Advisory network expanding to guide parents of disabled in Japan

A network of advisory services to address concerns of parents who worry about becoming sick or dying, and having no way of caring for their physically or mentally disabled children, has been spreading in Japan.Junko Kobayashi, 50, was among the parents who met with financial planner Kaneko Sato, 57, in a lounge at a condominium where the Kobayashi family resides in Yokohama, in late July.She sought advice on how to alleviate concerns she has about her 19-year-old son Jo, who cannot speak due to a severe mental disability. Kobayashi herself was diagnosed with breast cancer about four years a…READ FULL ARTICLE