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A Catheter And A Shave
Thirteen Years #13: The story of a friend, and his fight with AIDS
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On the doctor’s round the next morning, he prescribed Isaac tablets for nausea. The doctor wanted him to try it for 24 hours to see whether it would help Isaac eat. The doctor was concerned because Isaac still ran a fever, and the meds they administered didn’t help to break it.
Unfortunately, the tablets didn’t work.
Isaac couldn’t eat more than one or two small pieces of bread and mostly drank only half a cup of tea. Every meal wore him out. It took most of the little energy he had to sit up and attempt to eat. Instead of getting better, Isaac’s condition was getting worse. He was less talkative than he was when he was admitted to the hospital. He had also stopped venting his emotions and concerns when he was alone with Annie.
On his fifth day in the hospital, a group of doctors had a meeting about Isaac’s treatment. They didn’t frequently treat HIV…
