If you have stumbled across this page and so don't know what is going on here then I would suggest you read the following posts first.
- My Journey of Faith
- My Life Changed
- The Road of Recovery - Part 1
- The Road of Recovery - Part 2
- Living at Pohlen Hospital
This is more for me than anything. It is like a photo album of memories of my four months at
Pohlen Hospital for my convalescent and rehabilitation care.
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Care plan
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My first day at Pohlen
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| My Pohlen teddy bear |
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Pamper
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Christmas nails
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| Foot washing with friends |
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View from my window
in Room 6
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One of many quilts
Changed with each linen change
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My main room
Room 6
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My bed in room 6 placed against the wall, when I had a fear
of rolling out onto the floor and not being able to stop myself |
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Carryllines teatime
salad special |
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Tea - I opted
for sandwiches |
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| Sometimes yummy |
You might be wondering why I have such a fixation on the meals at Pohlen!
As you will see there was not an abundance of vegetables. It was usually just one vegetable at lunch. In fact the evening lighter meal was usually a pastry of some sort and sometimes just something from a tin. At first it was nice to not have to cook my own meals but it wasn't long before I longed for vegetables or a salad. In fact the meals at Waikato were yummy compared to what we had in here as you can see below.
When I sat on my bed I looked at this brick wall out of the window and I discovered a face/head. I don't know if you can see it but it is on the bottom half on the left edge of the middle brick looking out.
And then there was the hospital cat - Simba. She would often come and sleep on my bed and follow me outside into the garden.
Preparing for Christmas was hard as I was not home for Christmas but there was pleasure in being part of it here
These lovely banners were made by one of the residents, Janet, and a good friend and companion to me and as she is now a permanent resident she had them brought from her home to share with us all.
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| The photo and a Christmas card from Shari |
We had a Christmas party where our partners were allowed to come. The Matamata band played Christmas Carols. An ice cream truck came and we were allowed to choose our own flavours and we got photos taken as a remembrance.
I soon simply loved flowers. In the garden, given to me by family and friends and those in the lounge/dining room that we all could share.
Outings - van trips, ice-cream treats and family outings to a café
The living spaces
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| Shut in my room visits |
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| Sneaky window visits |
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| Full protection visits |
Jigsaws
All in all my four months at Pohlen were a major part of my recovery and my home away from home
These lovely banners were made by one of the residents, Janet, and a good friend and companion to me and as she is now a permanent resident she had them brought from her home to share with us all.
As I was in hospital from September to mid January, (Pohlen from the 23rd of September) I watched the beautiful gardens at Pohlen blossom for spring and then flourish into early summer. Because of the choice of plantings there were beautiful colours and perfumes as well as attracting birdlife. It became a place I would escape to. The staff and residents became good friends but there were times when I wanted to feel 'normal' so to speak and this garden did that for me. I would take my Bible or book, a bottle of water and sit and pray or read or just take in all its beauty. I would often meet Harry and other visitors out there. And sometimes it was a place for treats.
