{"id":85,"date":"2017-01-14T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ugandacancer.org.uk\/?p=85"},"modified":"2020-02-08T21:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T21:49:51","slug":"stories-from-makerere-palliative-care-unit-immaculates-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"Stories from Makerere Palliative Care Unit: Immaculate\u2019s story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Making a Difference\u2026\u2026\u2026. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June this year, one of our Nurses went to the south western part \nof Uganda to carry out mentorship. While there she coincidentally met a \npatient in one of the hospitals who had been diagnosed with HIV\/AIDS and\n a cancer called Kaposi\u2019s Sarcoma in her mouth. Immaculate, a 22 year \nold young lady, was receiving treatment for the AIDS Virus, but there \nwasn\u2019t treatment for her cancer. Nurse Florence organized for her to be \ntransported to Kampala to the Uganda Cancer Institute where she could \nget chemotherapy for the cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_6.jpg\" alt=\"Immaculate, a 22 year old woman, was diagnosed with Kaposi's Sarcoma in her mouth\" class=\"wp-image-312\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Immaculate, a 22 year old woman, was diagnosed with Kaposi\u2019s Sarcoma in her mouth<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources were mobilized and she was brought to the Uganda Cancer  Institute, where she was worked up for chemotherapy. However she had  travelled alone to the hospital, which was quite difficult since  patients need a family member to provide care and support. The MPCU  volunteers helped her settle in, got accommodation for her, made sure  her meals were provided and escorted her for her treatment appointments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_7.jpg\" alt=\"Immaculate received treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute\" class=\"wp-image-313\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Immaculate received treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was quite challenging for her being alone far away from home, with\n a language barrier and also dealing with the side effects of \nchemotherapy. However the volunteers have been a family to her, visiting\n and making sure she is as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/uc_8.jpg\" alt=\"After a two month stay, Immaculate was discharged from hospital with immediate signs of improvement.\" class=\"wp-image-314\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>After a two month stay, Immaculate was discharged from hospital with immediate signs of improvement.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a two month stay in the hospital, Immaculate was discharged to \ngo home, and the signs of improvement were already clearly visible. \u035eShe\n says, <em>\u201cIndeed you people are angels sent by God because you didn\u2019t \nknow me but you took good care of me as if I was part of your family. If\n it wasn\u2019t for you, I wouldn\u2019t have managed to go through the treatment,\n and I wouldn\u2019t have come into the hospital. I want to go back home and \ncontinue with my work in the garden. Help other patients also.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Ivan Onapito (Volunteer and Pastoral Support Coordinator, MPCU)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a Difference\u2026\u2026\u2026. 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