the same with others who have been longtime fans...so it's okay to cry.

And another thing that hurts is that she wants to continue to do her career, and I understand that losing hearing isn't the end of the world and isn't fatal, but as a singer, if she loses her right ear, it will be devastating because she can't do what she loved to do anymore. Like a soccer player injuring his leg for good, a pianist getting incurable arthritis in their hands, or an artist losing sight.

But on the bright side, she wants to live out the rest of that right ear. It's like having a set of china dishes that you never use because you don't want them to get damaged, but then what's the point of having them, if you don't use them? I love her optimism, even though I disagree to some point. She will truly live on as a legend in Japan, for sure.

GANBATTE NE AYU!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!! AWWW I WISH I COULD SEND AYU A PAPER CRANE!!! >.<