Oliyo ota! Today was another great day at the clinic. Remi was in Pharmacy, Meg was in Maternity, and Kelley was in Admissions/Room 2. About half way through our day, Sister Edith asked us to attend an HIV+ support group meeting that is held monthly at the clinic. Edith wanted us to introduce ourselves and teach the group about healthy HIV+ lifestyles. We talked about having a positive attitude, physical and spiritual health, prevention of transmission, and answered questions that the group offered to us. The group introduced themselves to us and told us their mission and what they wanted to accomplish. Their main focus was all about having a positive attitude and helping each other with the various struggles that HIV/AIDS brings. We were all so touched to see everyone's positive attitude and sense of hope in spite of living with this terminal illness. They will all serve as a lifetime inspiration to us. The group also preformed a few songs for us and we couldn't help but join them in the clapping and dancing. It was so wonderful to share their love for life.
After work we took advantage of the weather and walked home one last time. The walk that used to take us an hour and a half, now takes us only one! We finished up the day with packing and playing with the kids. Tomorrow will be our last day at the clinic so we will have to say our goodbyes. We cannot believe how fast this trip has gone by. We can all say that our lives have been deeply touched by these past six weeks in more ways that you can imagine.
Magie, Cellen, and Rrrraymee (the phonetic pronunciation of our names according to the kids and pretty much everyone we meet)
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