wow ! @ the cleaning details. For some minutes now I am wondering if I cudve done all tht with u guys, if I was thr. Honestly, I seriously doubt tht. I have done these kind of projects in college life back in hyd days. I donot know wht has changed now...!
One of the serious side-effects of living here in States is tht we get super sensitive abt things tht we never knew existed back in India days. Infectious area, now u c, tht word wud just pull me back rightaway, thinking of my own little one who will be so prone to anything I might get specially. We get good at making little things into a big deal, which sometimes saves a lot ahead, and on the other hand makes us weak/partial in many ways. Personally, I think its really sad.. Great gng guys ! It takes a lot to actually put these projects into practice, planning part is something any can do from anywhr. U guys actually put this to work, and like I always say, field members are the major pillars of this group. Cheers ! Divya On 10/3/07, Ravi Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi.. > > This mail is to give an update on how the program went. > > Three of my friends ,Pradep, Sandeep and Vijay, joined for the event. From > out TMAD, Vani,Srinivas attended. Vani's Friend Lakshmi also joined.I am > happy that all of us enjoyed the program very well inspite of pungent smell > we had to bear all thru the program. It is not an exaageration if i say that > historical Osmania General Hospital kept it's historical garbage also. > > It was about 12'O clock by the time we all assembled. Though few of us > came early we waited for all so as to have fun while working together. There > was some more delay because of equipement (Brooms, phenoil etc..). Actually, > the superintendent there is supposed to help us regarding that but it was > not encouraging. > > We went directly to MO ward 2 and directly asked the head nurse to help us > arranging them. Her attitude really irritated but still we had little fun > with some witty answers to her. She responded like ' r u really going to > clean?? r just came to show off'.. for that vani responded with complete > coolness like ' u speak after the program'. > > It was a huge ward and we dragged all the cots and cleaned entire floor > and walls row by row. We were joined by engineering college students (I > don't remember all names, but it was complete fun along with them). we > worked in a competetive spirit to get a chance to take the broom. Lakshmi > never transfered the broom to any one excepet when she find lizard etc.. > (Balli.. kalijeru.. ).. There are few perfectionists among us who doesn't > move from a place unless that mark on walls vanishes.. Really they put their > muscles to a great pressure. We thought we should have taken a photograph > 'before' and 'After' some thing like obesity treatment centers. We > completely couldn't remove the marks as those have been used for years to > spit pan (Aakulu tini godala meeda use vaaru). One encouraging thing was > that one patient scolded the other old lady for spitting on walls as we are > giving too much of efforts to clean them. We were completely lost in time > that we realized at about 4'O clock that we din't have lunch today. > > After that ward we split the team and me, pradeep and few other engg. > students moved to post operation ward. It was heart rending to see somany > injured patients with bandages at once. Here the problem was that we are not > supposed to move the beds. Even then without compromising, we cleaned the > floor as we cleaned the other ward. Initially when we were given aprons and > face masks i thought that organizers were over careful but later realized > that those are compulsory. Infact, one doctor warned us that it is highly > infectious area. > > We had taken the help of Ravi, who is a contract employee there to remove > the water after cleaning. His skill was of great help, in fact. He was a > contract employee there and he need not to work with us. but still he helped > us. No hospital employee worked with us except the nurse who was a > disturbance rather than being helpful . > > All in all, it is a wonderful experience. All our efforts will be fruitful > only when they are maintained like that and only if authorities realizes the > importance of hygeine and show some concern in that regard. > > Regards, > Ravi. > > > >
