2nd day- 21st Nov

Feeling reluctantly, we start our second day in hospital. Today we spent the whole day at the Rehabilitation department. We have a chance to glance over the wound washing of diabetic patient by staff nurse. We are then brought to ward 8U where we saw patient who sufferred from stroke, some got half-paralysed or paralysed down the waist and some lost their muscle strength. We studied how the facilities in the ward is designed to suit their special needs.
We also visited neurotherapy clinic and a small gym where patients undergo exercises with weighing bags to strengthen their muscle. For patient who can't stand on their feet, they need to exercise on a device which'll incline a little by little to help them support on their feet. The hospital also do rehabilitaton for stroke patient, they need to exercise their hands and turn their body to prevent their muscle from losing strength, although the patient'll be in great pain to do that. I feel pity to one pak cik who sufferred so much because of stroke. Hai... We also visited the occupation therapy clinic where hyperactive children or children with slow development( mentally disabled) is treated. The orthopedic clinic is also an important and only workshop in the hospital where false legs are moulded. At noon, we attend a lecture on rehabilitation and we learnt how disabled persons of various cases make their way towards independent life. An economic graduate who had lost all his arms and legs still face his life optimistically and survived and is mobile in his wheelchair which he controlled by using only his chin. It's an inspiring lecture for us.
In the afternoon, we visited the orthopedic clinic again but a different one and lastly we witnessed a minor surgery in the operation room. Witnessed the whole process and the doctors are really very professional. Finally, a sag is taken out from the patient's right wrist, and it's said to be a ganglion... Quite scary to see the doctor pull open the flesh wide, huh... but it's not a bloody surgery though, but i can still feel the tense in the room..Haha..