Hlangana ne-Allied Health Intern yethu, Natalia!

Ngikhumbula okokuqala ngivakashela i-Hinds' Feet Farm phakathi nelebhu yekilasi futhi ngokushesha ngizwa ukuthula nobuqiniso obekungibambele mathupha kusukela ngalolo suku. Ungaluzwa uthando nenjabulo lapho unyathela khona endaweni futhi wonke umsebenzi, umhlali, kanye nelungu lohlelo losuku basakaza lolo thando ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke. Eminyakeni emithathu ngemva kokuvakasha kwami ​​kokuqala ngibusisekile ukusho ukuthi ngibe nokuhlonishwa nelungelo eliphelele lokubekwa lapha ukuze ngijikelezise emtholampilo we-Occupational Therapy.

Njengomfundi ongumsizi wezokwelapha emsebenzini ngikwazile ukusebenzisana nabahlali ekugcineni nokukhulisa ukuzimela kwabo ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke (imisebenzi). Phakathi namasonto angu-8 edlule mina noBrittany Turney sikwazile ukubona izinzuzo eziye zatholwa abahlali. Sifundisa izakhamuzi ngamakhono okonga amandla ngokugqoka nokuzilungisa, sisebenzela ukuqeqeshwa kwamandla ukuze sithuthukise ibhalansi yemisebenzi yokulungiselela ukudla, futhi sethula noma yiziphi izinto ezisetshenziswayo eziguquliwe ukuze kwandiswe ukuzimela kokuzondla noma imisebenzi yokuphatha ikhaya. Nakuba i-OT ibisebenza nabahlali, besisebenza namalungu oHlelo Losuku ngezikhathi ezithile phakathi nosuku. Umgomo ofanayo wokukhulisa ukuzimela komuntu ngamunye ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke ngaphakathi kwekhaya lokuhlala futhi udlulela ekukhuleni kokuzimela emphakathini ngokubhekana namakhono afanele omphakathi, amakhono okulawula imizwa/ukumelana, nokusebenza emisebenzini emihle yemoto ngesikhathi seFarm Chores.

Zonke izinsuku engizichithe lapha kwaHinds bezibusisekile. Bengibheke ngabomvu ukuthi zonke izinsuku ngifike lapha ngisebenze nabahlali namalungu ohlelo lwasemini futhi ngiyalwesaba usuku okufanele ngihambe. Ngilubonile uthando ngendlela yalo emsulwa futhi ngisebenze kanye nabantu abaningi abakhulu abanolwazi oluningi ngama-TBI futhi bangifundise okuningi ngesikhathi esifushane kangako.