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HELP TO BUILD A POSITIVE FUTURE FOR JOYCE

11/30/2015

 
Joyce at the TTF Clinic - in need of nutritional support
​Imagine living in a home with one room, 10 family members and surviving on one meal a day.....This is the reality for Joyce, a 9 year old patient at the Tiny Tim & Friends Clinic.
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Joyce is a new patient at TTF. She is HIV+, weighs only 12kgs (26lbs), has TB and is suffering from an all over body rash. Her symptoms and illnesses are not uncommon for a malnourished HIV+ child. Joyce currently sits below the 5th percentile on the BMI index and her health is a great concern – her CD4 count is 261 - just above a critical level.

Joyce's family situation is complex, her mother has alcohol abuse issues, and upon visiting her family home we discovered here grandmother, Betty, was seriously ill with TB - weighing only 28kgs (61lbs). Due to malnutrition Joyce is always sick and unable to go to school. Her mother never went to school and so is unable to secure regular employment, meaning food is scarce. They are stuck in a cycle of poverty. 

Joyce needs significant medical and social support in order to help her to get healthy and lead a positive life. Tiny Tim & Friends is currently supporting her in the following ways:
  • Providing nutritional support to help her gain weight, improve her general health and boost her immune system
  • Providing medical assistance through the TTF Clinic to cure her other ilnesses
  • Giving her mother adherence counselling and disclosure support so she can help tell Joyce about her HIV status and help Joyce to understand the importance of taking her medication on time
  • Helping her Grandmother (who weighed only 28kgs (61lbs) when we met her) to recover from TB and stop passing this to Joyce through emergency palliative care. 
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​Joyce’s story is sadly not that unusual for the children we see at the Tiny Tim & Friends Clinic. Joyce’s mother, Miriam,  got pregnant when she was still a teenager and unfortunately, as she was not on Anti-Retroviral treatment passed HIV onto her newborn daughter.  Miriam’s siblings have passed away leaving her and her younger brother to care for their children and their own Mother, who as mentioned is also incredibly sick.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO HELP HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN LIKE JOYCE AT THE ttf cLINIC


Joyce came to Tiny Tim & Friends in August through one of our community volunteers who was  working to identify HIV+ children in one of the biggest compounds in Lusaka,  George Compound.  She found Joyce in a bar with her mother, who sadly suffers with alcohol abuse issues. Immediately our volunteer was concerned by Joyce’s appearance – after speaking to her mother, Miriam, our volunteer confirmed that Joyce was HIV+ but not currently on treatment. After a long discussion Miriam consented for Joyce to be brought to the TTF Clinic.

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WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING

11/26/2015

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Hear from just a handful of patients, and how they are thankful for the support that they have been provided through your donations to TTF. 
Thank youfor giving me the healthcare I needed through treatment and medications.
Thank you for helping me to be well enough to go to school and play with my friends.
Thank you to TTF staff for the support they gave me when I found out my son was HIV+
Thank you for giving me the treatment, advice & support I needed when I was pregnant.
Thank you for the workshops which helped me understand how to take better care of myself
Thank you for helping my child to recover from his illness
I'm thankful for the buddy programme so I have someone to call on when I need advice.
I am thankful for all of the free counselling you gave me when I found out my son was HIV+
Thank you to the TTF staff who helped me to realise I am not alone.
I am thankful with TTF's support both of my children were born healthy.
Thankyou for always making me feel safe & welcome & for helping my child get well.
We are thankful that TTF has enabled us to have a happy healthy baby
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