A day of emotions

All this week I have been spending a little more time with this wee boy .

His story is that he was found on a rubbish heap as a new born where rats had been doing a bit of nibbling and he is minus the top of his wee toe. He is over 2 yrs. old but must weigh 10 lbs. he is tiny and also very quiet and has no speech yet which is not a good combination because you are easily forgotten ! He also only drinks baby milk , so when Elizabeth was stuffing food into the other tweenies mouths I asked for some to try him with. I gave him some to touch and he just played with it. In the meantime I put some to his lips which were clamped shut . We played  this game for a while then I let him  be.

I did the same at biscuit time. I crumbled off tiny bits and put them to his lips then 

Left him alone.

I continued with the same process and low and behold  three days later he opened his mouth and took the food , all be it a tiny amount , the fact he wanted it . Now that brought a tear to my eye, and he was so pleased with himself . Now I have to remind Elizabeth and other staff members to remember him.

The same applied with the biscuit but it took a bit longer as he found the lumpiness of it a bit too much, but I am sure it won't take long for him to get the hang of it.

These are the kinds of things we as volunteers can make a difference with , it's great.

As we were about to 

Leave for lunch in came a slightly older western couple with a distinctly Indian looking young girl.

We got talking and it transpired that this Belgian couple had adopted this girl 22yrs. before and this was them bringing her back to her roots.

It was a very emotional moment when Elizabeth realised who she was.

During all this some babies were getting their vaccinations, but as I don't like watching you will have to make do with the picture of the sterile conditions under which they were administered !

We were also told to expect a new arrival later in the day as well.

And here she is , Ancy 17 days old and was found abandoned on a beach 150 Kms away.

She has been photographed , had her foot prints taken , fed and cuddled so she will be ok I am sure .Think what the  alternative would have been !!

Rebecca and I left the orphanage at our usual time but our lift hadn't arrived so we sat under the shade of a tree in the hospital grounds waiting when there was a bit of a commotion  from behind an ambulance Next  thing we knew there was a body in a plastic bag being transferred to the ambulance .It was all very public and we felt like intruders, we do it all so differently at home.

To finish on a happier note , I needed a new battery for my watch so popped up to the top of the road

for a battery . This ñis the shop 

And here is his workshop.

1 new battery installed in seconds , cost 40p.thank  you very much.

I think I have got over the initial shock of the strangeness and the filth of the place now as I feel more comfortable walking around and dare. I say it I don't notice it all the way I did in the first week which  can only be a good sign. Anyway almost 3 weeks done now , won't be long until the count down .