Raj and Shruti in Kenya, 2006
21/01/07 20:42
Our experience in Kenya was once in a lifetime. It
enhanced two facets of my life: professional and
personal. Professionally, it taught me the importance
of being a community's sole health care provider, and
how to expand one's thinking beyond rehabilitation
and physiotherapy. We saw and assisted in treating
numerous types of conditions ranging from a
basketball injury to the knee to HIV induced
osteomyelitis. With the limited resources available,
we learned to treat individuals without relying on
equipment and modalities. We also learned that
rehabilitation, socially and physically, is such a
key part of the healing process and is still in
demand in developing Africa
Personally, we learned to be grateful for the resources and everyday routines we have at home. Although I do not miss the pot-holed roads and crowded buses, I do miss the people. They are the heart of rural Kenya. We admire them for their perseverence through disability and poverty. We complain as we live with all our spoils, yet they can survive with so little, and some with even less. People like the Okidis, their staff and the Kenyans we encountered showed us that community, a common goal and persistence brings about positive change.
For the rest of Raj and Shruti's Photos: http://travel.webshots.com/album/554406353dJbChJ
Personally, we learned to be grateful for the resources and everyday routines we have at home. Although I do not miss the pot-holed roads and crowded buses, I do miss the people. They are the heart of rural Kenya. We admire them for their perseverence through disability and poverty. We complain as we live with all our spoils, yet they can survive with so little, and some with even less. People like the Okidis, their staff and the Kenyans we encountered showed us that community, a common goal and persistence brings about positive change.
For the rest of Raj and Shruti's Photos: http://travel.webshots.com/album/554406353dJbChJ