By Kibra Kebede | founder and adviser
Report Summary
During this reporting period, Parkinson patients support organization Ethiopia was doing different activities and attaining the objective of this project. From the beginning, PD patients in Ethiopia are marginalized due to the low level of awareness among the GO and the public at large. As a result, they are persuaded to spend their day-to-day activities by isolating themselves from socioeconomic interaction. Therefore, besides the previous commitment and action made by the organization to overcome challenges related to information about PD and wider public awareness creation, PPSO-E were undertaking the following major activities
As usual, PPSO-E was made facilitation of PD medicine and other necessities like sanitary material support for about 50 PD patients. These patients are selected on the basis of their economic status that has no financial capability and affords the price. And those underprivileged and bedridden PD patients were recognized and benefited from the project.
10 PD patients were getting access to various treatment services provided by PPSO-E; among this, PD patients who have highly demanded physiotherapy and speech therapy treatment were identified getting profited and which is undertaken by the assigned professionally.
As a result, their physical wellbeing becomes better than ever and they are wittiness about the importance of physical exercises and therapies for their life quality.
Patient Testimony
#The_outstanding_role_of_exercise .
Since August I fell pain in my left knee. When I start stretching my leg to walk, I felt a very sharp pain like having an electric shock. It is so painful that hinders me from any leg movement.
After my organization restarted the boxing exercise. I joined and started working on rock study boxing and cycling with my fellow patients. After 4 days of working, I stop feeling that pain. Thank God for relieving me from the sharp pain. Although, I still remain with a lot of problems created as the result of fear of the sharp pain.
I totally stopped initiating standing and walking. But if I am out of pain, I should have to exercise more to regain my strength. Life for us (PD patients) is a struggle and I have to struggle more to live
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