Help for people with disabilities

This was also the case for 35-year-old Ni Nyoman Purningsih. She lived in a barred, dark room, the walls covered with foam, which she tore down aggressively all day. Dirty, neglected. After an examination by the NEXUBA doctor and several discussions with the relatives, she was taken out of the caged room and allowed to be part of the daily routine bit by bit. She now sits with the women when they wash or cook, watches when offering baskets are woven, slaps her thigh now and then and laughs. She lets herself be touched and enjoys it.

NEXUBA has bought a new mattress, she sleeps in a new, more or less clean room of the family's very modest dwelling and gives her former "prison" a wide berth. NEXUBA visits the relatives every month and brings the necessary hygiene items and discusses the progress.

What pleases the family most is that Nyoman has started to attend daily prayers. The people in this area are deeply religious.

NEXUBA also provides intensive care for Heri Wijaya, a boy with hydrocephalus Anders (he can only lie down) and Ni Made Reni, who is paralysed.

Heri's parents, who live in very poor conditions, are heavily burdened with the round-the-clock care of their only child. Thanks to our support, however, they can now be sure to have the necessary hygiene articles and the visits of the nursing staff motivate them again and again for their difficult task. A suitable new mattress makes it easier for the boy to lie down, and he is also always happy about the NEXUBA visits. The parents make an impressive effort to make life worth living for the child.

Made Reni, who is paralysed, has only one old mother to look after her. She was often overburdened and also not strong enough to care for her, so Made Reni had to lie in the dirt; it stank so badly that no one wanted to come near. Made Reni made an extremely depressive impression, lying apathetically in the dark room all day.

Thanks to NEXUBA's support, the room was prepared in a humane way and it was ensured that Made Reni could lie in more hygienic conditions. The NEXUBA visits have an invigorating effect on both mother and daughter and give them courage to cope with the difficult circumstances. The last visit showed that Made Reni can also sit... and smile.