Two weeks ago, we had to admit Brian Ogolla, one of our Agape boys, to Aga Khan Hospital after he contracted bacterial meningitis. He was in really bad shape after being initially diagnosed and treated for cerebral malaria. Brian is HIV positive having contracted the virus via breastfeeding from his HIV positive mother (who has since then passed away), so you can imagine our level of concern when Brian got so sick that he wasn't even able to stand on his own. But, after 10-days in the hospital Brian made a complete recovery returning to Agape earlier this week. Or, at least we thought he was better . . .
Upon Brian's return to Agape, he started exhibiting some bizarre behavior which was very uncharacteristic of him. He became very demanding and irritable; we thought at first that maybe he had just gotten "spoiled" while in the hospital and had to keep correcting him on his ungrateful and erratic behavior. Now, prior to getting sick, Brian was pretty much our "ideal" Agape boy; he was kind, sympathetic, and exceedingly polite. He was a guest blogger for me back in November (link below). So, the behavior that he was demonstrating was a shock to all of us. Well, all of this culminated in Brian having a complete breakdown earlier today (almost demonic in nature) where he was yelling, hitting and biting our staff. Long story short, he was referred to the local mental health clinic (which probably isn't a good place), but luckily we were able to get readmitted into Aga Khan for further mental evaluation. After doing a little more research online, it looks like there can be some serious mental side effects resulting from meningitis.
Please pass Brian's story along to your friends and families; he needs your prayers!!!
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