So Sad...

One of the district nurses told us of a frail and shriveled little old grandmother who came to the clinic with an infant grandchild suckling at her breast. When the nurse asked her if she understood the baby was getting no milk from her she said, “Yes, but I have no food to feed it. What else can I do to comfort it?” Everyone had a story to tell: lack of food, unavailability of transport to the clinic, children being deserted, AIDS stigma, etc.