By Fareeza HaniffWhile many of us woke up this morning surrounded by our loved ones and many gifts, some of the physically challenged children at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Center are spending their Christmas at the facility, and if lucky, their relatives would visit them today, but according to Nurse Keith Pellew, this is highly unlikely.However, recognizing that today is a very important day being celebrated around the world, the rehab centre goes the extra mile to make it as special as possible for the children.Approximately eight children stay in at the centre and almost all of them said that they rather spend the day at the facility as opposed to elsewhere.Toda,NBA Jerseys From China, members of the Lions Club of Guyana will make their usual visit to the centre with Santa Claus and will present a number of gifts to the children.This is something Nurse Pellew said that the children look forward to every year, as the club members engage the kids in carol singing, and extend affection.On this special day, the physically disabled kids are treated with pepper pot as is customary in most homes on Christmas morning, after which they open their gifts and have a ‘jolly time’ amongst themselves in their own unique way.Most of the children have been living at the centre for almost their entire life, and according to Pellew, they share an exclusive bond which only they can understand in their own special way.Their ages range from 16 years to 30, but it was explained that they have the mentality of much smaller children as their growth and development have been stymied.Notwithstanding this, Santa Claus also makes his visit to the children, where a number of gifts are presented, and surprisingly Santa is not treated with his usual ‘cookies and milk’, but he also joins in with the annual Christmas lunch with the kids.According to Nurse Pellew, this is mostly what the children look forward to every single year, as this is a special time for them.The parents of most of these children do not live in Georgetown; some are in Port Mourant, Berbice and Essequibo, while the rehab centre cannot locate the others.Take the case of 16-year-old Anil Pertab, who has been undergoing rehabilitation ever since he was a baby.Nurse Pellew noted that his parents dropped him off at the centre when he was a few months old and would visit him from time to time.When this newspaper visited Anil recently, he was in high spirits as his eyes were glued to the television set, with what seemed to be a thrilling cartoon.He kept smiling most of the time, and did not hesitate to speak to the reporter, but was somewhat shy, as it was a strange visit for him.Anil is being treated for paralysis on his right side, for which his brain is somewhat affected. Due to this he does not hear as he should,China Jerseys Cheap, which results in delay in his actual development as a human being.According to Nurse Pellew, Anil was born with the disability and is currently walking with a slant, with less activity on his right side.The aim of the rehab centre is to keep Anil out of a wheelchair, as according to Nurse Pellew, if it wasn’t for the rehabilitation process, the young man would not have been able to walk.Nurse Pellew said that the institution took Anil home for two weeks during the August holidays, but his parents returned him to the centre.When Kaieteur News spoke with the young man, he said that he likes to be at home, but he enjoys being at the centre more, as he is surrounded by people that he knows and understands.Most of all, he said that he likes the centre because of Nurse Pellew, whom he noted takes good care of him and because he gets to collect lots of gifts.Meanwhile, also spending Christmas at the rehab center will be 17-year-old Roderick Griffith, who is being treated for ‘Down’s Syndrome’ and according to Nurse Pellew, Roderick can only make sense of what he sees on a daily basis, as his level of intelligence is that of a 4-year-old.The children at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre. From left are Anil,Authentic Jerseys Wholesale, Roderick, Sherry, Frank and Randolph. At centre is Nurse Pellew. Like Anil,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Roderick has been at the centre ever since he was a baby, and as it relates to his parents, all the centre has knowledge of is that his mother is deceased and his father cannot be located.The nurse explained that unlike his other friends, Roderick is very active and is ‘big built’ as he eats as per normal.Also at the center is Sherry,Nike NFL Jerseys China, who cannot speak, but was aware that her photograph was being taken, and was quite excited about it. She is in a wheelchair and the rehab centre is unable to determine her exact age, but knows that she ha