I was at the most vulnerable and yet the safest stage of my life. Never thought of being so helpless. The time dragged, days felt even longer, the sun shined bright but I felt I stood in total darkness.The feeling of being cured was all that helped me to hang on. When I overheard the nurse talking, it was [...]
Family, food, hope, indentity, induced sputum, isolation, Motivation, sputum, testing
My name is Grace A curable disease On expensive drugs On balanced food
It’s been a month after my medications have finished, and I feel pretty good to say that the mental side effects that came along with all of my medications seem to have disappeared now…. AT LEAST FOR NOW!!! *Insert evil laugh here. Nah, it’s honestly very good to have a clear head on my shoulders [...]
My name is Jabulile Sithole. I am 38 years old and live at Emakhweleni, a small community in the Shiselweni Region, southern part of Swaziland. In 2008, I developed a constant cough, which would not go away even when I took cough mixtures and cold and flu tablets. I later started sweating profusely at night [...]
Family, HIV/AIDS, MDR-TB, Motivation, Side effects, Support Network, Swaziland, TB
