Anna and Edgar’s Story
Names have been changed to preserve the privacy of the tellers in all of our posts below. Anna and Edgar’s Story Anna and Edgar come each Tuesday and Thursday to work within the Healthcare HIV Clinic and to receive their meds for AIDS. They have eight children, two of whom have HIV through birth. The couple walks to work and to the clinic starting at 6:00 AM, arriving at 8:00 AM to receive their protocols, a walk that should take less than an hour. They are often too tired to walk faster, especially since their intake is one scant meal a day. Although their meds require 3 good meals a day, the couple does not eat much, as they first make sure that their children have enough to eat.Their immune systems are weak from the disease and it is impossible for them to retain the energy they need to lead active lives. The couple was forced to move from their home village to avoid the stigma of their condition....
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