Saturday, February 16, 2008

Peter gets a wheelchair


Peter, has been a patient for over 15 years now, Nazarene Hospital is his home. Peter was in a church when the roof came down and he became a paraplegic as a result. Initially after his accident he went home, but after developing pressure sores and having to be hospitalized numerous times, he now has his home in a waterbed in the corner of D ward. He has a curtain which gives him a little privacy, and his walls are decorated with many different Bible verses. He almost always has a visitor who has come to visit with him. Peter spends the majority of his time in the waterbed, and only gets out when someone comes to wheel him around in one of our not so sturdy wheelchairs. At times, you would find him helping out in pharmacy, or just visiting with others. Thanks to a couple's generous donation, things are changing for Peter. June and Buryl Osborne from Washington were gracious enough to donate a new electric wheelchair for Peter. A few weeks ago, the Bennetts gave the wheelchair to Peter, who initially didn't know what to say or think. He is sure warming up to the idea, and today when I was walking by the hospital he was out in his new chair.