By Tim Holmes | Fundraising Coordinator
One of the frustrations the rehab staff face is how to give long-term patients an independent and sustainable life once they finally leave the hospital. They can treat the medical problems, they can build confidence and they can teach new skills. But when a patient is discharged to a community with very few jobs for able bodied people, let alone those with disabilities, it can seem like a uphill struggle.
But total rehabilitation remains our goal and that's what we aim for with every patient. This includes helping them with housing and work. When a patient, who has been in the hospital for many years, leaves and flourishes it is a joyful feeling for everyone involved.
Herode is an example of really positive progress and how the programme we have in place can give rehab patients their lives back.
Herode was a patient for 5 years, having been admitted after a stab wound left him partially paralysed. He has no family and took a long time to come to terms with his situation. He had very low self-esteem and his outlook was concerning. Finding a positive outcome for patients with no other support can be particularly challenging so the progress Herode has made is truely remarkable.
Recently Herode left the hospital to live independently nearby. Showing how far his confidence has come, he then approached the hospital and secured a permanent job looking after the new toilet/shower block at the rehabilitation unit where he had been a patient.
This kind of outcome shows what can be achieved with a holistic approach to rehab. HHA thanks you so much for your support of this project.
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By Sibille Buehlmann | Head of the Rehabilitation Unit
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