The end of week 2

I actually can't believe I'm pretty much half-way through. I know everyone says that, but it really doesn't feel like it's been that long.
Anyway, it's been a few days since my last post, so I shall try to remember what's happened since then.
On wednesday there was the general strike in South Africa, so there weren't many people around. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, we didn't really have to do that much more. We had to go round feeding the patients at each mealtime, but other than that, pretty much all non-essential activites had been cancelled, so it was ok. Ruth, Irma and I took the 4th floor for service and it was actually not too bad. There's a new lady there who is ridiculously demanding and keeps asking if I've got any sweets for her. There was also a lady in the same room who I kept trying to feed, but she wouldn't eat. She had yoghurt because she couldn't manage solid food, but it was all I could do to get her to eat a few mouthfuls, she was really in pain and confused, and she died last night.
There are some really cool people on the fourth floor, I've got to know a few of the patients there. There's a man called Linda who can't speak, but he is so funny, he's always laughing and he tries to steal everyone's dinners. There's also a lady who has one leg and is really lovely, but she can't speak either, so she hisses when she wants your attention, which was pretty scary the first timeSome of us volunteers then went out in the evening to a nearby bar which was really nice, and we had a great time, it was really nice to get out of the hospital for a bit.
Yesterday was a fairly quiet day, we didn't really do too much. It was a patient called Kevin's birthday, so we bought him a card and some balloons and a Liverpool scarf since they're his favourite team. He really appreciated it. We then had movie night and watched Pretty Woman, which Edward really loved. Unfortunately it was a bit long, so some of the patients had to leave early to take their medication. During the film Kevin whispered to Irma that we should all go meet him in the garden at 9 o clock, so we went down after dinner, and he'd brought out a huge cake and loads of biscuits and cookies and sweets and things so we and two other patients could have a little party. It was really fun, and he was so nice, it was a brilliant evening.
Today hasn't really involved a lot, I helped some patients too and from physio and chatted to some of them in the garden, and then bought some things for the weekend at the mall. We're off to the Drakensbergs tomorrow at 5 in the morning, so that should be fun. Well, we're all going to Nando's now for some dinner, and then I shall be getting a very early night in preperation, so I shall have a go at updating it after the weekend.
Doei doei x x x

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