Visits to the Maria Bildhausen facility are currently only permitted to a limited extent. The Bader couple from Würzburg can now see their son anyway. How it works?
Photo: Jürgen Bader
The Maria Bildhausen Monastery in Münnerstadt has been hosting people with disabilities since 1929. In 1983, the housing offer was supplemented by a recognized workshop for disabled people with a variety of work opportunities. The couple Jürgen and Christine Bader from Würzburg also know that “after years of home care, their son Jörg is in good hands there”.
Your son has been physically and mentally handicapped since birth. Until he was 38, he lived with his parents. When they retired they gave it into the trained hands of the nursing staff.
The corona pandemic was a major challenge for disabled residents and their families. They were not allowed to see each other for about eight weeks, and visits are now only permitted with restrictions. The management of the facility has therefore organized video conferences between the family members, giving them the opportunity to at least exchange ideas virtually.
There is singing and harmonica playing
Christine and Jürgen Bader normally visit their 48-year-old son Jörg for several hours every Sunday. “Visits were always a matter of course for us, but in the current situation we also understand that they pose a risk,” says Christine Bader. In the meantime, they may come to visit again, but of course only under special protective measures. “It would then be difficult for Jörg to understand why we shouldn’t get closer,” she notes.
“Visits were always a matter of course for us, but in the current situation we also understand that visits pose a risk.”
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Nevertheless, they are caring parents and want to see their son. “That is why we are very grateful that there has been an opportunity to skype with him since Easter,” both are pleased. The video calls allow her to see her son twice a week. There is always a nurse with you. Jürgen often plays the harmonica and they would sing together, the parents tell. “But we also have a wide variety of conversations – as far as Jörg understands, he is very limited both physically and mentally. But he also learned a lot in the facilities and so we create really nice communication.”
Your son would get along well with the video calls and would always look happy. “For Jörg, the Skype calls are great. He feels important and thinks he’s been on TV now, his mother tells. And if her son isn’t in a good mood, people don’t make calls.
Photo: Jürgen Bader
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Appreciation for the caring staff
The supervisors are also trying very hard to bridge the situation. They deserve recognition for their constant attention, even during quarantine, says Jürgen Bader. “It is a blessing for us and we are completely behind the measures. Of course we do not want our child to be endangered.”
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