Progress Report of Two Months

A Welcome Meal for Kieta

  It is hard to believe I've only been back in Sabah for just over a week as it seems longer now. Anyway apart from losing my glasses on the last flight to Kota Kinabalu, all the flights went well and my car was waiting at the airport for me. My lovely neighbours had kept an eye on my house and even the stray dog that sleeps on my verandah seemed pleased to see me. It was straight into work though, delivering a 4 day training session to new mentors in Kota Kinabalu. However it was very relaxed and good fun despite being a full day for everyone and the fact that the other mentors were still on holiday. The whole of Malaysia had an extra week off school because of the flooding that had hit the East coast of peninsula Malaysia and everyone, except a few of us, were making the most of it!

pineapples, coconuts, crabs, prawns

   I know that anyone talking about their medical complaints/ history is an instant turn off but that is exactly what I am going to do now!  It is 2 months since I broke my arm and I went to the hospital last Thursday and the Doctor thought that my progress was "fantastic"! I then went to the physiotherapist and realised that although I have made progress I still have quite a way to go. Having never broken a limb before I think I haven't really appreciated how amazing our bodies are and what a lot of muscles are involved in achieving movement. I can raise my right arm 90 degrees but am nowhere near 180 degrees  that my left arm can do. The physio has given me lots of exercises to do which I am diligently doing each day. The most exciting news of the week is that I can still swim and even managed a front crawl. I am determined that my swimming will return to it's former standard!

Tuaran Market

  It has been a week when France has been very much in the news and I know that many of my friends and family will be attending the marches this weekend. I hope that there will be no more violence in the weeks coming. It has been good to catch up with lots of mentors returning from their holidays and the next 9 months of the project is going to fly by. A new mentor has arrived in Tuaran this weekend and she will just be settling in when it will be time to pack up and come home.