Dublaise

Dublaise, an 8 year old boy, has been coming to the hospital frequently since our arrival. His mother is also HIV positive and his father has died.

He is on ARV’s but almost every month he comes in with worsening whole body swelling, fluid in his abdomen, and difficulty breathing.

The amount of suffering that the child and mother experience is almost unbearable to watch.

However, with medication and prayers, he improves and goes back home… a small miracle in spite of tremendous suffering.

We always know he is better when his insatiable appetite returns

First Few Weeks

We have been spending the first few weeks shadowing the doctors at St. Martin De Porres.

Dr. Tim and wife Sheila have been helping us to settle in and we have really enjoyed their camaraderie and wisdom from their years of mission work. 

We are seeing many of the common illnesses we saw in Ghana.
AIDS, Malaria, Typhoid, Meningitis and the various obstetrical complications.

One of the big differences is that the people with HIV are now being treated with medications.  This was not the case in 1990s. Now there is hope and acceptance (or at least more so than we experienced before)

Dr Tim and Sheila leave this week and the Obstetrician leaves for vacation (gone for a month)  in September.  The kids will begin school September 2nd so we are gearing up for a busy September!