Staff Updates
I miss our old staff. There are so many wonderful people who have worked in the foundation and then moved on – too many to list, really, and with my memory, I’m sure to forget someone absolutely crucial. But they all live on in my dreams and they all pop up from places as far […]
Apgar Scores or A Baby’s Best Friend
I first learned about the Apgar Score when I studied to become a midwife. (That was over 25 years ago and for my class project, I got pregnant with Anand and delivered him halfway through the course.) APGAR stands for: Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance Respiration and is, in my humble opinion, a clumsy acronym for […]
Lest We Forget!
My posts have mostly been about my travels for the last month, but I’m back in India now and I’ve spent most of this week visiting the projects and re-acquainting myself with the children, some of whom I was meeting for the first time – like this little charmer here. . . It’s wonderful to […]
Improvisation
I had fun watching this little boy trying to construct a tower from plastic blocks. It was too tall for its width and kept toppling, but he was determined. Finally, he took the whole structure, leaned it against the wall and added the yellow crown with a little yelp of delight.
Heart and Soul
The EIC runs on love and skill. Here’s Nirmala, one of our special educators, conferring with Aarti, physiotherapist and Director of the centre. I was touched by the obvious affection each has for the other: Nirmala’s hand was on Aarti’s shoulder the whole time they were talking. It is a hallmark of the place, and […]
Speech Therapy with a Smile
I I visited the EIC this morning (this blog is really inspiring me to get away from my desk!) and watched Puja doing a new kind of speech therapy which she learned from Anne Bruce (our amazing volunteer speech therapist – more on her later!). Puja said that Baby Ayush drools a lot and Anne […]