Expert Insight: Understanding Medication Effects

Good morning, everyone. My name is Henry. I'm actually in Sierra Leone. I told you all that I would make a video to show you or express the aftereffects of my drugs. I'm here now to show you or give you feedback on the drugs taken. Actually, I started my treatment around 2017 at the government hospital. After that, I was taken to other communities where I stayed within the premises that had a school. As time went on, the illness was forgotten. I moved when I was in the SS level, the GSS level. I traveled to Allentown. I stayed there for six good months doing things with my mum, selling business, and handling minor tasks with my mum. When I began my examination, I received a very good grade. Then I returned to Freetown, where I began my formal schooling. In 2018, when I was about to start my worst phase, I fell ill. If I recall correctly, during that period, from 2017 to 2018, I was taken to the government hospital where they diagnosed this illness. From there, my mother was so sad. I pray that God will bless my mother. My mom was there. She was there for me. Inside the problem, inside the issue, I was lost. I was thinking that I would die. If you see me, you won't recognize that I'm speaking right now. I know John Green has given you all the details about me. It was so painful. When I was admitted to the local government hospital where I began my treatment at the age of five years, I was taken from there to this local hospital. Before we go there, within the first five years of my life, if I can recall, my mother used to take me to the hospital for treatment. When I asked him, he said that it was this illness. I must be like a young boy. I must be among this community. I must have a voice. I must be a public speaker. Mom, I have a bright future. I have a bright future. Oh my God. When I was in school, I was with my friends, discussing, playing, and chatting. When I got home, I felt my head, my stomach, and then I started coughing. Three days of coughing, day by day, day and night, cough, cough, cough, cough, cough. Yes, I can remember. Our house, where we live, leaks when it is raining. The rain usually comes into our rooms, my room, and my mum's room. My mom was trying to roof the house again, but there was no income or money. Then that led to an increase in the number of sick people. Get worse. I was feeling cold. Day by day, my mother was not sleeping. Praying, praying, oh God, oh God, oh God, help my son, help my son, Dad, my son, my son, myself, oh God, help my son to get well. Serious prayer. Oh my God. As time goes on, time goes on, time goes on, I started vomiting. I started vomiting. I felt hopeless. I don't have any comfort. Cough seriously, go outside. I was unable to walk. When I go to school, I can go. We are about to take our promotion exam to enter the SS3 level when I get infected. You see my finger? Guys, can you see the storm in my finger? Over here, you can see the storm. Afterward, when the illness affected me, the storm subsided, and you could see. They say it's weak, weak, weak, weak, weak. This finger, I don't know if you can see it clearly, guys. You see the storm, I went to my local hospital, where I began my five-year treatment. When we had it, they clipped it. They pulled the nostril out by squeezing it, removing it. On that exam, I couldn't write anything at all. I was unable to write. My friends say, what's wrong with me? What's wrong? What's wrong? I said, I don't know. I feel my body. From there, I fell down. I fell down on the school premises. My friends, my teachers, my colleagues were so shocked. Thinking that, what's wrong with me? What's wrong? From there, they called my mom. Mom was selling. I was selling at that time. That led to the collapse of my mother's business. I rushed to the hospital to find out what's wrong with my son? What's wrong with my son? My teacher told us that your son fell down at school. From there, the work began. We went from one hospital to another. Or from one hospital to another. From one hospital to another. When my mother realized we should go to Konot Hospital, the government hospital. We went there. I wasn't able to walk. I went to the Chest and Clinic Hospital. Where I began my new treatment, I refreshed it again. Every day, I took four medications. Every day, before I go to school. I was unable to concentrate in school. I was so weak. I used to go to the ORS. I put the ORS in a bottle like this. So that every hour in school, when I feel weak, I would drink it. I would take it, I would drink it, I would drink it. But that did not solve any problem. It got worse. This is my ear, you see. My ear is now black. Can you see it? It was so reddish. So reddish. Yeah. So reddish in the sense that, my mum said to me, you're a dead person now. It's a long story. So as time goes on, keep moving forward. Move, move, move, move. Luckily, the medications we started taking at the hospital, at Konot Hospital, didn't work. I was not walking. Yes. I was not walking. I wasn't walking at all. I was not walking. I feel worse. The illness worsened. I'm