Depressed, moody and sensitive, those were the emotions I thought I would see in the victims of Sichuan. I'm pretty sure those would be the emotions I would have felt if I was the one who befell the tremendous hazard. The whole excursion was amazing. I learnt a lot on this trip as I now know the actual aftermath. The damage on the children was serious, most of the patients we visited were missing two limbs. However, to my surprise, they were optimistic and overcame their tragedy enough to joke about it. I remember when one of the volunteers absent-mindedly asked a girl in a wheelchair which kind of arm exercises the doctor recommended her do, she gave a chuckle as she told him that it was her legs that were severed, and her arms were fine. Her light-heart was the highlight of my day. |