Healthcare to HIV/AIDS Infected & Affected Orphans

Children living with HIV face multiple HIV-related stress including illness stigma  discrimination, disclosure of HIV status, loneliness, isolation, family conflict or uncertainty. Arias Home takes lot of care to ensure the Home Children don’t go through the same. However in spite of minute observation and care Ayyanar aged 13 was not his normal self. Couple of month’s back, all of a sudden he started losing his appetite, he started isolating himself from every one and started deteriorating in health. When checked, it came to light that his CD count had fallen down drastically. Doctors immediately asked to get him admitted in the hospital.

The staffs of the home were very worried and on asking him, he revealed that he was feeling very helpless and bleak as he could not help his mother. Being the only son, she was concerned about him but without the least knowledge kept telling him family problems which was worsening his health. He too would patiently hear to what his mother said but at the same time felt very uneasy and dreary for his state. This started making a negative impact on him and his health.

Everyone was much moved but immediately poised themselves and took necessary action of counselling him and his mother and ensuring them that they are not alone.

To sum up this is one such story of a child from amongst the many living a helpless childhood but Aynnar is fortunate to have a HOME which takes care of his physical, emotional and psychological need.

Today Ayannar is healthy and back to normal. We are very happy that timely intervene has helped not only Ayannar but also his mother to realise as to what has to be discussed with Ayannar and what not.

It is said that laughing is good exercise for health as well as heart and
when it comes to children it is the best form of expressing joy and happiness that
they experience in their day to day life.  A group of volunteers from Seb’s Projects
India, Vellore & Humanitarians clowns Abroad from Australia visited the
home and performed various acts which kept the children so engaged and happy
that they were almost rolling on the ground 
out of laughter. It was great to see the children having a heartfelt
laughter without any trace of fear, anxiety or tension. The group performed
some magical acts and were dressed up like clowns so bright and cheerful. This
show for some time took the children to a different world of happiness. The
happiness that encourages them to live life to its fullest.