Unfortunately this week Chris's mum became ill and died in St Georges Hospital London. This was difficult and made us realise how far we are from family and friends. We have arranged to return to the UK for the funeral and to be with the family.
Mum was a wonderful person and an inspiration .She never really understood why we came to Uganda but always supported us. She valued life and was always conscious of the good life she had with dad. At 86 she was an age that very few Ugandans will ever reach. Death at a young age is a common occurrence. Eighty percent of the deaths are from preventable diseases and that is why we are here. Somehow we have to make a difference so that Ugandans can look forward to old age as we do in the developed world.
We have been in Kampala this week as part of VSO training. It has been a great opportunity to meet up with fellow volunteers and share stories and frustrations. We are all finding difficulties in our placements but we have learned from others that there are ways forward and hopefully we can use these ideas in Masindi.
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