Cedrick
(Mutitjulu)
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Cedrick from Mutitjulu experiences problems around asthma and abdominal pain. He doesn’t need any support from his family and copes well on his own.
Transcript
TAMMY: So you wanna tell us what your disability is, Cedrick?
CEDRICK: Inaudible
WANATJURA: Stomach somewhere?
CEDRICK: Nah inaudible
WANATJURA: Inaudible
CEDRICK: Something blocking my lungs
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
WANATJURA: Asthma?
TAMMY: Or heart?
CEDRICK: Yeah asthma mmhm
TAMMY: You got some asthma?
CEDRICK: Yeah inaudible
TAMMY: Anything up here?
CEDRICK: No
TAMMY: Where you talk to mental health or anyone?
CEDRICK: I don’t think, I’m thinking asthma
TAMMY: Oh okay. What kinds of things do you think you need support with in your life? What do you need help with?
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
CEDRICK: Asthma’s too hard, making me weak
WANATJURA: Making you weak, huh?
CEDRICK: Yeah yeah
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
TAMMY: You go doctor’s all the time?
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
WANATJURA: Yeah he wanted to go to the clinic there
TAMMY: Mmm
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
WANATJURA: So he was waiting for- He was gonna go to the clinic now, today
TAMMY: Ah yeah. But he goes there all the time?
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
WANATJURA: Yeah he’s got tablet and stuff
TAMMY: Yep. What kind of things do you like to do in life that you can’t, you know, that sickness stops you?
CEDRICK: My asthma making me weak
TAMMY: Yeah and you can’t do nothing aye?
CEDRICK: Yeah, blocking my heart
TAMMY: Do you like to do things like go bush and places like that there? And you find it hard?
CEDRICK: Nah inaudible
Wanatjura speaking language
WANATJURA: Ever had like a job or something you know? Speaking language
CEDRICK: Inaudible
WANATJURA: Family?
CEDRICK: Yeah Inaudible
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
TAMMY: You happy just sitting down on community aye?
Wanatjura translates
CEDRICK: Yeah
WANATJURA: Yeah
TAMMY: You right to shopping and cleaning and all of that?
CEDRICK: Yeah, my asthma
TAMMY: Yeah and family help you?
CEDRICK: Inaudible
Wanatjura and Cedrick speaking language
WANATJURA: He does shopping and looks after himself, does all that