Megumi Shinoda, 85, is a first generation atomic bomb survivor who lost her older sister to the atomic bomb. Here, she recalls watching her mother steadfastly wait for her child’s “return” in the middle of the night, unable to come to terms with her fate. Ms. Shinoda’s family later experienced the deaths of three more children within months after the bombing, due to radiation sickness.

Learn more about Ms. Shinoda here.