Case Studies
Some case studies of people being supported by P3C-Aceh
Yusri
lost his leg some years ago but was able to manage a fried fish shop in the
village of Kajhu, Aceh Besar. However, he lost his home and business in the
tsunami and now lives in a temporary house made from debris materials, with his
wife and two children. With £150 support from P3CA he was able to restart his
business from zero. He found a good roadside location and many people love his
cooking. His turnover is nearly £50 a day and he can support his family, brother
in law and 3 employees.
A woman, aged 50, lost her leg after the tsunami. She is now living in a
small temporary house with her husband and two step-children. She received her
artificial limb from the hospital, but presently it is too long for her to use
it. She must wait for the monthly visit of the specialist.
P3C-A supports her with transport costs each time she goes to the hospital, also with a wheelchair and finance to start a small shop in front of her temporary house.
A young man aged 19 years lost his leg after the tsunami. He also suffered an injury to the base of his spine. His amputation wound had opened up with too much use of his artificial limb so P3C-A issued a wheelchair kindly donated by Lacey Aceh Appeal. Fortunately his sister survived and looks after him.
Progress
P3CA have supported him to have appropriate health services and special attention because not only physically disabled but also having deep trauma. He now seems that he becoming more confidant and can accept his disability and the loss of his parents. He has been moved from a tent to a barrack despite the difficulties, as the barrack is not designed for the special needs of the disabled. Here he is with Amin and his only sister at the physio department.
Dec 06: Abdulrahman cannot use his artificial limb because it hurts.
He uses crutches but sometimes uses the false limb for show when he sits at the
café. (Photos of his prosthesis show it to be completely broken and useless). He
talked about his amputated limb and how much better it is, than before.
A boy aged 10 years born with one foot missing, met at the Dr Zainoel
Abidin Hospital in Banda Aceh.
A bone the size of a little finger was sticking out from his stump. This child, from Kuala Simpang, has lived with crutches all his life.
Now with overseas donations providing free treatment in all Aceh hospitals his father has brought him to have the offending bone removed.
P3C-A have arranged admission for him at Harapan Jaya Rehabilitation Centre who will make a new prosthetic limb for him. There he will find and play with other children with similar problems.
A
man aged 21, previously a woodworker, lost his parents in the tsunami and is
now living in a barrack in Leupung with his aunt.
He had his arm in a sling for 15 months, broken at the elbow in a motor cycle accident. His arm was pinned and put in plaster for 3 months but it did not mend. He was on post surgery training at ZA hospital.
P3C-A has supported him with transport to hospital for X-rays etc, and paid for a metal in-plant to join the bones. He could not afford the correct in-plant even before the tsunami took his home and parents.
Progress: The patient attended hospital for therapy every 2 weeks. Finger and shoulder functions were good but wrist and elbow limited. His doctor predicted that the original elbow would not work as before so an artificial one would be the correct solution. The expected cost was about US$1200.
27 Feb 2006: He was fitted with a mechanical/artificial elbow in November (free of charge from Zainoel Abidin Hospital) and is progressing well. P3CA’s staff looked after him during his time in the hospital and has supported him financially for transportation costs as well as for his medicines.
Correction: It was reported in the Feb 06 update that: "He was fitted with a mechanical/artificial elbow." We now have a full picture of the treatment he received as follows:
Edi’s arm was pinned at the broken elbow in July 05. Six months later it was found that the bones had not joined.
December 05: a different surgeon made another operation, he took some bone from the hip to place between the broken ends of the arm bone and re-pinned the elbow.
April 06: Edi says the arm feels much better and he is sure it has connected. The pin will be removed in June.
P3C-A’s staff looked after him during his time in the hospital and has supported him financially for transportation cost as well as for his medicines. He is now breeding ducks as a small business.
December
06:
Edi has had the pin taken out of his elbow and said that if he can move
his elbow a little after exercise he will not be asking for another operation
even though an artificial elbow is now available to him. His grocery business is
running well.
This is a 58 year old woman from Banda Aceh. She suffers from Diabetes Mellitus and toes on her right foot were amputated before the tsunami. When the tsunami happened, she was injured which led to a need for special diabetic health care. Her house was partially damaged by the tsunami and she lost her business. She now seems to be OK and is willing to start her business of making cakes, as she did before the tsunami. P3CA is financially supporting her business. Here she is shown with Indra and Abdul Musaddaq from P3C-Aceh. (3rd week of July 2005).
A 65 year old former fisherman. His leg was amputated on May 2005 in Fakinah Hospital in Banda Aceh. He is suffering from diabetes mellitus and still needs special care for his leg but does not have enough money to cover the cost.
One patient at Harapan Jaya Rehabilitation Centre in N Sumatra, a 43 year old farmer from Pidie, was fitted with 2 complete false legs. His limbs (by Ortho-Europe) were paid for by the Stockcross Aceh Appeal following P3C-A’s recommendation. He did not complete the training programme (due to a family matter, he had to return to Aceh before it was finished). His wish is to be able to work again. P3C-A is now trying to locate him to find out his special needs. There are several amputees in the Pidie and Sigli areas and it appears necessary to extend our work there with an additional employee as soon as a suitable candidate can be found, hopefully, a capable amputee.
A lovely, diabetic woman aged 68. She was bumped by a car 8 months ago and has lain in bed ever since. The doctor gave her some medicine and advice but never returned. Handicap International is going to try some physiotherapy. At this age injured people do not seem to expect medical help so we must endeavour to correct this attitude as many women live into their late 80s.
Sarita, a young lady with 1 leg amputised and the other leg needing an operation to take out the metal implant. (same as Muhammad case) P3ca is supporting Sarita to get a free operation from Zainal Abidin Hospital and will help with the medicine costs etc.
A wheelchair was presented to Nurjannah who is totally paralysed from
polio when a child. (A photo is available but distressing however,
to the left, is a photo of her father with the wheelchair)
