I've had a good couple of days in school this week. The mother of S, the little boy who comes in the morning twice a week for physio and then time with me, told Joel that she is thrilled with the progress he is showing. He is more interested in what is going on around him, is reaching out and exploring more and is generally more content. So all of that was nice to hear. Even taking into account the fact that until now he has had absolutely no input or therapy of any sort and so was bound to respond well initially. M. who comes in the afternoon has also been doing well. She really needs movement communication and interaction and I've been having lots of sessions where she ends up in fits of giggles which is nice. Today I got outt eh water play stuff for A. in the morning and decided to try it with M. in the afternoon... I needed a complete change afterwards, but she had a ball! I had added washing up liquid tot eh water, so A. managed his wish to catch the water and had great fun, he was very clean afterwards!
You may rememberer I mentioned that I bought a foam covered mat (pink!) last week and some sandbags to place alongside children's legs to help position them correctly - they have both been a godsend... the physio has his covetous eye on my sandbags, perhaps because they are covered in maroon goretex type fabric! Very good for cleaning and wiping up any spills of body fluids!
I went to see Bishop Amma, Lydia Dhamaraj, on Monday night, she has asked me to cast an eye over some of the English translations fir the tribute book to her husband which she hopes to release on the2nd anniversary of his death, 23rd April. Some of the terminology is really strange and I hope I have managed it ok. Most people did a side or two of A4, one guy did that then wrote a 20 page academic essay as a memorial to the Bishop. I think that may be published elsewhere!
Today I went out for dinner to my usual restaurant they don't serve tea or coffee, however there is a coffee shop downstairs so I went in there for a cup. To my pleasure, I found Metilda and her husband Samuel there with their daughter Janeksha. It was really nice to be greeted so warmly and we all had coffee together. today is Samuel's 36th birthday, Metilda is 36 next month... I thought she was about 30 or 31!
The two pictures are of the Ganesh hardware store, and the staff - who think I am hilarious as I go in and buy things for all the wrong reasons! I take a spoon and strike all the stainless steel cups till I find one which plays the note I want! I have a tumbler trio in class, which is a bit like a small version of a bottle orchestra I suppose! The other picture is the one I mentioned a couple of days ago of the flower decorated table in the Fusion restaurant in Kovalum which Colin kindly forwarded to me.
Panic is beginning to set in now, as I have only six weeks of school left and 7 in India, the time is flying by now as I thought it would. Aargh Paperwork!
