We joined the medical team again today. I am beginning to feel quite comfortable in the clinic setting now that I have done it quite a few times. Today I worked in triage again. A woman came in and she looked like she was about to pass out. She was leaning against the wall looking kind of out of it. I offered her a chair while she waited. As it turns out, she has AIDS and recently stopped taking her meds. Now she has either TB or pneumonia. She received two antibiotic injections and about 5 other meds. The doctor told her that she needed to go to the hospital tomorrow.
I was amazed at how sick she looked. It is one thing to sit in on a Post Test Club's meeting with HIV positive members. Most of the group looks fairly healthy - they are well enough to attend and start businesses together. It is another thing entirely to see someone literally dying because their immune system is shot due to AIDS. It was a sad reality check.
After work we swung by the Ham’s to drop something off. Kathy invited us in for dinner. I ate three plates full of taco salad, three servings of fruit salad, and two brownies. We got to hang out with an American team, Justine, Erin, Bethany, and the Hams. It was a great night.
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