Volunteer Service in the Hospitals

wait to meet you all! This is so exciting! I have been dying too meet han, aisha and gypsy for ages! I cant wait! I will get some toys this weekend too for it!

no dear, you didnt miss anything, even if you did, we will make sure you know the final deal and then change it to suit your time too:-)

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Was really busy last couple of days... what did I miss??

Ok 12th Monday 6.00 PM is fine for me. Lets discuss the details in coming days.. if am not around just give me a call about the latest. I maybe busy at work for the next few days.

i just spoke to vivian, she seemed nice, she said she will call meback after 4pm, can i get in touch with you too lailing.i would like to speak to you.

aisha, if you have lailing's number can you email it to me.

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Welcome lailing!

thankyou lailing.

you are welcome any time

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i thank u for that han..

it feel so glad meeting mothers like u..

ur writing speaks for urself.

nice,inside&out...

I'm in front of Lulu beside Amadeus bldg.

5001253.

I have a little girl, i love children too!

It's good i'm just in Hilal area i'll just go after my office hrs 7pm.

i'll just see the update guys...

i will definitely get her to meet you lailing. i feel for you strongly my dear, so anything to make you feel good.i am on the opposite side of your location, near shefa polyclinic.

can you give me viviannes number again.

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If we just have fit timings, then i love to takecare of ur baby too..

Just near to Hyperlulu..

Han, i'm very excited to play w/ ur little,cutie,pretty baby!

Ai....hope u can bring her in our outings..

you in hilal, me in hilal, now where in hilal?

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it OK for me i like kids and it is ok to be translator :-)

but i remebered now i will be traveling at monday :-(

Sorry i didn't notice the date at first

men are welcome too.

the reason we have not involved lots at this stage is becausee we want to first initiate this as a regular activity and not a time pass activity. ofcourse more people, the better.

this is a committment, so once we start we should not stop as we are dealing with lots of young emotions here.

so even in other meetings, if at least a few of us can make it, it will be a blessing. there is nothing wrong if members cant make it on the designated days when we plan due to work and other priorities becasue aisha from her side will always try to keep this acitivity alive.

i have to say this to aisha, that i feel, aisha being such a young person to be involved in such activites, well she is truly a beautiful person. i am happy to have met you and speaking to you everyday, my dear, insha'allah lets keep this freindship going. you have motivated me to do things i wouldnt do otherwise.subha'allah.

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It's like a holiday nowadays sooo they'll be only ten children. Not more.

THAT"S GOOOOD because we can now concentrate more on the quality of the toys ;-)

Oh of course its unfair, you are most welcome to come along, brother! We need Arabs to do translation for non Arab members :-) ..If you don't mind :-) I just didn't expect men to be interested.. that's all :-)

han19 and charmed, tonight I'll meet the lady and I'll ask her about han19's baby and the exact direction ( I just know that it's in Hilal in front of AlArabi sports club)

It's open for allllllll members!

it is not fair ladies u took the most precious events :-(

it wil be lovely to meet you charmed, i think you are like your nick name :-)

i am in, and apple you are a sweetheart to babysit my baby, be ready to run behind her:-)

aisha you sure i can get her, since she is just one year old?just confirm with them, if its really cool with them becauwe i dont want to impose on theri rules.

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im up for it! I finish work at six - can you give directions as to where it is so i know what time i can make it for! Will go and get some toys this weekend! cant wait

i volunteer to babysit hanan...

Once you're sure of it we'll post a new thread for more volunteers to join in.

Soooooo let's see who's in!

1-Gypsy Gal

2-han19

3-Charmed

4-Apple

5-Aisha

6-Dentist's wife.

7-..?

Sorry Apple, what about 6 PM?

I think it's better to buy them new toys soooo :-)

About the time... Is Monday ok? the 12th of Feb. AFTER 6 PM.. Let's see what you think of that. Please say it's fine with you!

The ages of the children: between 3 and 15 .

For more info: Qatar Institute For Speech and Hearing

Tel 4660466

Please clarrify...

i am always in.

thursday would be better for me, spec evening.finalise it by tomorrow. how to go about the toy thing?

how many toys?

aisha, let me know, we can go to a toy shop and pick up stuff sometime in the evening.call me.

proper location, n time.

can i get my daughter along too? she is one year old.

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Charmed, your questions will be answered by tonight :-)

for sure - i think xena will be too i will check with her!! i finish work at six - will that be too late? Either day is good for me! I cant wait to go it sounds amazing!! What ages are the children do i know what toys to bring, i can ask around some people i know and ask them to donate toys to the children and if they want to come too! if we could get a bit more info about the centre i will send an email out to people and try and get them to help out! Thanks aisha for doing this and gypsy too!

Ladies, It seems that it'll be next week inshaAllah.. I talked with Mona Almulla about it. They kind of anticipate our visit next week.

