Hospital

One sparkle lost
Vijay Kumar and his older brother Venu Gopal arrived at the Daddy Home when they became orphaned by losing both of their parents to AIDS. Vijay Kumar contacted the disease from mother to child transmission when born but Venu was lucky enough to escape this horrible disease. Because of his HIV-infection Vijay Kumar’s immune system was very weak. Most of the time he couldn’t attend school because he was suffering from various illnesses. During these times Vijay Kumar would always cry out for his dead parents.

During the harvest holidays Vijay contracted chickenpox and when it spread not only over his entire body but into his ears, mouth, nose and eyes he became gravely ill. He took his last breath at 1am on the morning of the 25th of January aged 11, no longer strong enough to fight.

We now feel a void at the Daddy Home since we lost Vijay but he will always be remembered in our minds and hearts. The Daddy Home family is also trying to fill the hole that not only Vijay Kumar left in our hearts but also in his older brother Venu’s who lost his whole family to HIV / AIDS.

The Community Care Centre
Presently on the grounds of the Daddy Home we have constructed the bottom floor of a hospital. The framework for the second and third floor is in place but building ceased when funds ran out to finish this project. The completion of this hospital would be a huge and life changing addition to not only the Daddy Home but would serve the entire community of about 50 villages This will enable us to treat seriously ill HIV infected children and adults on the grounds of the Daddy Home, saving lives.  The missionary, nearly 200km away, is the closest hospital that will treat the children and also carry out deliveries; many don’t survive the lengthy journey from the Daddy Home and the surrounding villages in times of emergency.

The amount needed for the completion of the hospital is 150.000 euro. This hospital will be the difference between life and death for many of the children at the Daddy Home. It will also provide a safe and clean environment where HIV infected pregnant mothers can come at the time of delivery guaranteeing they receive the Nevarapin pill.  Every donation big or small will go a long way in changing the lives of these sick people and realising our dream.

If we all work together to ensure HIV infected pregnant mothers receive the Nevarapin tablet and if we could finish the hospital behind Daddy Home then deaths like Vijay Kumar’s can be prevented and many lives will be saved.