Hello Our Friends and Family in Christ!
This update is about a beautiful young soul who needs prayer as she was abandoned by society and the people who are paid to serve those in need, and left to die.
Unfortunately, stigma still surrounds those who are living with AIDS and are from poor backgrounds even among those who should be caring and serving them.
About July 2019 our SH HIV expert Nong Rai introduced me to Wasana, a beautiful young lady aged in her twenties, orphaned and dying. Wasana was living with an elderly caring couple who, while not related, we refer to as her grandparents.
Wasana was skin and bones. She had given up on life and wanted to die. She was not eating and hadn’t taken her medication for 5 months. She had suffered a stroke and had lost her voice and the use of the right side of her body. I believe Grandma lost the will to care for her and was willing to go along with Wasana’s will. Grandma was finding it all too much. Apart from working fulltime, she was caring for her own young grandson. There was also unexplained bruising on Wasana face and body.
This is where SH came in. My heart opened for this beautiful young soul and I swore I would not let her die unnecessarily and do my best to give her a better quality of life.
After a couple of visits and just showing care and unconditional love we gave her the incentive to live and she promised to begin fighting to do just that. When she started to take her medication again and eat small amounts of light food, she just vomited it up.
Wasana was deteriorating rapidly and needed urgent medical care. Grandma, for whatever reason, would not contact the hospital. My colleague Nong Rai who is a volunteer with the HIV department at our local hospital, used her contacts to get an ambulance for Wasana.
After an examination, the Doctor implied Wasana hadn’t long to live, said "since she can keep liquids down just give her liquids" and started making arrangements to return her home. My colleague did not agree with his decision and not knowing what to do, telephoned me. I asked to speak with the Doctor. After our conversion he agreed to speak with his supervisor. The outcome was that Wasana was admitted, given an X-Ray, was diagnosed with TB as well as AIDS and given treatment.
Thank you Jesus, Wasana has now defeated the death sentence spoken over her, has been discharged and is taking TB medication while recovering. Thanks to our contacts and a very caring local Health Centre nurse, Wasana is recovering, receiving physio treatment and there is hope that with the correct care and attention she can regain the use of her vocal cords, right arm and leg.
However she is back with grandma who has admitted that she cannot look after her. SH, the Health Office and Day Care Centre of our local hospital make regular visits while SH tries hard to find a Loving Home for Wasana, preferable Christian. The problem we have is that the HIV/Aids caring hospice-type of organization no longer exists.
Wasana is still not able to care for herself. She still hasn’t regained the use of her vocal cords or right limbs and needs regular physio. Without it her progress will stall and possibly regress. Grandma has made it clear she cannot look after her and does not want to.
My concern is that we may see a return to the unexplained bruising we saw in the past. We have been in touch with different organizations between Bangkok and Chiang Mai as well as various contacts around the world. We will not give up. We need a loving, caring home for Wasana, not somewhere where she will be placed and forgotten.
I am hoping someone out there will know someone who knows someone who fits the requirements of Wasana’s needs and will agree to care for her. Please contact me at info@supportingheart.org if you have helpful information.
I cannot close without thanking you all for your support and partnering alongside SH throughout 2019 and previous years. Because of you we have been able to change so many lives and give children hope for their future. I pray we will continue to serve together throughout the years to come and that you will help us find fundraisers for the future.
Have a wonderful Christmas, full of His abundant love, blessings and giving.
Thank you.
Please note ministry contact emails:
General information: info@supportingheart.org