Caretakers and Guardians

I continually witness guardians or family members staying with the patients.  Recently there was a young man helping his aged father with his needs, such as positioning and repositioning him in bed, giving him his medication, feeding him, helping him go to the bathroom, etc. When I see something such as this, the more I give my attention and help that I can.

On another day, I admitted an old woman who was accompanied by her two sons. The charge nurse directed the guardians to bring their mother directly to the shower to clean her first before getting on the bed. This attracted my attention right away, so I assisted the two men as to what to do because they appeared caught unaware as to what was expected. I informed one of them to buy a bath soap and a wash cloth while the other man stayed with his mother.

In summary, this kind of situation that I witness gives me the satisfaction of giving my voluntary service to my patients here at St Elizabeth Catholic Hospital Cardiac Center.

Unfortunately the first patient I mentioned passed away due to Malaria and the son was crying hard.  I told him how good he was to his father and that I appreciated what he had done. I prayed for the deceased man and the son to be able to cope with his lost parent. This is not easy because deep inside I cry with the family.

A Child Named Modest

This is Modest, she is five years old. She has not been walking by herself since she was born. Evidently she was given an overdose of medication when she was a few months old that affected the motor development of lower extremities. She goes to the day care center of Capuchins Sisters here in Shisong.

The sisters had this beam built to train children in learning how to walk, and Modest benefits from it more than the other kids. One of my friends, Sr. Relindis, requested me to help Modest and see what I can do. I have been seeing the child almost daily from Monday to Friday after work for an hour at the day care center  -  kind of training her how to walk.

Modest does not have the means to walk at home. She has been seen at St Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital’s physical therapy department before but was not consistent and then the family stopped bringing her for therapy.

I spoke with Sr. Relindis and Sr. Petra about the importance of continuing the child's physical therapy.  Now the parents allow the day care center to bring Modest to the hospital twice a week.
I continue to see her after my regular work.

Thank you to my sponsors for allowing me to help Modest. God bless you with good health , safety and protection.