PIHRS-IH Model 2020-Final Revised

“After getting a walker, now Yasin wants to go to school like other
children”
Yasin is only 8 years old and has been diagnosed with C.P Spasti city
(Paraplesia).They live in the outskirts of Sobrothia Gaji village in Dopotim upozila
at Nagorpur, Tangail District. In hope for a son yasin’s parents serially tried but as
all 3 were daughters, the dream of having a son was left aside after a while. A n
unplanned pregnancy came along bringing yasin to them as a dream coming true.
The family was very excited as now they have a full family as they hoped earlier. As
time went along gracefully everything went well. Although no one ever thought that
their dreams would shatter soon in time.
Once while visiting his grandparents’ house, it was at night that yasin fell down
from the bed and was severely injured. However nothing was noticed right away
but soon they realized that yasin’s behavior and movement aren’t normal like usual.
In disarray they went to lot of doctors and specialist but there wasn’t any
improvement in his physical situation. Then they took him to Dhaka, Savar where
they consulted a specialist and after through tests and scans they identified that 3
percent of his body’s water has dried up and only 1 percent is left and though a lot
of medicine was given but it all went in vain as his mental situation started
deteriorating. Then they took him to Sibaloy children Therapy center, where he was
provided with therapy for a while.
It is around that time that they came to know about a non-government organization
DRRA’s for the 1 st time from locals. Without wasting any time further they went to
Daulatpur and met DRRA’s, PIHRS Project representatives an d other OT, APT
personals. They were delighted, it’s like a glimpse of hope appeared in their faces.
Knowing that it provides free of cost support for Rehabilitation and therapy services
for person with disability it made them confident that they have come to a right
place. He was admitted in the center on May 2017 and after proper assessment and
diagnosis, was enlisted with various physically problems like - less strength in legs
to walk or stand, difficulty in cross sitting, TA tightness etc. Then a short and long
term treatment was planned and thus yasin started his regular services since then.
Now Yasin has a Walker for support and he is improving each day. He is capable of
doing his regular chores with some help; he can write now, walk both steps with th e help of
walker and he is going to school now regularly. It has been a great achievement for him and his
family, as he never thought of seeing this day in reality.
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