We are well into the swing of things now, our very first mission was to put names on all of the beds. Easier said then done when you don't speak Vietnamese!
Apparently our names are too difficult as well, so my new name is...... Hong, which means Rose, and Robyn is now Lam, which means Orchid (despite my efforts to encourage them to call her bin bin).
We have been working together initially to assess the current mobility levels of some of the children, there are two here in particular that we think will progress really well, In fact if they were from NZ I think they would end up in normal school with some help.
Meet Zoom, he is a crazy boy!! He has endless, and we truly mean endless energy! He has to stay in a play pen or he will rip apart the play room (why are we trying to get him walking again?). But he is so smiley and cute....when he is not pulling your hair out.
Zoom having tickles
We also have a very special girl called Kim Chi, she is incredibly intelligent and a fab dancer. Kim Chi has Spina Bifida, and she suffers from incontinence. Because of this she is unable to attend the local school, although she was accepted she was teased and will not go back. The Sisters and many additional inputs are working on an education programme to be held here on site.
Kim Chi luckily fits on of the pair of orthopaedic shoes donated by Beacon House in Christchurch, we have already seen a huge improvement in her ability to go up and down stairs with her sticks.
We are also hoping that the fancy new nappies donated by a Wellington Antenatal group (https://www.facebook.com/thebigsewin) will help Kim Chi be more confident at school as they will be more discreet and easy for her to change independently. We showed Sister Linh the reusable nappies, she is very impressed!!!
Oh well nap time is nearly over! For the kiddies and Robyn (Lam), time for more coffee! Or as Sister Hai says, gasoline! Love yas, keep in touch!
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