By Tsion Terefe | Acting Director
Parkinson a neuron degenerative disorder of a central nervous system. It affects all but movement is the most difficult one and a major one. .Parkinson disease affect almost all type of movements. This coupled with several other symptom make the life of Parkinson patients and their care giver difficult.
The aim of Parkinson patients support organization – Ethiopia is to help Parkinson patients and their care givers to live quality life. To this end PPSO-E using the fund obtained from GlobalGiving start constructing a raised toilet with hand wash facilities for 50 Parkinson patients
The most embarrassing symptom which many people with Parkinson's suffer is a bad odor due to urine and others most PD patents of PPSO-E used ground hole for urinate and defect. .Using this type toilet pre suppose sitting on legs during urinate and defect.. Sitting on leg is extremely painful, because of its pain and discomfort, they stop before they finish in some instance they fall and spoiled their body and clothes .As the PD Patient return home with bad odder so the care giver has to wash and change the patient with other cloth.
.This happens if the patient have a good care giver. For those who have no care giver or if the care giver is not good enough so take these , the patient has to stay with bad ode. In return the patient could be embarrassed and stop seen by others.
A daughter of Ato kibret. Ato Kibret is a Parkinson patient Said “ I have a clean and odor less father.
Several people had problems with constipation. For those who had a problem of constipation the problem was even worse.
Looking the problem PPSO-E construct a modern raised toilet with hand washing facility. This project was well appreciated by patients and care givers . while sitting comfortable to urinate and defect, the modern toilet helps
Because reduce the work load caregiver, getting free time to do other activities, while enjoying the cleanness of their loved one.
By Tsion Terefe | Director
By Talemos Data | Director
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