I am Lydia Nunes working at SYLVIA'S CHILDREN as a nurse taking care of 1014 children of which 233 are orphans.
On a daily basis, I work with at least 95 children. As the day
starts at 6:00am by opening the clinic, cleaning the place, getting the children from their dormitories
for medication, especially those that are on daily medication.
From 8:00 am to 1:00am I receive patients from the communities
and monitor the patients' progress from the admission. 1:00pm - 4:00pm lunch and checking on our beloved children in
SYLVIA'S CHILDREN . 4:00pm - 8:00pm ward rounds of children and patients
admitted.
As I work 24 hours, I
am also called upon if any need is noticed by the wardens in their dormitories.
As a nurse, I have many things that I can not forget in my life,
for example: Josephine's life.
It was a sad time for Josephine after her parents had died
of AIDS and left her with her grandmother. Her future was obstructed by the
death of the parents and left with the grandma that also had other grandsons and
daughters.
In the community, the people used to tell their children not to play with her, not eat anything from her, share any clothes and even shaking hands with her because they had noticed skin rashes, diarrhea, fevers, slimness of her body which they compared to the signs her parents showed before death and of which it was confirmed they had HIV.
Josephine had a segregated life in the community until she
was discovered and absorbed in SYLVIA'S CHILDREN and tested where she was confirmed
positive at her 6 years and is now on medication every day through this home
with a happy life.
THANKS to grand SYLVIA and her health team, especially
DR.JENNA FINE, as we talk the life of MATIA, a 3-months child has been saved.
MATIA, born of HIV positive parents who had lost hope of their
child being alive for even a year due to spinal bifida and having no money to
carry out an operation to save the life of their child.
I have really had many changes in my life since I joined
SYLVIA'S CHILDREN because it is always encouraging to see that SYLVIA'S CHILDREN
has given children better life!
AT SYLVIA'S
CHILDREN HOME WE LIVE AS A FAMILY