It'll be nice if we bought toys for the kids :-D Let's do this! ( Let’s talk about it..what do you have in mind? I’m thinking cars, bears and dolls..)

BTW, beside the volunteers, they NEED donors, I mean DONORS! Soooo we'll publish a report about this visit calling donors to donate to support the project because they'll turn the place to a school for these children. If we could give them a hand in this then: WOW! The report will be both a publicity for the place and a message for the potential donors.

We'll get a real reporter maybe..But we have to be many. Soooo ladies tell me what time do you prefer so we get to post a new post here to get more people to come along ( we'll ask Qatari to put the new post for us in the front page of the site )

I think this visit is better for ladies only. Girls are better with children. What do you think? I guess it’ll turn to be a majority-females gathering. Anyway, it’s ok either ways.

Aisha is arranging a visit to Qatar Center for speech and hearing. We are planning to visit them this Wednesday 6/2/07 or Thursday, 7/2/07 evening. Those who are interested please let us know. Right now it’s only me and Aisha.

han19 will you be able to make it? Charmed If you are interested you can also join us. Date and time can change according to everyone’s convenience.

Aisha will post more details.

Ok girls, I'll talk to the lady in charge and tell you.. (Miss Mona AlMulla, a friend :-) ) amazing lady you have to meet her.

I'm thinking after two weeks ( coz I can't make it before).

Right gypsy gal.. I can do the translation no problem.. Or you can use body language lol

Let me know the details and location.As long as you are with us, language is not a prooblem..lol

well up for that, i love the idea i use to do nursing years ago before i changed my career and i loved it and miss the people interaction! if a group of us could go that would be great!

Hi there!

I just heard about a wonderful private place called Qatar Center for speech and hearing. In Hilal area. Will check it out and tell you more about it.

It’s for children with disabilities (not necessarily in speech or hearing, could be in muscles or mental) sooo what they do is just playing with the kids and spending good time with them… plus some sort of a rehabilitation in basics like how to use a bathroom ..etc.

So it’s like an kindergarten but with special concerns and wise vision.

It’s coooooooool isn’t it! Especially for those who love the company of children..

I guess you have to speak Arabic, I’ll ask if there is a chance for you guys there.. I’m definitely in :-D inshaAllah.

So nice of you Aisha, I want to do exactly what your friend is doing. But I know language would be a problem. But I guess there will be few people who can understand English. will you ask your friend how to start this? I am more than happy to come with you during February, but as I am working full time so I cannot make it during week days.

han19, I understand your concern, but I am not doing it as I want to pass my free time. I am working full time. 6.30 am to 2.30 pm and I do have a lot of family commitments during weekends as well. Still I want to spare sometime for these people who need someone to talk to during their boring stay in the hospitals. I was involved in such activities back home. The feeling which we get out of it is something which is beyond words.

hey i agree about the old people liking visitors.

they need company, and they look forward to a short moment of happiness.

where in rumailah hospital is this, they have a geriatric ward, but where.the biggest problem is language.

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A friend of mine goes to Al Rumailah hospital (the long term stay patients) every Friday just to visit them!. They LOVE her. They chat and laugh.. They expect her “short” visit every Friday.

Anyone of us can do the same thing.

Especially the very old patients, they like having visitors.. they like to talk about themselves.. :-D I like listening :-)

It’s really nice.

I'd go and ask the hospital itself.

IF I stayed in Qatar during the month of February I'll perhaps volunteer in a similar place.

I was thinking of Alrumailah hospital.. I’ve been there for a couple of times.. its great to be there.. I’m good at it and you seem so too :-)

If you are interested we can go to the same place in Feb or in the summer holiday :-)

Contact me if you're interested. I'll call you.

If you needed an Arab translator (when calling the places) You've got me :-D

Good luck!

places where you want to work with children, you may get some resistance becasue they are looking at the kids needs. they dont want the kids to make attachments with people who cant live upto the expectations unlike organisation who work on a schedule with them and for them. get my drift?

so if you can make a committment to this volunteer service then go for it, dont do it, because you are free, and you want to fill up your time by doing something thats good for your morale and looked upon nicely by everyone. pls dont take this wrong as criticism, i appreciate your gesture if you sincerely wish to do social work.

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Thanks han19, I will check with the hospital. I tried to contact Qatar Red Crescent society I didn't a positive reply from them. Maybe they did not understand what exactly I am looking for.

i knew a person who used to do volunteer work in her free time.

you could appraoch the hospital itself and see how they respond because a few years back they were not that keen on such service. it may have changed now. meet the head nurse to get information first, she may direct you to the right person who can help. you could start with the 2nd floor of hamad hospital which is mainly for children and see what they say. they have 3 unit and the centre unit is for day admission only, you could check with the nurses there.

amal hospital is the cancer treatment hospital, so try meeting up with their warden or whatever else they are called and see how they respond to it.they may already have an organisation who do such service.

check red cross too.

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I would like more info on this as well.