ONE LEGGED MR KONG TO WALK AGAIN

Went to visit the centre which, I have completed my mission. Brought my daughter there as she is still working there covering admin and hr. Had a few chats with my ex colleagues and then this Mr. Kong came down the lift by himself.

What so special about this 62 year old Mr Kong is that he is diabetic with both his kidneys gone and he needs dialysis 3 times a week. He came into our centre around end of November 2019 after he had his right leg amputated at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The amputation was just below his right knee.

When he first arrived, he was just like a lump of jelly. He kept falling off the bed, toilets and what not. This was due to the fact that he had not got used to the idea that he does not have a right leg anymore. Each time when he tried to walk, he will fall because he can’t put his right foot forward. Couple by the fact that he was in the hospital for a couple of weeks and plus his operations, he was left with very little muscle’s mass to support himself.

Because of his regular moving in and out for dialysis plus dinners with family, he fell a few times and hurt his right leg’s wound and resulted in further amputation until above his right knee.

The funny part about Mr. Kong is he always carry this hope that he will walk and even drive again. And in January, after his second amputation I told him that yes he can walk again and perhaps even drive but he must listen and work with us. He said yes and we laid out a plan for him.

I told him from my experience and based on his personality, mental health and out look he will probably recover by April and be fitted with a prosthetic leg by May. However, to be fitted with a prosthetic leg, one must have arms and leg muscles to support the prosthetic and not the other way around initially. So, I say you must do what the nurses and caregivers tell you to do. So, we started with building his arm muscles by getting him to push himself in his wheelchair, his family members hired a physiotherapist for him and couple with staff daily exercises he recovered his muscles very well. Today on 27 March 2020 my colleague gave me an update that Mr. Kong can now transfer himself from wheelchair to bed and vice versa. He can take himself to toilet and shower himself. In fact, he could stand by himself.

What an amazing transformation. Mr. Kong told me he is ready for his prosthetic. I told him I think so too. So once the Covid 19 lockdown is over, he can get a prosthetic leg fitted in May as expected.

I have seen many miraculous recoveries over the years, and I believe that all healings and recoveries are divine, be it through the wave of God’s hand or very often through the loving hands of the medical professionals, family members and caregivers. The most important is that we do not lose hope.

Here I thank the medical professionals, Tim the Physiotherapist and my team of caregivers colleague for doing such a wonderful job.

May this story brings encouragement to anyone who reads it.