There is this man in our village who spent the last 2 decades drunk, that is until he had his fourth stroke. He could still walk after the first three, now he can't so he is finally sober since he can not walk to the liquor store. Now he is living in a lean-to next to a pig pen. He is incontinent and there are no diapers, so he needs to be hosed off a couple of times a day and it smells like it. Pretty tough situation.
Our home, with the help of a sponsor, is building him a new bamboo and concrete home which will allow him to have a little mobility and a small concrete area for him to get some therapy. An incredibly generous young man has been helping him for months and is going to live in the new house. We got another NGO to give the young man some training so he could provide the man with some basic therapy and with some luck will get some mobility back (but hopefully not enough to go to the liquor store!).
Not exactly a fairy tale ending, but after sleeping on the streets for a couple of decades not bad.
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