The disabled in Georgia, due to the utter poverty that reigns in most families, have to cope with their physical and psychological infirmities in a climate of total abandonment and are generally considered a burden for the family. To help alleviate the suffering of these people, the hospital order of St. Camillo de Lellis has realized a Centre for psychotherapeutic rehabilitation to treat up to 50 disabled people in a day hospital and 18 in a residential unit. News of the venture is given by the international FIDES press agency Fides. The system works like this: in the morning some volunteers go to fetch the disabled from their homes, either on foot or, if they live further away, with a minibus equipped for the purpose, and accompany them to the Centre where they begin their meetings with the psychotherapist and psychologist. This is followed by computer lessons, various therapies, and small manual tasks. The Centre’s premises are still provisional, and can only accommodate for the time being a maximum of 30 patients per day. Demand for therapy is very high. The future rehabilitation Centre will comprise 4 rooms for rehab activities, a chapel, canteen, kitchen, dispensary, office, hygienic services, and 9 twin-bedded rooms.
