5th December 2008 Afternoon shift 12noon till 6pm
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I was on afternoon shift today. Bhadra Balaram Prabhu, who was in the
morning shift stayed back with me to learn physiotheraphy which was supposed
to take place after the lunch. We finished feeding the lunch at 3.30pm. When
Guru Maharaja was about to take his pear pudding the physiotherapist came
in. Though Guru Maharaja appeared little tired after the morning session of
physiotheraphy and lunch, Guru Maharaja still agreed to go for the next
session of exercises. Guru Maharaja’s enthusiasm is ever high and he is
always very keen to gain strength and walk as soon as possible especially
after seeing some improvements on his bodily movement due to exercises.
At the end of the session, the therapist told us that tommorow they may take
Guru Maharaja to the physiotheraphy department by wheelchair to try to make
Guru Maharaja stand with the help of some instruments. So today around
4.30pm he was made to sit on a wheelchair and we took him around the ICU
ward. In the beginning Guru Maharaja was not able to balance himself up
while being on the sitting position. He kept falling towards sideways.
Gradually, after we kept reminding him couple of times to keep his back
straight up he did quite well. While touring around the ward we introduced
the staffs, we also showed him his altar at the back of his bed and we told
him his bed number too. He was looking around by turning his head from one
side to another side very slowly. Then we took him close to a window and
showed him the Arabian Sea. He was looking at it for a while. After about
ten rounds inside the ICU ward he became quite tired. We made him to take
rest on his bed.
Guru Maharaja rested for 45 minutes. Then we heard an announcement,’Bed
no.51.’ I rushed inside the ICU. Guru Maharaja was awake and he asked for
his evening fruit. We also had HG Braj Hari Prabhu who came to checkout the
ICU. He was with Guru Maharaja for about 15 minutes. While Guru Maharaja was
having his fruit he told Braj Hari Prabhu, “I didnt see Radha Rasa Bihari
picture here. Please bring them and also Hanuman.” I think he noticed it
when we he was on the wheelchair tour.
At 7.45pm after doing the face theraphy for Guru Maharaja we handedover our
duty and left the hospital.