Simphiwe
M. - 10 years old
Simphiwe has been on ARV’s since 2009. Her health has always been frail. In August 2010 she suffered a right stroke
and was transported by CHIPS in a critical condition to Good Shepherd Hospital
in Siteki. She was in a coma for two
weeks and spent an additional six weeks slowly recovering. She is now able to walk and talk but it has
left her with some deficits in learning and mobility.
CHIPS sustains Simphiwe
through providing transport to the hospital for her ART Refills and doctors’
visits to GSH. She has recently had a
hearing screen because it was noted she was very hard of hearing; perhaps due
to ART.
The long term future for
her is uncertain as she is unable to attend government primary school: it is a long distance to walk and she tires
easily, she has fallen far behind the other children of her age. Her hearing problems also make it difficult to
attend school. Her family are looking
into the possibility of placing her in a special residential school here in
Swaziland.
CHIPS makes regular
visits to the homestead to encourage the family to continue the physiotherapy and
to assess any new problems while offering encouragement and praying with them.
There are nine other
children living at the homestead. The
father works as a casual labourer for the sugar corporation.
Simphiwe M.'s CHIPS History
|
Visit
Date
|
Site Name
|
Service
Offered
|
|
20-Jul-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
HIV Test
|
|
30-Jul-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
Chemistry
|
|
19-Aug-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Initiation
|
|
25-Aug-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Initiation
|
|
09-Sep-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
23-Sep-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
21-Oct-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
18-Nov-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
16-Dec-09
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill, CD4
|
|
10-Feb-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
07-Apr-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
05-May-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
30-Jun-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
12-Aug-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
CD4
|
|
25-Aug-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
20-Oct-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
13-Dec-10
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
12-Jan-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
CD4
|
|
09-Feb-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
10-Feb-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
10-Mar-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
07-Apr-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
|
04-May-11
|
Good Shepherd ART Clinic
|
ART Refill
|
