Hello All... So what do you say to a single 20 year old young women, 5 to 6 months pregnant, who has just learned that her HIV test is positive? In my case, you hold her hand and say nothing while a kind compassionate case worker tries to console her. This was my experience on Friday at the FACES clinic. I was back on duty working admissions and referrals. It was pregnant mothers, mothers and babies day. You have to remind yourself when you are there that the women and children here (and there are so many) are HIV positive. It really is very surreal. Anyway, my skills at filling in paperwork are improving. I have had to relearn how to write by 2's (no loop -- otherwise the scanner thinks it is a 6) and
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