Potius
Another baby arrived on October 18! His name is Potius. Yes, Potius! When I asked the granny the name at first she said “Potiphar”. I thought – “okay, that’s a bit unusual, but fine – hello Potiphar!” Then she shook her head and said “no, Potius!” Okay, That is unusual! When I brought him home the aunties said “Potius???”
Potius is 6 months old. His mom died a week ago; she was HIV positive.
He came to us with oral thrush. We have all our babies tested for HIV and until we get results we keep them on Septra. We can test after 6 months if the first test is negative, then we retest at about 1 year. Results are not always accurate for a few reasons.
At first, Potius would not take a bottle as he had just come off of breastfeeding a few weeks ago and wasn’t used to it. But now, he’s eating very well.
Please pray for Potius and his family as they grieve and as they discuss how they will re-organize so they can care for him!
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