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(PAVILON M)
by
Andrea and Vclav Hankovi
Director:
Radim Nejedl
Producer / Dramaturgy:
Lenka Svobodova
Sound:
Michal Zelinka
Length:
First broadcast:
Translation:
Halka Varhankov
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SYNOPSIS
The longitudinal, acoustically dense personal documentary describes the difficult period of
recovery after a serious brain injury. There are two narrators: ten-year-old Vclav, whom we
hear before and after the injury, when he slowly, with difficulty, but with invincible optimism
describes his injury as well as his life in the sanatorium. His mother Andrea, who
accompanied him through the difficult times and during short interludes in the difficult
recovery period recorded coverage from the childrens pavilion as well as interviews with
parents of other ill children. The documentary records the unique environment of the Hamza
Specialist Sanatorium in Lue, which has a unique history and a remarkable founder from the
start of the 20th century Dr. Frantiek Hamza. Andreas diary entries are addressed to him
and she turns to him as to a spiritual guide during the difficult period of her sons treatment.
With curiosity she also takes out her microphone in various moments of curative therapies,
she captures leisure time of wheelchair-bound children and she tries to meditate on what
strange life situation destiny has set out for her and Vclav. Dont give up, really dont!
says fourteen-year-old Tereza with a lifelong handicap of cerebral palsy at the end and this
exclamation is also the strongest message of the documentary.
THE EXCERPT
The excerpt includes the majority of the programme from the start to the 25th minute. The
final part includes information about the results of Vclavs long-term rehabilitation and the
stories of child patients the listener became acquainted with during listening to the
programme.
The sequence has been selected to represent all elements present in the programme and to
make sense when put together (the accompanying text of Vclav + Andrea, Andreas diary
entries, reportage sequences, music score, interviews with therapists, patients
observations. The documentary consists of two larger stories the 14-year-old Tereza with a
life-long palsy and the six-year-old Arab kid Faris, who is on treatment in the Czech Republic
accompanied by his father. He naturally represents the fact that Arabs hold the Czech
rehabilitation school in high esteem and come to be treated here with full respect to the
rules of the Czech Republic. So the current topic of cooperation with Arab countries comes
up unexpectedly in the documentary through the fact that if a child is ill, the parent is always
in a difficult position and will do anything to save him or her, whether they are a Czech, Arab
or Syrian child.
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Andrea has been working freelance for Czech Radio since 1992. She makes documentaries
on the topic of handicapped people, she also works with issues related to education and
child development. She teaches radio and theatre theory at the Palack University in
Olomouc where she also supervises the UP AIR student radio station. She is an editor of the
RadioDock webpage on Czech radio events. Together with her son Vclav she is currently
preparing a school theatre performance Plauta and another radio documentary entitled Fast
and Slow. Together with her husband and three children she keeps bees.
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TERAPEUTKA
Tak te nm pivezli dt, kter le, nekomunikuje. Nejdv ho musme nauit jst, to je
zklad. Te si mus umt ct na zchod. Pak se mus nauit sedt a to vechno je velmi
dlouh terapie, nkdy to jde rychleji, nkdy pomalu a nkdy to bohuel kon v njak
vvojov fzi, kde to dl nejde. Ale pokud to jde, tak slva, postavme dt na nohy, aby
nsledky razu byly co nejmen a aby tam byla co nejmen asymetrie.
REPO
Andrea: Kam jdete? Tatnek vozke: Jdeme tady kousek po okol Andrea: Jdete na
prochzku, dokud nen pln vedro Tatnek vozkae: Pesn tak.
ANDREA
Rozhlm se a dchm. asn lesopark s irokmi cestami a prostornmi loukami,
prvorepublikov pavilony, mozaika se slunenmi hodinami, vysok borovice, lpy, bzy.
Obrovsk okna propoutj spoustu svtla. Kter prvodce ti pomohl z temnoty na svtlo,
Vaku? Kdo t vyvedl zptky do ivota, kdy to bylo jen o fous? I j potebuji njakou dui
doprovodnou
HAMZA Frantiek (quotation from his book, 1901)
Le, pravdo vrn irm svtem a zvstuj zdrav duch: dejte, dejte chorm dtem potravu
vhodnou, slunce, vzduch!
