Bad news and good

A lot of the work on the wards (feeding, cleaning etc.) is delegated to the more able boys, which often works out well as it gives the staff more time and gives some of the guys a bit of responsibility. Things are not always so positive though...

Last week we found out that Nin had been dropped by one of the guys who was carrying him to the toilet...He went to hospital and apparently he's damaged some nerves in his back (or something) which means that he has lost the strength in his right hand...This would be bad news for anyone but when you consider that his right arm is the only one of his limbs he can actually do anything with, it is devastating for Nin because he's losing the only thing he has...it seems so unfair...

I have been going to see him after work and am going to help him with eating his dinner (something he used to be able to do by himself without a problem)...he is clearly upset by the current state of his arm, the thing is though, he doesn't know the full extent of it...the doctor said that things aren't going to get any better...he will need physio just to maintain his current condition and over time things will more than likely get worse...should we tell him this? I don't know...I'm just hoping the doctor's wrong...and with this being Thailand there's a fair chance of that!

Anyway, on a lighter note, we took a few of the guys out on a trip to the local Wat (Buddhist temple) last week to feed the fish...I think they really enjoyed themselves and so did we...such trips are especially good for our autistic boys who don't/can't participate in many of our other activities.


This is Sonmai - one of our autistic boys...


This is me feeding the fish with a slice of bread between my toes...needless to say, I was only told about the fact that there had been crocodiles in this river after I had finished!

This is my boss...no offence to Simon Kersey but she's a bit cuter than the last person to hold this position!