Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Showing posts with label Pneumonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pneumonia. Show all posts

Saturday, October 12, 2013

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Email 676: Taking Control


Hi Pozzie (I am sorry I don't know how to address you),

Let me start by saying "Thank you" for your blogsite. Now, I was able to muster the courage to finally get tested. Forgive me for this lengthy message. I just want to share my current ordeal.

Yes. I set an appointment with Loveyourself and will face the "life-changing" result on Saturday.

I have been suspecting that I was already infected I guess 4 years ago when  fever, colds, sore throat, and dry cough kept on recurring like almost every two months. I did not entertain the idea even though I know I was sexually active. I convinced myself that these are just common virus illnesses that will just disappear eventually.

Until I had this severe dry cough on July 2013. I still was in denial though that I am "positive". I played a 5-hour volleyball game prior to the cough attack and I though it was because of that. Not to mention that my back was terribly aching, I felt so really weak the following days. My cough, already a week-old got worst. I consulted our company doctor and he prescribed an antibiotic for pneumonia (I searched for the drug's indication online). I know that taking antibiotics should get you well after 3-4 days, but have to continue taking as prescribed by the doctor, which I did. However, I the antibiotic did not do its wonders. I consulted another doctor, this time a pulmonologist (in our province as I was in vacation that time) and prescribed another kind of antibiotics, and a higher dosage at that. Still, no positive results. I got also a chest x-ray with a "clear lungs" result. I was already worried because I know how antibiotics can affect the immune system. 

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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Email 391: Treatment in the Province or Manila?


hi pozzie,

na confirm n positive partner q(boy).1 mo.n xa na confine sa hosp dhil s pneumonia at nagkaroon n rn ng water heart nya.
nsa prov xa s visayas ngayon. mas oke bang lumuwas xa dto sa manila pra mag pa treat?
dto rn nmn xa manila.. umuwi lang nong nagkasakit nong february. bka npkbba n ng CD4 lvl nya kya nag aalala tlg aq..
naubos n pera nla kc d nmn dw free don.
maraming salamat..dpat magpatest n rn aq db? 

Saturday, December 15, 2012

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Email 159: PLHIV Seeking Assistance


Hello po Pozziepinoy. 

 I am XXX. I was diagnosed to have HIV with pneumonia last Oct 2012 and eventually had CMV retinonitis. I'm confined in RITM Alabang since November until now. I got blurred vision and I am unable to read. I can read a bit now and I'm thankful. 

Thursday, November 29, 2012

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Email 135: Needs Support and Prayers


Hi Pozzie..

I am glad I was able to read your blog about HIV cases. I was surprised when I knew that my brother 26 is HIV positive. Last May he was diagnosed with PTB and last October with pneumonia. This time he was confined in RITM Alabang because he has CMV retinitis. We just got his confirmatory test last Monday Nov 26, 2012 and he is HIV positive.

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