Update on Amelia

I want to let you know that Amelia was released from hospital yesterday. Her body has been adjusting well to the medication because she was able to have bed rest.

The experience has been a real eye opener for Amelia.  She has never been around other people that have HIV or AIDS before.  There is not a lot of news about it here. Also remember that Amelia does not know how to read or write so a lot of material she does not have access to.

The ward she was in had people die every day that she was there.  Many of them very young people.   This has obviously terrified Amelia and she has told me that she will not miss a day of her medication, no matter how badly she feels.

The doctor agreed to release her from hospital if she agreed to take the medication.  She says that she will definitely take it and that she wants to do everything that she can to protect her health.  She needs bedrest for the next few weeks.  We have the woman who will be doing her washing ( remember this is washing for five children by hand)  and cleaning the house for her and shopping.     Amelia should be able to get the rest that she needs.

We will have to wait and see what happens after that but I know that she should not return to the gruelling schedule that she had beforehand.

Julio and Gloria took Angel to the airport yesterday, they took advantage of the trip to the city to take their children and Amelia’s children to the zoo, none of them had ever been there before , Angel’s parents went as well, then after the zoo much to the surprise and delight of Amelia’s children, they were able to pick up their mother and take her home.

It really has been a great blessing to have this house for Amelia and her family.  Without having her live so close to Gloria we would never have known exactly what was going on in the family and how bad the situation was for Amelia.   Thank you for everyone who has made this wonderful miracle happen for Amelia – it may just be saving her life and as Shannon said – it is much better to donate now to keeping her in a healthy situation than later when we are trying to work out how to support her  orphaned children.