Days 19, 20, 21:
(6/7, 6/8, 6/9)
Thursday I spent the entire day in bed trying to recover from this terrible cold I seem to have woken up with, but Friday I was feeling better so back to work I went! I and this other kid who showed up the other day (who’s in Bangalore visiting family and is apparently doing an internship at RMH while he’s here) were in the Early Intervention Center most of the afternoon. Early Intervention provides services to children ages 0-6, at which point they can then begin receiving services through school. It was really interesting because we were able to watch the therapists conduct sessions with children with a variety of different disabilities. It was also interesting talking to the therapists and hearing their point of view on their job…because of the hospital being funded by donations (and patients paying a very minimal fee each week), the center’s resources are severely limited in the services they can provide. In addition, the expenses of therapies for disabled children can add up really fast, so the center tries to provide as many types of therapy as possible. This way, parents limit the amount of time they need to take off work to attend therapy and reduce the amount of centers they need to visit. Also, parents are encouraged to attend the sessions so that the therapists can teach them exercises and skills to work on at home.
(6/7, 6/8, 6/9)
Thursday I spent the entire day in bed trying to recover from this terrible cold I seem to have woken up with, but Friday I was feeling better so back to work I went! I and this other kid who showed up the other day (who’s in Bangalore visiting family and is apparently doing an internship at RMH while he’s here) were in the Early Intervention Center most of the afternoon. Early Intervention provides services to children ages 0-6, at which point they can then begin receiving services through school. It was really interesting because we were able to watch the therapists conduct sessions with children with a variety of different disabilities. It was also interesting talking to the therapists and hearing their point of view on their job…because of the hospital being funded by donations (and patients paying a very minimal fee each week), the center’s resources are severely limited in the services they can provide. In addition, the expenses of therapies for disabled children can add up really fast, so the center tries to provide as many types of therapy as possible. This way, parents limit the amount of time they need to take off work to attend therapy and reduce the amount of centers they need to visit. Also, parents are encouraged to attend the sessions so that the therapists can teach them exercises and skills to work on at home.
After work we went out for Tibetan food, which was really
good!
Today has been spent relaxing but also planning trips for the
remainder of our time here. Time is flying by, and we’re running out of time to
figure out all our plans!
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