Story of happiness

Hello.. hi.. how are you? Are you happy now? Yes! Happiness is my story topic that I will share to all of you friends.

My name is Rimayani and my friends usually call me Rima. I live in the outskirs of Jakarta city. I was born from a very simple family but we love each other and it makes us happy. I started joining in with Wahana Visi Indonesia's activities when I was very young but I have just joined children forum when I was 14. There were a lot of trainings on public speaking, organizing, leadership, and peer education.

Then I suffered a near-fatal accident.

On 27 May 2011, I received a serious injury from a high voltage electric shock when I was in my relative's house in Bandung, West Java.

A doctor said that my right hand had to be amputated, but my parents found another doctor who could save my right hand although I had to undergo five surgeries.

It was painful. I felt that I was so weak. I was so frustrated to see my colleagues registered to senior high school. I was so sad to see people walking while I could only lie down on a hospital's bed. I was treated in hospital for three months, before I became an outpatient.

Wahana Visi facilitated us with the transportation to the hospital. Twice a week I have my visits to the hospital. For eight months I did physical therapy. Thank God that I could walk and move my hand. My weight has returned to the normal. 

A year after the "disaster" I have been able to study at SMA Negeri 9 Senior High School and returnes to join children forum activities. I am not ashamed, although my right hand is not perfect. Otherwise, this condition motivates me to make my parents happy and to create a better future. Three years have passed and I have been so active in child forum, peer educator, and preparing a modul activities.

In preparing the modul, I learned a lot of things like drama, public speaking, and others. I have experienced a lot of changes.

*Written by Rimayani, Member of Cilincing Children Forum