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Since
the opening of CSC (January 1996) we
knew that children can be infected by the virus HIV and develop AIDS that leads
to death, but we never expect to
experience it and to suffer so much.
All
these experiences created in us a so strong will and effort in fighting the
virus HIV to become the first
center in Thailand to develop a global approach for the benefit of these
children.
The
number of children from 0 to 10 years admitted at the CSC since the beginning
has been 24; 10 of them already died; 14 are still with us.
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The
number of young people from age 10 to 20 years admitted at the CSC since
the beginning are 11; 9 of them already died; 2 are still with us. The
number of adults who already died is 192. All of us at the center use to cry when a child died, and do everything we could to prepare the body, the coffin, the flowers and the funeral ceremony in the best way. |
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Now
it seems we are dreaming, one year
passed without seeing children
dying, and more than that children by themselves are happy and have a high
standard of living.
All
this because of the use of antiretrovirals. But is not an easy game! A lot of
love patience and affection are also the good ingredients of the
“antiretroviral meal”.
Thanks
to the nurse Non , the collaboration of
Doctors
without Borders and the financial support of many friends; first of all Mrs.
Sonia, Mr. And Mrs. Gambaccini and many others, we could achieve a very good
standard in the cure of our children orphans with AIDS.
Now
they are the LIFE at the CSC, and adults in bad phisical condition enjoy their
presence playing with them and taking care in their need of sweets and…
affection.
There are nine children taking the so called “cocktail”, mostly done by a combination of AZT, DDI,3TC,VIRACEPT, NEVIRAPIN,NORVIR, CRIXIVAN, D4T,INVIRASE, SAQUINAVIR.
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children at the Center are
still without this
miraculous treatment! In
Thailand anti-retrovirals are still available only at a significant cost! The cost of medecine for one child is 15,000 baht per month (About 400 US$).
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Orphans children with AIDS,
not only have nothing, but are also rejected…Pricia at the age of five, and
full of wounds, was walking with his small mattress from one corner to another
in the city of Pattaya, when somebody thought better to refer him to our center.
This is the last today’s story (17 March 2.000).
