At the request of another organization, we accompanied a patient home in one of the districts. The elderly parents were having difficulty evacuating because their daughter, who suffers from schizophrenia, was unable to leave her cat. We went to the home, which was severely damaged. The road was collapsed and impassable, so we had to walk.
Upon arrival at the residence, the daughter was confined to her room. The compassionate physician from the Disaster Psychiatric Assistance Team (DPAT) established communication through the door. As a result, the daughter agreed to evacuate with her parents.
We coordinated primary shelters for her cat and liaised with various parties to facilitate the evacuation of elderly parents.
We do our best under limited circumstances and work together to solve problems.
