children of aids patients

"A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia-a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles. Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in her life when she learned of the Wat Opot Children's Community. Begun with just $50 in the pocket of Wayne Matthysse, a former Marine Corps medic in Vietnam, Wat Opot, a temple complex nestled among Cambodia's verdant rice paddies, was once a haunted scrubland that became a place of healing and respite where children with or orphaned by HIV/AIDs could live outside of fear or judgment, and find a new family-a place that Gutradt calls "a workshop for souls." Disarming, funny, deeply moving, In a Rocket Made of Ice gathers the stories of children saved and changed by this very special place, and of one woman's transformation in trying to help them. With wry perceptiveness and stunning humanity and humor, this courageous, surprising, and evocative memoir etches the people of Wat Opot forever on your heart"--.

Forthright treatment of the many concerns of children whose parent or parents have HIV or AIDS, including how the virus is transmitted, whom to tell, seeking advice, what to do in hospitals, and how to say goodbye. Includes a list of AIDS-related hot lines.

Presents the stories of children from the African nations of Malawi and Zambia whose lives have been touched by AIDS, and provides facts about the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

Tells the story of Haregewoin Teferra and her effort to care for the children of AIDS patients in her country of Ethiopia.

Discusses the AIDS disease, how it is gotten, its effects, and how to cope with it in the family.

Kaguri grew up in Uganda but received his college education in the United States at Columbia University. Returning to Uganda years later, Kaguri was overwhelmed by the plight of AIDS orphans and vowed to build them a tuition-free school.

Provides information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially as it has affected Africa, and features an interview with Mary, a fourteen-year-old girl in South Africa whose mother died of the disease.

Tells the story of Haregewoin Teferra and her effort to care for the children of AIDS patients in her country of Ethiopia.

The author, a Ugandan human rights advocate, tells how he and his American wife used their modest resources and contributions from friends and churches to open a school for children in Uganda who had lost one or both parents to AIDS.