I am Bashir. I am ALIVE.
Written on: September 10th, 2009
Bashir Bukenya just completed his first month of anti-retroviral treatment at Alive Medical Services and we are witnessing an incredible transformation! Bashir lives in a town about a two-hour drive from Alive Medical Services in Kampala, Uganda. He is 33 years old and a father to seven children, whose ages range from 12 weeks old to 12 years old. His wife, Farida also receives comprehensive HIV care from Alive Medical Services.
One month ago, Bashir came to Alive Medical Services with full-blown AIDS. He could neither sit nor walk, was severely dehydrated, and sick with Cryptococcus and pneumonia. His CD4 count was only 2 cells and he weighed only 66 pounds. As the staff carried him to the ward, no one was sure if he would make it through the night.
Bashir began his anti-retroviral treatment immediately and his health has dramatically improved in just thirty days. He can walk on his own now, eats more than 2 pounds of maize flower a day, and has gained 20 pounds already! Bashir himself cannot believe he is alive. He is so grateful to Keep a Child Alive, and cannot wait to get stronger and begin working again.
You can help keep more people like Bashir alive. Give $5 Text “ALIVE” to 90999.
Stay connected with Alive Medical Services: http://community.keepachildalive.org/profile/AliveMedicalServices
A one-time $5 donation is charged to your wireless bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Donations collected by the MGF. 4 info call 866-810-1203 or goto hMGF.org/t. Standard rates may apply. Text STOP to 90999 to cancel ; HELP to 90999 for help.
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September 12, 2009
This is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE Keep a Child Alive!!
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September 18, 2009
Unbelievable, but people from Croatia (Europe) cant send text ALIVE to that number, please do something with that number(90999), so that we can help people who need help. Much love
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September 18, 2009
God bless you Bashir!!!! And God bless Keep a Child Alive! I am in medical school now and we have been learning more and more about Antiretroviral therapy and the HIV-AIDS pandemic. I feel honored to have contributed to the life of someone else, and I look forward to continuing.
Much love!
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September 21, 2009
i admire a.keys deeply and my dream is 2preform with her but now i say this is an awesome foundation i love how she hlp s people go keepachildalive foundation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sincerly Marie
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September 24, 2009
thank God for his life, this is really remarkable and i am glad to be part of the KCA family.i hope more people will come out to send much support for keep a child alive so that more lives will be saved.
All glory to God Almighty
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September 24, 2009
This is remarkable! I am just learning of this organization and already, I am more than pleased! Keep up the good work!
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October 6, 2009
WOW! this is incredible what a dream come true! Really great to SEE the actual impact that we have on changing someones life just by getting involved!
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October 7, 2009
my prays are wit you
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October 8, 2009
please help africa
keep a child alive thank you so much
peace
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October 19, 2009
We all need to share love and this is just a simple yet meaningful example of that.
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October 24, 2009
may God bless alicia key,we love you(african)
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October 29, 2009
Very few things in the World going on right now more pressing than this. This is one of the few era’s in are country’s history that
War takes a back seat but the WORLDWIDE HIV
epidemic is just as important and newsworthy.
Keep up the “Great Work”.
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October 30, 2009
!!!KCA ROCKS!!!
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October 30, 2009
I’m glad to see the progress different patients are making. I could not imagine being sick and not being able to get the help. I pray God will continue to bless this effort by speaking to the hearts of many people to donate their time and money to this cause. This is a true example of loving your neighbor and providing bread. These are two concepts mentioned in the book of Matthew.
Love and many blessings !
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October 30, 2009
To feel one’s heart change for the better is priceless.
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November 23, 2009
I am so glad to see what the Lord has done for you. Keep your head high and keep fighting.
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December 1, 2009
I’m thrilled to hear about your contest to take the winners to Africa. I spent the last nine years of my life living in three West African countries due to my husband’s job. I have often said if every American could just spend six weeks in Africa it would totally change our culture – for the good. I hope that this experience will spark change in their hearts that will spread to everyone they know. God bless, Alicia!
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December 1, 2009
I’m in Italy but I can’t donate at 90999!!!!!
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December 1, 2009
wow…im glad to see help and the lord blessing you more and more!
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December 1, 2009
KCA is truly blessing to all that benefit from it
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December 2, 2009
Alicia you are doing an amazing thing. I highly respect for this. I love your music…. I listen to “Empire State of Mind” when I’m feeling down. It has inspired me.
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December 3, 2009
Am speechless, amazing alica keys, keep doing it for my families in africa.i will always put you in my prayers.
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December 4, 2009
Bashir’s lifestory made me happy. May God be with those people who struggle against AIDS.
Love and hopes from Denmark.
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December 5, 2009
HOPE
H-HELP
O-OTHER
P-PEOPLE
E-EVOLVE
My BIRTHDAY is on December the 1st (WORLD AIDS DAY)and I AM ALIVE.
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December 9, 2009
That’s amazing!
I am only one year older than you, I have just one son.
I wish you an healthy life, take care of your children.
Bye
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December 13, 2009
Alicia: will you accept a Pay /Pal card or use a money order, to help support Keep a Child Alive. Since I can’t be there please get back to me. Thanks a God bless you and everyone that wants to keep our generation of Black Africans People Because they’re my people too. Peace to the entire World. Rose out an keep up the good work.
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December 15, 2009
Thank you, Leigh, Alicia, and everyone who is making this happen.
I hope I’ve helped. I wish Keep a Child Alive growth and fortune.
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December 16, 2009
I think this is amazing. I love this Charity. I love the work that you guys are doing. God bless your hearts. Bashir Bukenya Good luck to you i wish you all the best
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December 17, 2009
I’m blessed… so i will bless someone else. I will keep a kid alive! Remember it is better to give than to receive!
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December 18, 2009
KCA has done alot to support the infected people in africa .since ALICIA and LEIGH BLAKE involved their there time and sacrifice to these organization many lives are changed. GOD BLESS ALICIA AND KCA.
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December 18, 2009
I love you!
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December 18, 2009
It amazes me to see how any random person in the world can change someone else’s life by a small act of GIVING. I will forever support this cause and hope that I can be the change for that someone!!! <3 <3
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December 18, 2009
alicia did alot of work and i just want to thank her for changing Bashir’s life. If it wasn’t for Alicia than i wouldn’t know what type of music to listen to really.
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December 21, 2009
This is great and amazing !….i am very inspired . I will continue to pray . God will continue to complete . Yours truly .
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January 11, 2010
This entire foundation is completely amazing! I’m just in ninth grade, but this has inspired me to do something about the pandemic. I want to find some way to help all the people like Bashir, his wife and his children. Thank you A. Keys and Keep a Child Alive for opening my eyes.