REPO mechanick chodnk
Matka: Raz, dva, raz, dva, noky apej, raz, dva, raz, dva (zpv dtskou psniku o vojcch
Tlue bubenek, tlue na buben)
Terapeutka: Zvedej noiky, jedna std druhou koukej na mamku, jako p, zvedej ty
kolnka nahoru lapej a pokrauj pod
ANDREA
Kdy doktor Frantiek Hamza lebnu v Lui zakldal, vdl, e k lb je teba pedevm
kze, pesn reim, laskavost a dslednost. Takhle se tady lila na zatku 20. stolet
dtsk tuberkulza a stejn se tady l i dnes.
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THERAPIST
Theyve just brought us a child who is supine, doesnt communicate. We first need to teach
him to eat, thats the start. He needs to learn to ask to go to the toilet. Then he needs to
learn to sit and all that is a very long therapy. Sometimes its faster, sometimes slower and
sometimes unfortunately it ends in some development phase without any further progress.
But if there is progress then great, we can put the child on its feet so that the consequences
of the injury are as few as possible and that there is as little asymmetry as possible.
REPO
Andrea: Where are you going? Father of a boy on wheelchair: Were going to walk around
here... Andrea: Youre going for a walk before it gets too hot... Father of a boy on
wheelchair: Exactly.
ANDREA
I look around and breathe in. A wonderful forest park with wide paths and large meadows,
pavilions built at the start of the 20th century, a mosaic with a sundial, tall pines, lime and
birch trees. Huge windows let in lots of light. Who guided you from the darkness to light,
Vclav? Who has led you back to life when it was such a close escape? I, too, need a soul to
accompany me
HAMZA Frantiek (quotation from his book, 1901)
Fly, faithful truth, through the wide world and herald a healthy spirit: Oh, give, give ailing
children suitable nourishment, sunshine and air!
REPO mechanical pavement
Mother: One, two, one, two, walk, one, two, one, two... (she sings a nursery rhyme about
little soldiers Tlue bubenek, tlue na buben)
Therapist: Lift your feet, one after the other... look at your mum, like a crane, lift your knees
up... keep walking on and continue
ANDREA
When doctor Frantiek Hamza founded the sanatorium in Lue he knew that curing requires
discipline, punctual regime, kindness and consistency. Thats how children with tuberculosis
were treated here at the turn of the 20th century and how it is treated here today.
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VCLAV
Dti se tu hodn stdaj. Vdycky se dvm, jestli pijede njak kamard, se kterm bych
mohl hrt hry. Vtinou hrajeme nco na rovni prtec (pozn. prtn prsty do vrk od
pet-lahv).
REPO hra s kostkami a prtec
TEREZA
Na pavilonu M jsou dti s rodiema. Ale na pavilonu E bych byla sama, co by byl pro m
velk pokrok.
ZDENA, jej matka
Jmenuji se Zdeka Chvojkov, jezdme sem u 14 let a pamatuji se, e kdy jsem tady byla
poprv, tak v pzem visely nstnky a na nich obrzky dtsk mozkov obrny. A j jsem si
kala: Vdy my sem vlastn vbec nepatme! Protoe j jsem ani v jejch 15 mscch
netuila, e ta nae ccora tu obrnu m.
TEREZA
J jsem dneska moc astn, protoe se mi podailo sednout si na paty, co je pro m velmi
tk, protoe jsem to mnoho let nedokzala. Andrea: Tak to ti, Terezo, moc blahopeju!
Terka: A mli jste slyet maminku, kdy jsem j to telefonovala, j jsem myslela, e skoro
bre!
ZDENA, jej matka
Ta diagnza nen jednoduch, ale d se s tm pracovat. Nebudu dlat hrdinu cel prvn rok
jsem nad n breela, protoe jsme cviili od estho dne od narozen. Byla nedonoen. Kdy
jsem cviila rok a rok to dt estkrt denn breelo, tak jsem breela i j a kala si, jestli to
m vbec smysl, kdy nevidm dn pokrok. Pak jsme pijely sem a najednou zaaly
pokroky!
