Patient Stories
Name : Radhika Dahal
Age/Sex : 20/Female
Marital Status : Unmarried
Address : Sindhuli
Date of Injury : 1997
Type of Injury : #C7, C8 with quadriplegia
Cause of Injury : Fall from Dasain Swing
Radhika was admitted to the centre on 11/2/2002. After the accident she had stayed home for nearly five years. She was admitted in a weak condition, and could barely move her limbs. While she had bladder and bowel sensation, she did not have control. At that time, she could not sit, whereas now she can walk with the help of a walker. She can write and has best utilized her capability to do so. She writes good poems and also sings, and wants her own tunes for her poems.She plans to make a music album in the near future. Also, her poems have been published in Himal Magazines.
Age/Sex : 20/Female
Marital Status : Unmarried
Address : Sindhuli
Date of Injury : 1997
Type of Injury : #C7, C8 with quadriplegia
Cause of Injury : Fall from Dasain Swing
Radhika was admitted to the centre on 11/2/2002. After the accident she had stayed home for nearly five years. She was admitted in a weak condition, and could barely move her limbs. While she had bladder and bowel sensation, she did not have control. At that time, she could not sit, whereas now she can walk with the help of a walker. She can write and has best utilized her capability to do so. She writes good poems and also sings, and wants her own tunes for her poems.She plans to make a music album in the near future. Also, her poems have been published in Himal Magazines.
Name : Bimala Rai
Age/Sex : 23/Female
Marital Status : Married
Address : Chesgam Ward N. 2 Solukhumbu District
Date of Injury : 3/5/2005
Type of Injury : # Dislocation T8-T9, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury : Fall from tree
Bimala Rai was five months pregnant when her accident occurred, but did not realize she had been pregnant until she suffered a miscarriage. She was unable to walk for 28 days before she was admitted to Solu hospital, where she was put under complete bed rest and then referred to the centre. She was admitted here on 5/25/2005. While at the centre, Bimala received treatment for pressure sores, as well as sewing training. When discharged, she was able to move around in a wheelchair and was given a sewing machine, with which she could sew clothes and earn a living.
Age/Sex : 23/Female
Marital Status : Married
Address : Chesgam Ward N. 2 Solukhumbu District
Date of Injury : 3/5/2005
Type of Injury : # Dislocation T8-T9, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury : Fall from tree
Bimala Rai was five months pregnant when her accident occurred, but did not realize she had been pregnant until she suffered a miscarriage. She was unable to walk for 28 days before she was admitted to Solu hospital, where she was put under complete bed rest and then referred to the centre. She was admitted here on 5/25/2005. While at the centre, Bimala received treatment for pressure sores, as well as sewing training. When discharged, she was able to move around in a wheelchair and was given a sewing machine, with which she could sew clothes and earn a living.
Name : Maila Nagarkoti
Age/Sex: 35/Male
Marital Status: Unmarried
Address: Kathmandu
Date of Injury: 14/12/2007
Type of Injury: Compression fracture L1 with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fell from height while doing house work.
Maila was admitted to SIRC on 14 March 2008. Prior to his injury, Maila worked as a daily wage worker and was financially supported (partially) by his brothers. Upon his arrival at SIRC he was in poor physical condition: he had a high fever, was unable to move his lower limbs, and had no bladder and bowel control. At SIRC, Maila underwent the rehabilitation process (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, peer-counseling, etc.) and also received vocational training in candle-making. His sister who was his caretaker at the Centre also received the same vocational training. After two months at SIRC, Maila completed his rehabilitation program; he no longer has a fever, he can independently use his wheelchair, and he also received training in bladder and bowel control. Today, Maila along with his sister have drawn on their candle-making skills from SIRC's vocational training classes and now run a candle shop.
Age/Sex: 35/Male
Marital Status: Unmarried
Address: Kathmandu
Date of Injury: 14/12/2007
Type of Injury: Compression fracture L1 with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fell from height while doing house work.
Maila was admitted to SIRC on 14 March 2008. Prior to his injury, Maila worked as a daily wage worker and was financially supported (partially) by his brothers. Upon his arrival at SIRC he was in poor physical condition: he had a high fever, was unable to move his lower limbs, and had no bladder and bowel control. At SIRC, Maila underwent the rehabilitation process (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, peer-counseling, etc.) and also received vocational training in candle-making. His sister who was his caretaker at the Centre also received the same vocational training. After two months at SIRC, Maila completed his rehabilitation program; he no longer has a fever, he can independently use his wheelchair, and he also received training in bladder and bowel control. Today, Maila along with his sister have drawn on their candle-making skills from SIRC's vocational training classes and now run a candle shop.
Name : Sher Bahadur Gurung
Age/Sex: 25/Male
Marital Status: Married, with children
Address: Gorkha
Date of Injury: 24/9/2003
Type of Injury: Compression #L1, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fall from tree
Sher Bahadur fell from a tree while collecting fodder for his animals, and came here two weeks after his surgery. He was treated conservatively. After six weeks of complete bed rest, he started physiotherapy. Sher Bahadur stayed here for two months, and learnt all the aspects of spinal cord injuries.
Age/Sex: 25/Male
Marital Status: Married, with children
Address: Gorkha
Date of Injury: 24/9/2003
Type of Injury: Compression #L1, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fall from tree
Sher Bahadur fell from a tree while collecting fodder for his animals, and came here two weeks after his surgery. He was treated conservatively. After six weeks of complete bed rest, he started physiotherapy. Sher Bahadur stayed here for two months, and learnt all the aspects of spinal cord injuries.