HIV/AIDS hospice on the north coast?

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is there any clinic or a charity organization that takes care of people with HIV or AIDS? somewhere where they can receive help, medicine and maybe pass last days peacefully and painlessly?
anyone heard about anything?
 
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I have no idea, DV8, but would like to know as well...

I lost a very good and dear friend to Aids about 23 years ago, and was horrified at the time how all his so called friends deserted him....

Any info on this would be appreciated, and would love to take part...

Peter
 
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dv8 said:
is there any clinic or a charity organization that takes care of people with HIV or AIDS? somewhere where they can receive help, medicine and maybe pass last days peacefully and painlessly?
anyone heard about anything?
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Get in touch with Dr. Ellen Koenig in Santo Domingo, who runs the Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos [HIV/AIDS Clinic]. She or her office can certainly give you that information, she's a remarkable woman.

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There are two AIDS clinics in Puerto Plata. One is downtown, near the Brugal Hospital. The other is across the highway from Playa Dorado by Integracion Juvenil. The organization running it is called CEPROSH, funded in part by the Clinton Foundation. They do diagnositcs and provide meds, but there is no hospice type of facility there. There are some local missions that sometimes help out individuals who are in final stages, but as far as I am aware, no hospital or living facilities for these individuals is available on the North Coast.

Lindsey
 
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from what i know the person is in the last stages of the disease with not much time left.
i will direct then to CEPROSH anyways, maybe they can help a bit...
 
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AlterEgo said:
Get in touch with Dr. Ellen Koenig in Santo Domingo, who runs the Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos [HIV/AIDS Clinic]. She or her office can certainly give you that information, she's a remarkable woman.

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I second this suggestion. My former employer worked with her quite a bit and the DR is lucky to have a woman like her working on HIV/AIDS issues.
 
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thank you guys.
i will keep this info in mind for the future. unfortunately the person i looked to help has passed away today. rest in peace...
 
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dv8 said:
thank you guys.
i will keep this info in mind for the future. unfortunately the person i looked to help has passed away today. rest in peace...
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So sorry for you and your friend. I know from experience, it is heart breaking.

Lindsey
 
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dv8 said:
thank you guys.
i will keep this info in mind for the future. unfortunately the person i looked to help has passed away today. rest in peace...
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Sorry for the loss. Amazing that you tried to make the effort to make this persons final days "comfortable".
 
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i did not do anything, i was supposed to go and see them tomorrow with diapers and some medicine and i was late, i was late with eveything...
i did not try hard enough!
 
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dv8, you came here soliciting helpful advice and useful info. Dont beat yourself up...sadly it would not have changed the outcome.
 
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