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Who We Are: Susan Bertrand, Spring of Life |
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Written by Mike Blyth
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Monday, 15 January 2007 |
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 A registered nurse with experience in oncology and hospice, Susan became interested in Nigeria in February 2005 when she attended an AIDS conference. There, she met a missionary with SIM. Since September 2005, she has been working at Spring of Life, with home-based care, AIDS education, and the hospital HIV clinic.
"My purpose is to bring the hope and light of Jesus Christ to people living with HIV/AIDS through my ministry at Spring of Life, a counseling and care center. My work includes monitoring patients through anti-retroviral therapy (ARV), teaching AIDS awareness and prevention, managing AIDS related illnesses and follow-up through a home-based care program. I oversee a group of home-based care workers who teach "drug adherence" to patients taking ARV. Teaching adherence means explaining and emphasizing the importance of taking all one's medications every day, and helping patients find ways to do this. I help train leaders in local ECWA churches in all aspects of HIV, encouraging them to care for members of their own churches who are living with HIV/AIDS." See Susan's Blog
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 January 2007 )
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