14 June 2009
The staff of
the children’s ward had invited me to a party to celebrate the confirmation of one of the staff’s younger sisters. Ibu Dewi the ward manager collected me on her moped at 14:00 and we headed into town. The confirmation candidate and her parents were sat in front of many rows of chairs and we went and greeted them and then sat down – after a while we were invited to go and eat. Soon four other members of the children’s ward came to join us. After most people had eaten the dancing started and I was encouraged to join in. Dancing is on the line dancing principle of everyone doing the same thing, sometimes in lines but also in circles. Once I had started to dance I hardly had a chance to rest as the dancers wanted me to try all the difference dances. They did extra repetitions to make sure I had grasped the principles of each one.
After a couple of hours Ibu Dewi suggested we sent to the beach so all six of u
s set off on three bikes. The first beach we got to was deemed too hot so we moved on to another surrounded by high rocks and climbed on of these to over look the bay. I was really pleased with the level of involvement I manage
d to have in the general conversation both at the party and on the top of the rock. On the way home we called into the house of Ibu Dewi’s husband’s family to see his grand-mother who has dementia and is almost bed ridden and doubly incontinent, with pressure sore. The daughters have to help to care for her we talked through a few strategies for caring for her including how to transfer her to a chair.
The staff of
the children’s ward had invited me to a party to celebrate the confirmation of one of the staff’s younger sisters. Ibu Dewi the ward manager collected me on her moped at 14:00 and we headed into town. The confirmation candidate and her parents were sat in front of many rows of chairs and we went and greeted them and then sat down – after a while we were invited to go and eat. Soon four other members of the children’s ward came to join us. After most people had eaten the dancing started and I was encouraged to join in. Dancing is on the line dancing principle of everyone doing the same thing, sometimes in lines but also in circles. Once I had started to dance I hardly had a chance to rest as the dancers wanted me to try all the difference dances. They did extra repetitions to make sure I had grasped the principles of each one.After a couple of hours Ibu Dewi suggested we sent to the beach so all six of u
s set off on three bikes. The first beach we got to was deemed too hot so we moved on to another surrounded by high rocks and climbed on of these to over look the bay. I was really pleased with the level of involvement I manage
d to have in the general conversation both at the party and on the top of the rock. On the way home we called into the house of Ibu Dewi’s husband’s family to see his grand-mother who has dementia and is almost bed ridden and doubly incontinent, with pressure sore. The daughters have to help to care for her we talked through a few strategies for caring for her including how to transfer her to a chair. 
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