Monday, October 8, 2007
One More Thing...
Real quickly, I'll be working on two projects over the next several months. The first is a project sponsored by Heart to Heart. They are providing some 7,000 doses of Tibozole, a medication used to treat oral thrush (common in HIV patients, they develop sores in their mouth and esophagus that are so painful they can't swallow food). There are 63 governmental HIV/AIDS sites in Nigeria; this project goal is to make contact with and distribute the Tibozole to 50 of them in the next month. Part of the agreement with Heart to Heart is that the drug will be free to all recipients and that we track it's distribution at all the sites via monthly reporting. I'll be traveling around with Ayo to the different sites introducing the drug and training them on how to do monthly reporting. Second project is with Tear Fund, a group based out of the UK. Details a bit more foggy, but basically the goal of that project is to start up an HIV/AIDS clinic in an area that has no access to testing, drug therapy, counseling services, ad subsequently little to no awareness about HIV, modes of transmission, risks of mother to child transmission, etc. There's a lot more to that one, but I'm fading.
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Hmm, as I was saying before the computer went wonky, thanks for sharing-- Grandpa and I pray for your safety and for the people you treat to be comforted and healed.
Love you so, Grandma
I'm Jealous. Wish I were there helping...
I'm thinking about you Nikki. You have a very big heart.
Loving the commentary Nik! We are plogging along here and miss you much. So glad things are going well for you there...it sounds life changing. I know you are making a huge difference. You are in my thoughts and prayers! Shauna
WOW! I will keep you and your work in my thoughts and prayers.
Debbie Klein
I am so extremely proud of you and what you are accomplishing. I hope that you are doing well and that you are really enjoying this amazing experience. We all miss you. Love Ya:)
Nikki, I can't believe that you are actually experiencing all of these things. I pray for you daily and miss you intensely. Love you friend, I know I will be talking with you soon.
Hello Nikki,
I'm so glad you are able to keep us up to date with your activities
in Nigeria. It is truly inspirational. We are getting the message of the reality there, the great need and feel so proud that you are in that place at this time.
There are not enough Nikki's in this world, but one Nikki will be a part of changing the world.
God be with you.
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Dianne & Betty
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