Dale Aitken

Bedridden

We visited a 49 years old male client at Mthimba who is HIV and TB positive. He was bedridden, not drinking his treatment because he was using traditional herbs and he was not recovering. We called an ambulance because he was weak at the time we arrived, and he went to the hospital. They tookContinue reading “Bedridden”

Medication, medication, medication!

We visited a 35 years old female at Mthimba area; she is HIV positive and she was not drinking her treatment well. She went to the clinic, do HIV testing, and they didn’t counsel her. They just gave her HIV medication, and she was drinking it any time of the day. We have now counselledContinue reading “Medication, medication, medication!”

December Prayer Bulletin

Click here.

A Happy Meeting

Lorencia, one of the Patient Care team members, happened to see Q. emerging from a pile of corrigated iron after visiting a patient at Jerusalem. She asked the driver to stop so that they could inquire more about the lady. They found out that Q. seemed to suffering from depression, because of the things sheContinue reading “A Happy Meeting”

Rain is good – leaking house is bad!

We have been providing food parcels to the M. family for a while now: P., 19, and her baby, C.; S., 10; and P., 9 – all girls. Sellinah, their care worker writes: “Upon the food delivery, I found P. at the house. S. and P. were still at school. I found that the waterContinue reading “Rain is good – leaking house is bad!”

Let’s make music!

You may remember that last year a local music charity supplied the Youth Skills Centre, K3, with instruments and a teacher. They supplied another centre in Hazyview, north of Masoyi, in a similar way but it was not successful; so they have now re-located to K2, the Project’s main base. Here, literally hundreds of childrenContinue reading “Let’s make music!”

How do you take this medicine?

We visited a male patient aged 45, taking ARV and TB treatment but not recovering. We thought that he is mixing tradition treatment with ARV’s; he was living in a dirty environment. He also told us that he was not drinking other tablets cause the nurses from the clinic never taught him how to. WeContinue reading “How do you take this medicine?”

An Act of Kindness

Constance is a house-building assistant at the Project. She herself had been a destitute child who had been rescued by the Project. S. and her children were waiting for a new house to be built for them, when her youngest son had pneumonia and died after a short illness. “S. is currently safe and sheContinue reading “An Act of Kindness”

Defaulted on treatment

We visited a male patient aged 42. He was on ARV treatment for ten years, and then he defaulted and he became sick and weak. On arrival, he was mentally disturbed, and his brother was helping him. His feet were swollen and painful, and he was using chair to mobilize.

Painful joins and swelling feet

We visited a female patient aged 59, and taking ARVs treatment. We asked her for how long was she taking treatment and told us that it is 4 years. She complained of painful joins and swelling feet and told us that she is not working and depending on neighbours. We advised her to elevate herContinue reading “Painful joins and swelling feet”