Hello
how is everyone?
Today has been really interesting, i have been working on a project called Home based care, this is where a volunteer goes with local volunteers into the villages to see sick people and give them advice or recommend measures to improve their symptoms. Its fascinating all these little communities which are hidden, it takes a while to reach them and the walk in the heat is quite hard work but its worth it, although some of the alleyways smell of human waste (strong stomach needed). I saw a lady with HIV but here it is called chronically ill as it is extremely taboo and do not like it mentioned, she had malaria but also had TB, but had lapsed with her medication on numerous times, so it was just advising her that once she had finished her tablets for malaria to go back to the clinic for her TB drugs. Then we saw a few more people but i won't go through each one but dealth with various inquiries such as TB related, one man had a stroke. There was also one man who really needed to go to hospital and we were going to take him in a taxi, but when i assessed him he could not walk, bend and was in a lot of pain. So we decided to go back to the clinic to get the stretcher and an ambulance. As there is only one ambulance in Livingstone we were not allowed to use it so i asked one of the local volunteers if we could get a van- you know what he said- " how much are you willing to pay?" Honestly, here there is no such thing as charity, everyone is out to make money. Its so unfair on these people.
In the afternoon, i went to work down on the farm it was so hot, hard work but satisfying, i wouldn't mind being a farmer.
Speak to you all soon
Andreaxxxx
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This whole part of your trip sounds very eye-opening!! As for being a farmer- I could see you doing that although probably not much call for it in Moston! But ya never know! How did you get the poor weak man to the hospital in the end? Did you have to pay the van driver or did you find another way?
Really enjoying your blog so far.
Love Gerry O
Hi andrea, sounds like your enjoying all the different experiences. After reading your blog site i'am so glad you managed to get my full email address.Keep up the good work enjoy take care and keep us informed of all the exciting and rewarding work and play.
Love DeniseX
Hi Andrea
Just catching up on your blog, your work up to now sounds home from home really!!
Have you worked out how to attach pictures yet? Hope that memory card is getting full!
Well, 3 weeks today until baby is due, can't believe how fast it has gone. I think we might leave it a few months though before we visit you!!!
take care.
Wendy x
Puts a whole new perspective on our gripes here in GB. We don't know when we are well off.
As for the farming? Well, We know of this little plot of land,behind your Mam's house, that would be ideal for a large Allotment/Animal Sanctuary.
Seriously though, you sound as though you are really beginning to enjoy all of this. Hard to believe that you've been over there for almost three weeks! Tempus Fugit et al.
Keep up the good work, have fun and keep us all informed as you go along.
Lots of Love
Ann and Gordon
xx
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