hiv & aids
Open Heart House Quilt
Submitted by Niamh Kavanagh on 12 June 2013 - 2:30pmSarah Brazil, with a fellow Dublin Rose contestant, at the Flora Women's Mini-Marathon
Submitted by Niamh Kavanagh on 12 June 2013 - 2:25pmTime flies...
Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:29pmNearly a year on since my journey with EIL Ireland began and I find myself in a position of great gratitude, not only for the opportunity to travel to South Africa, the opportunity to taste a culture, meet a people and witness a landscape so beautiful and varied but now in particular, I am truly grateful for being introduced to the issues of HIV in Ireland, to be given the opportunity to become more aware, less ignorant to the issues of our own citizens as well as those from other countries.
Sarah Brazil, with fellow Dublin Rose contestants, 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:28pmSarah Brazil, pictured back row, second from left, with her fellow Dublin Rose contestants. Sarah's is participating in the Dublin Rose contest as a representative of Open Heart House. The Dublin Rose contest serves as a platform for Sarah to discuss her role as a volunteer with Open Heart House and her experience working as part of this community, as well as her time working with HIV & AIDS issues in South Africa, as part of EIL's 2012 Global Awareness Programme.
Quilt-making III
Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:24pmQuilt-making, II
Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:22pmQuilt-making
Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:20pmEvery Monday morning
Submitted by Tara Kenny on 15 August 2012 - 9:22amEvery Monday morning ward rounds take place. This meeting includes the doctor, nurses, carers, social workers, the occupational therapist, the dietician and the project manager. During this meeting each child's social circumstances, health and general well being is discussed and a plan is drawn up depending on the issues at hand. It is a great insight into the working of the project and the complexity surrounding each case.
HIV in few words
Submitted by Tara Kenny on 15 August 2012 - 9:18amI haven’t really explained anything about HIV yet so I am going to run through some of the basics that I have learned since participating in this programme. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that results in the progressive deterioration of the immune system. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system is too weak to fight off infections. Being HIV positive or having the HIV virus is not the same as having AIDS. Many people with HIV do not get sick for many years. Over the years HIV weakens the immune system to a point where it can no longer fight off infection.
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6 weeks in and only 2 remain!
Submitted by Sarah Brazil on 14 August 2012 - 9:20am6 weeks in and only 2 remain. I can safely say that I have enjoyed every minute of each day and have developed and grown as a person through both my volunteering and travel experiences.
The past couple of weeks have been quite hectic in the organisation where we are working. From discharges of healthy children to admissions of ill ones into hospital, it is safe to say that predicting the events of even one day proves quite impossible. That being said the children constantly light up our days with their own individual bravery, innocence and spirits.
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