TEREZA
J jsem sice vyrstala s normlnma dtma ve kole, ale vm, e vechny dti jsou j, i kdy
maj obrnu, nebo epilepsii. Kadej jsme njakej. A jak by to bylo, kdybychom byli vichni
stejn? Kdybychom nemli handicapy? To je vc ivota, vc okamiku. Nkdo se s tm narod,
nkomu se to stane. Moje babika vdycky k, e je vdn za kadej den, kterej proije. I
kdy pr.
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VCLAV
There are always new children. I always watch whether a new friend is arriving whom I could
play games with. We usually play something at the level of prtec (note: flicking water
bottle lids).
REPO playing with dice and playing prtec
TEREZA
Children in the M pavilion stay here with their parents. But Id be alone in the E Pavilion
which would be a great progress for me.
ZDENA, her mother
My name is Zdeka Chvojkov, I am Terezas mother. Weve been coming here for 14 years
and I remember when I came here the first time there were notice boards downstairs with
pictures of children with cerebral palsy. And I thought: We dont belong here at all! Because
still in her 15 months I didnt realise that the little girl of ours had palsy.
TEREZA
Im really happy today because Ive managed to sit on my heels which is really difficult for
me, because I couldnt do it for many years. Andrea: Congratulations, Tereza! Tereza: And
you should have heard mum when I told her on the phone, I thought she might cry!
ZDENA, her mother
The diagnosis is not easy, but you can work with it. I wont pretend to be a hero I cried and
cried over her the first year, because we exercised from her sixth day. She was prematurely
born, and when we did the exercises for a year and my child cried six times a day at home, I
cried over her too and asked myself if its worth it, when I cant see any progress. Only when
we came here did the progress start to show!
TEREZA
I dont think about it all that much. I was brought up with normal kids at school, but I know
that all children are like me. They may have palsy or epilepsy. Everyone has something. And
what would it be like if we were all the same? If we didnt have handicaps? Its a question of
life, of a moment. Someone is born with it, to someone it happens. My granny always says
that shes grateful for every day she can have. Even when it rains.
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FYZIOTERAPEUTKA RADKA
J si myslm, e je to dky tomu, e tady ta rehabilitace je skuten velice nron, hlavn na
to dt. V jinch sttech nejsou takov nroky a rehabilitace je tam velmi benevolentn.
Draz je kladen na to, aby si klient vybral, co chce dlat. Ne to, co by ml dlat, aby se ten
jeho stav zlepil.
REPO z rehabilitace
FYZIOTERAPEUTKA RADKA
Kdyby terapeut nebyl dslednej, ekne: No, tak ty, chlapeku, ple, tak u toho nechme
ale to se nikam nedostanete! Pokud jsou dobr vsledky, tak jsou za cenu a takovho
drilu. Bt laskav, ale neslevit.
REPO mechanoterapie
ANDREA
11. rehabilitan tden: Cvien hypertronick trapz, balann stoj, penen vhy,
posilovn pnevnho dna. Hipoterapie Vak zved ruce, zda rovn, zadek pln sed.
Mechanoterapie nohy, zt 3, prce lev nohy 41 procent, prav 59 procent.
VCLAV
Dneska jsem jel 15 minut, ujel jsem 4,4 kilometr, kee nula, 3, 0 kcal Andrea: A bol t
nohy? Vclav: Nebol.
REPO vozki na prochzce
TEREZA
Pavilon M by byl sm o sob pln energie, protoe dti jsou pln energie. Atmosfra je tu jak
kdy, kdy m nkdo patn den, tak je tu atmosfra na nic a kdy tady svt slunko, tak je to
tady asn.
REPO DTI PED ZVODEM
Tys dostal i takovou cedulku na vozk? Symbolick bh lebnou .. Vy jste pihlen na
bh?
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PHYSIOTHERAPIST RADKA
I think its because the rehabilitation here is very demanding, especially on the child. In other
countries they dont have such high demands and rehabilitation is very benevolent. It is
stressed that the patient can choose what they want to do. Not what they should do to
make their situation better.
