Beautiful Pinky . . . . November 5, 2007

Having suffered a severe stroke, menengitis, being HIV positive and in stage 4 AIDS, and currently battling TB, this young woman continuously tugs at my heart.  Unable to speak or move, her eyes tell so many stories and her "Yah" answer to every question is her main form of communication.   Having her dressing on an extremely large bedsore wound changed is a daily occurrence that I assist with each morning. The size and severity of this wound is shocking, particularly for me not having a medical background.  Lies and I attempt to schedule her bath and wound dressing to begin shortly after her morning morphine.  Her extreme pain is difficult to observe, and I personally have become the "morphine monitor", to help try to ensure that her pain is truly managed during her palliative care.  In this third world country, where beliefs and knowledge are very different from where I come from, that is not such an easy task.  Her strength to face each day amazes me. 

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