Twelve Years Across Borders

Twelve Years Across Borders is a personal memoir of Chichuan Lin, founder of Shingihou Co., Ltd.It began in 2014 with one request for medical interpretation. At first, I thought the work was simply about translating a doctor’s words for a patient and family. Over time, I learned that cross-border medicine is never only about language. It also involves fear, family decisions, institutions, travel, cost, risk, trust, and the limits of what medicine can promise.This series looks back on twelve years between Japan, Taiwan, and China: consultation rooms, patient support, medical interp