Nilaveni's short life has ended.
She was admitted to our Hospice on the 9th February. Nilaveni was just 10 years old. She had been referred to our social workers by a village midwife who had noticed how very thin and sick she was. She was living with distant relations who were itinerant basket makers, travelling from village to village, selling their wares. Nobody had suspected that she might be suffering from HIV or even TB.
Our staff took her to be tested and she was started on treatment. However, Nilaveni was so far advanced towards AIDS that she was unable to respond to the drugs she was given.
We can only take some comfort to know that her last two months in our Hospice were among loving carers and understanding fellow patients.
Nilaveni was befriended by a lilttle girl of her own age and was delighted to receive a teddy bear from one of our visiting donors.
Brighter Future arranged for Nilaveni's body to be taken to her grandmother, paid for all the funeral expenses and for the traditional dinner that is held on the 11th day after her death. Our staff were present at the ceremony.
Our staff took her to be tested and she was started on treatment. However, Nilaveni was so far advanced towards AIDS that she was unable to respond to the drugs she was given.
Nilaveni was befriended by a lilttle girl of her own age and was delighted to receive a teddy bear from one of our visiting donors.
Brighter Future arranged for Nilaveni's body to be taken to her grandmother, paid for all the funeral expenses and for the traditional dinner that is held on the 11th day after her death. Our staff were present at the ceremony.