REPO from rehabilitation
PHYSIOTHERAPIST RADKA
If the therapist is not consistent and says: Well, boy, youre crying, so lets stop... That way
you never get anywhere. If the results are good, its at the cost of tough training. You need
to be kind, but you mustnt make concessions.
REPO mechanotherapy
ANDREA
Eleventh week of rehabilitation: Exercising hypertonic trapezius, balancing stand, shifting
body weight, strengthening pelvic muscles. Hippotherapy Vclav raises his arms, his back
straight, his bottom fully sits. Leg mechanotherapy, load 3, left leg working at 41 per cent,
right at 59 per cent.
VCLAV
I cycled for 15 minutes, managed 4.4 kilometres, zero cramps, 3.0 kilocalories... Andrea:
Do your legs hurt? Vclav: They dont.
REPO children on wheelchairs on a walk
TEREZA
The M Pavilion would be full of energy, because children are full of energy. The atmosphere
here changes. If someone has a bad day, the atmosphere is not very good, and when the sun
shines, its wonderful here.
REPO kids on wheelchairs with parents before the race
You got a plate for your wheelchair? The symbolic race through the sanatorium grounds...
Are you enlisted for the race?
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VCLAV
Rzn sportovci si vdycky vezmou mezi sebe jednoho sportovce s handicapem a jedou na
kolech pes celou republiku. A zrovna probhaj Hamzovou odbornou lebnou.
REPO ped zvodem
Na start!
VCLAV
Pi t pleitosti je bh lebnou pro vechny a j jsem ho chtl taky bet.
REPO ZVOD
Na start! Pojte za mnou, u to konen odplmeLuki, prosm t. Startovn ra,
pipravte se .. m to dv kola, dohromady asi pl kilometrujsme vichni na startu? Vai,
podvej, kolik lid pob, nemou bt vichni vepedu. Ti, dva, jedna, start! Rozbh (do
toho mluvm, slyme zvuky bhu)
ANDREA
B, jede, popojd a svit si to kolem ns dti na vozku, dti na trojkolkch, kolobkch,
mrata na odredlech, maminky s korky. Drm se s Vakem za ruku a pomaliku bme
po okraji silnice. Netrv dlouho a pln vichni ns pedbhnou. Jsme posledn. To Vclav
jet nikdy nezail. Ot se, beze slova odchz, miz pry.
REPO
Vaku! Co je? Kam jde? Vaku!
VCLAV
Pi tom bhu se stalo, e j jsem chtl bet na pln votky, jenome moje kolegyn
mamka, m pobzela k vytrvalmu bhu, abysem tam vydrel bet. Co m natvalo, take
jsem nakonec nebel vbec. Us mi to odpustil? Upmn? Ne.
ANDREA
S tmhle teda nevm, Frantiku jak mluvit s desetiletm klukem, kterho pedbhli pln
vichni?
Hudba
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VCLAV
Various sportsmen always take one sportsman with a handicap and they ride bikes across
the whole country. Now they are running through the Hamza Sanatorium.
REPO before the race
To the start!
VCLAV
For this occasion there is also a run across the sanatorium grounds for everyone and I
wanted to run too.
REPO race
Three, two, one, start! Hurry up! Be careful, children!
ANDREA
Children on wheelchairs, children on tricycles, scooters, babies on push-bikes, mums with
pushchairs are running, riding, whizzing past us. Im holding Vclavs hand and we slowly run
along the edge of the road. It doesnt take long and everyone overtakes us. We are last.
Andrea in REPO - Vclav, whats wrong? What happened?
Vclav has never experienced this. He turns round and leaves without a word, disappears.
REPO
Vclav, whats up? Tell me what happened. The track is the other way. Are you tired?
VCLAV
During the race I wanted to run to the full, but my running partner, my colleague - my
mum, made me run endurance style, so that I could run to the end. Which made me angry,
so in the end I ended up not running at all. Have you forgiven me? - Frankly? Yes. No.
ANDREA
This is something I cannot figure out, Frantiek... How do I talk to a ten-year-old who was
overtaken by everyone?
Music
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