his wife amiko was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017 and later suffered a stroke. and wife had lived together for 26 years. this video was taken in may when amiko's condition was still stable and they werere able to e each other throuough a shieleld. before the pandemic, ichiro took care of amiko by monitoring her breathingg and temperature. >> translator: she's asking me not to close the shield. she's saying open it. i had been checking her by touching her, feeleling the blo flowing under her skin and listening to her breathing. i had come in sync with her physically. >> reporter: in late june, he was finally allowed to see her face to face again because her doctor had determined she was in critical condition. when they met, ichiro touched her for the first time in three months. she had deteriorated and had lost considerable weight. >> reporter: iff it weren't for the pandemic, they could have had more time together. ichiro kept holding her hand tight until late into the night. >> translator: we can't go b ba in time.e. m fruststrated and saddened by the fact that