Home Care

I spent the afternoon with Home Care. That was an eye opening experience! The people we visited live in such humble environments! They don't have electricity or plumbing. There house s are built up on stilts. The walls are made of dried plants. You can see through them. I guess they provide a shelter, but not much else! They have hamocs hanging underneath the house where they rest. They sit and eat on a low table outside of the house. That is where we visited with them. Chickens and other animals wandered around. I read the patient's chart, and found that there transportation is an ox cart. They live far from any paved roads. We provided food and education about bathing and cooking in a clean environment, as well as eating good foods. The patients we visited were malnourished or has HIV. As always, they are very cute kids and sweet families! I wish I could help them more!