AFTER WHISPER WAS CALLED FOR HELP - HIV GIRL DIED

                                              

                                                                                                                                    28/6/2013

The date marked above whisper outreach team together with the volunteers from UK Adela and marketa visited a family in Kivubuka village. The mother and the daughter who live on their own in their brother’s house were both tested HIV/AIDS positive and were in terribly bad condition. The mother Mirabu Mbwali was more weaker, could not walk on her own without any one supporting or going by the wall. All her ball and socket joints are very weak and loose, than her daughter Shamina Namuwanga whom we founding doing all work at home that’s cooking going to fetch water, she even walked long distances like three to four km to pick pills both for her mother and her self. It gives a sad feeling because  it is not easy for such a little girl of twelve years so minding and taking cake for her life and fighting for the life of her mum. It is said that each time Shamina went to pick pills for her mum and misses to get, could cry, sit down on the floor saying and asking, what is this? What is  my mum going to  take? I don’t want her to die. She is the only one I have in my life. Shamina of twelve years exclaiming in anger. They both had a feaver, and  cauphed, there was no food in the house at all, no fruits to give them strength since they were on those strong pills. And they claimed that this was their major problem among others.

We had to go back that day to find means of helping this family.

The following day we received a call from the local Dr. who had directed us to this family telling  and giving us shocking news that Shamina died in the night.

 It was unbelievable but it was a real truth. It was so sad and shocking,

However, on the 1/7/2013 we went to see Mirabu the late Shamina’s mother. She was very sorrowful. Felt very bad because we wanted to see THIS GIRL GROW UP. The mother taking a deep breath told us how painfunful Shamina’s death was, she complained about having pain and a burning in the heart, she asked for water from her mum, after that she went out on the verander to do susu, came inside fell on her mother’s thighs saying mum, am feeling bad, am dying mum, she was restless crying for a cold drink but they could not get it. All this started late evening and she died at 10:00pm leaving Mirabu her mum in great sorrow and tears.

When we went there we bought some food, beans and sugar. We also gave her some counselling words to encourage her.

Expenses; posho  10 kg= 17000/=, sugar 1kg = 3000/= beans 10kg 17000/=

Transport 37000/=, water and snakes 7000/=

GENERAL TOTAL= 81000/=

Outreach was done by;  Emma Mugabi , Adela and Marketa.

         

EMMA MUGABI REPORTING