Friday, February 6, 2009

Little Old Lady



Okay so one of the patients at Prem Dan was this little old lady...I mean really little and really old...
We are not quite sure how old she is. We asked a few of the nuns and got numerous answers so our best guess is that she is between 92 and 130. I would venture to guess that she is more like 103 but probably not 130. She was completely blind and would sit with her feet up on her chair all scrunched up (like most of the Indians sit) and she would keep her hands out so she could feel when people would walk by her. Every day she had the same routine: She would sit in her chair, eat lunch (although if she was not served meat then she would not eat it), wet herself, then want to go to bed. The best part about this little lady is her voice. She has this high pitched scratchy voice that I really can't describe and cannot even imitate but everyone would just stop and listen to her because it was so funny. After she finished her lunch she was ready for bed so all you would have to do is get close enough so she could feel you and then she would cling on (sort of like a little monkey) and you could just start walking with her clinging to your waste and take her to bed. She also did not enjoy having clothing on. One day she wet herself (well, every day she wet herself) but this day the volunteers went to change her dress and they would put a clean dress on her and she would take it off and throw it on the floor. After about five times of this little game they were finally able to get her to keep her dress on. Oh, she is so cute. I just wanted to share her with you because she brought me much joy and entertainment.

2 comments:

Nick Sharples said...

That sounds surprisingly close to the routine I had with Matt while you were gone...He really hates wearing dresses.

Ryan B said...

Haha. The little old lady is awesome. I bet she lives to be like 400.

And sharples... inappropriate. again.