It's interesting to read this book on the back of my awareness around homeopathy and AIDS. I'm aware of end stages of ARV medication where patients are discharged from hospital as there is nothing else can be done. Effectively sent home to die. It's not that there's a lack of compassion, it's merely there is no other route. Homeopathic remedies, well chosen remedies can give another option - people who've had no chance to survive have been back in the fields 6 months later - working, supporting their families, alive-alive-oh.
Homeopathy for Health in Africa are working in Tanzania providing free care to patients and working within hospital settings as well as in rural clinics. Their work is largely self funded and with help from donations. (Help me with my little donation here!) Challenges are many, determination is intense although I can only imagine the job satisfaction from cases such as this one:
Lady age 39
She is an upright proud and awake person, AIDS diagnosed 2006 but much longer, maybe 18 years.
Kids infected from her at birth
CD4 last year 340, ARV since 2006
Husband ran away when he found she is infected, she is very angry and sad about this (of course she got infected by him, he is now dead). Angry brother took away all their things after husband died (common in these situations, but deadly, this is stigma). Now the house is falling down no one take care of it.
No appetite, pain in under sternum, peeling lips.
Sleep is poor , worries about kids, there is no money to feed them.
Pain joints knees and elbows
Losing weight, used to be 68kg now 56kg.
Before ARV she suffered from diarrhoea, itching skin, eruptions and itch
Her vision is poor since AIDS
Feels very weak, tired legs so can’t work.
Headache temples and vertex
Occasional flu and malaria (flu can kill AIDS patients easily)
Has mouth fungal problem ulcer on lip,tongue black base white coating, chest tight with cough, chilly, back pain lumbar.
Dream in mortuary, washing dead bodies,dream chased lion and leopard, dream going to be marrie.
She would like to be like a lion strong and fast, if she was like that no one could hurt her.
She would like to kill her brother if she was a lion, for taking their stuff.
Remedy given.
Follow-up one month
Sleep much better, bad dreams gone
Eating better, weight up
She is feeling stronger
Continue remedy
Follow-up 2 months
Remedy helped a lot
They checked her blood and there is no virus!!!!!! Doctors baffled
Since then no malaria
Strong, can work better
Not tired any more, feels very strong, ulcer is improved.
Appetite much better, weight now 59 , up 3 kg.
Peeling lips better, joints better, vision is very much better sees very well, no mouth fungus.
This is just one case, there are many, many more. Few patients can afford the viral load test although CD4 results show vastly positive improvements, and, fundamentally, patients feel well, look better, are stronger and are able to provide for their children, bring in an income and enjoy life again.
Whilst I would love to visit the project really what I feel I need to do at the moment is assist a little with funds where I can. I'm therefore doing an Olympic distance triathlon to fundraise. I plan to raise at least £1k and would love it if you felt you could sponsor me. Even if just every friend I have on facebook sponsored me just £2 I'd be nearly there... Please help with what you can:
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/emmacolley2
With much love and gratitude,
Em x
