By Patrice Swick
With such long travels in varied conditions many people are arriving
sick. We have a doctor who comes by the center as often as he can. When he arrives,
we find all those who indicated that they were sick on their intake form. We
have limited supplies of medicine, but the doctor does what he can. We have had
a few serious conditions and prescriptions were needed. One young girl started
to have a severe nose bleed as she waited in line for intake. She is around 4
years old. We learned that she had been having nose bleeds for four days, severe
stomach pain and no appetite. She was taken to the ER and we are waiting to hear
her diagnosis. It is tiring and painful to be surrounded by this kind of
suffering, but it is also a privilege to accompany our sisters and brothers
at such vulnerable times.
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| Father and daughter outside the Annunciation House center |
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