Today, i went to a Shelter that houses Aids patients.

It was a very emotional experience.

These people suffer frm social injustice and public stigmatism... they have no homes or family members or friends to turn to because everyone has turned them away. They've lost their jobs. They have no money to finance the expensive treatments.

These people... are beautiful people.. who deserve a chance to be accepted and to thrive in society... who deserve to have their dignity respected, who deserve to feed their children...

This past week of interaction with these patients has taught me loads. Im suddenly exposed... to a part of the world... that is so different from the world i live in.

This world.. is shunned from the public.... a place of suffering and sadness of beautiful people who dont deserve all that they are going through.

So what if they've made a mistake. Everyone does. We are imperfect beings. its so unfair to have society pressin upon these people on top of the disease process ... which is torturous enough.

Being a nurse.. is hard.. I concede tht ive contemplated giving up several times. You wanna help these people, but sometimes it just gets so difficult.

But this one week experience has greatly inspired me. Ive met amazing people and i know that i want to work hard... for them.. even if they may no longer be around should i graduate and succeed in my career in future.

To serve, you have to be competent. To be competent.. you need to take up challenges with the right attitude... and keep pushing on. I will keep persevering...