Few weeks back I did a manifesto, alongside Dr Jenny and XDR-TB patients who attend the support group here at Lizo (Nobanda). We wrote the manifesto so that we could get a word out there mainly on the things that we as patients demand from the people responsible for giving treatment to whose affected and [...]
It’s yet another year, 2013 to be specific, and entering a 4th year living and dealing with TB. Isn’t it too much already? 6 months that I thought it takes to get cured with TB but nothing happened, 2 years they said about being cured with MDR TB yet still nothing happened, now actually a [...]
There has been a slight problem receiving the clofazimine in the clinic but other than that everything is back to normal again. So you know, MSF is only delivering the linezolid, we get the other meds from the government. I’ve lost count with the negative sputum results I’ve been receiving lately. Things are looking rather [...]
Well the 5th of September was my birthday. I turned 22, who would have thought that I would make it this far? To be quite honest I didn’t think I would come this far. The XDR-TB hit me so hard there was no hope at all. I’d heard about TB but never in a millions [...]
It’s been a while since the last blog, a lot has happened, GOOD and BAD news. I’ll start with the bad news. Recently I lost a dear friend. We were close in the TB care center, we shared almost everything, more like a brother-and-sister kind of relationship. He was a good guy, no wonder people [...]