trying to explain the successive effects of my drugs. Right? The nurse and the other doctors decided to transfer me now to the government local hospital, which is the hospital. So I went there. Peter and I went there. Peter was sicker than I was. Yes. We went there. We stayed there for a good year. After we arrived there, the doctor requested a blood test. From that time on, I knew my blood type, right? I was unable to find out my blood group. The doctor requested blood. My mother did not have the money to buy the blood. Thanks to the PIH. PIH is a good party organization that stands for the actual sick people. They come to my mother's aid and buy the blood. My mom was so shocked. Because she was thinking she wouldn't be able to afford that kind of price for blood. Because our country is so expensive. That's why so many people die in our country. Many people. Many people. Many people die because of that money. Our income. The thing is inflating everything. Many people die because of money. Some people lack support. Like Peter, we went to the hospital together. We stayed there. When they were giving me blood, I was... Convulsed. I was feeling like this. Like this. Oh my God. My mom was sweating. My mother was crying. She was crying. Then the blood stopped. And that nurse was the one who gave me the blood. I don't know his name. I cannot recall his name. But Madena. Madena was the one I remember. Madena worked at the hospital. Lakau Government Hospital Yes. Madena. Please, guys. I'm begging you. Please. Surprise Madena. Madena. Oh yes. Nurse Marie. Nurse Marie. Nurse Marie stayed there. She played a significant role in my life. And Nurse Esther. That last video I posted. On my fifth year. She played a significant role. Nurse Marie Nurse Madena. And Nurse Esther. They played a significant role in my life. Yes. Done. Let me not forget to say. Doctor Michael. But I'm gone. Doctor Michael played a significant role in my life. So. I'm so happy for them. Thank you. I'm so happy for their effort. Their people. Their perseverance. Their courage. And my mom too. Don't forget my mom. Okay. Let's move forward. I began to struggle. A few months later. I have developed a little bit. But the drugs weren't working. The drugs they give me. I take drugs in the morning. Ten of them. Some of them have a strange smell. Smell. When you smell them. You discourage from taking them. The majority of my colleagues' patients. Some of them do not take the drugs. They throw it outside. Every morning I take agents. I persevere. I hold my nose like this. I drink. I take the water. I drink it. To overcome all that stress. My mom water. You can do it. I've had it for about five years. Five years. It wasn't working. It wasn't working at all. It wasn't working. The time Dr. Michael was there. I don't know Michael's name. Henry Henry, what's wrong? Henry You're not taking the drugs. I said, "Dr. Michael, I'm taking the drugs." Dr. Michael, I'm taking the drugs. I'm taking these drugs. I cried. Oh my God. Stupendous one. I was. I called my friend. Indulu. Marta I called Marta. Marta was my best friend. It began before I arrived. We stayed in the one room. Things in common. Eat together. Life is unbalanced. Michael Because every four months you are discharged. When you get better. Michael was discharged before I was. I was so discouraged when Dr. Michael said I wasn't going. Henry, you're not going. Oh my God. Come and see me. Crying. Crying every day. Crying when my mother finally went. Oh my God. I was distracted. Negative thoughts were taking shape in my mind. Negative thinking. What's wrong with me? What is wrong with my system? The drugs are working for others. Why aren't the medications working for me? Why? Every question. On my head. I can't go and confront the doctor. To ask. Doctor, why aren't the medications working for me? I think oh my God. Just take my life. Oh my God. Just take my life. Then I transferred to Peter again. Peter is sicker than me. No family member visited him. No calls. I usually share my food with him. Until he passed away. Deceased. Yes. So time has passed. I stayed there for six good months. After. Then. After that. I was transferred to. Another department. Apartment Because they said that mine. My own case is very serious. There is no hope for me. They isolated me. Alone in the hospital. They say no. Anyway, you stay alone. You come and afflict. These other people here. So what? Wow. I started crying again. I cried. My father usually comes and pays a visit. My father. He came and paid a visit. Sometimes one week. Oh my God. When I hear that my friends have already. Rotated to the other level. My career is over. When I arrived at the hospital. I started crying on my mom. My mom usually comes. Prepare food for me. And Olivia. Olivia is the girl who. Helped my mother to. Make some food for me. Usually when my mom was not in the hospital. She made a. Food. When my mom came with the lawyers. Come to create something. So that. So after that. I'm trying to summarize it. How sometimes. I am staying in the hospital. Moving. Then I met another friend. Andrew Tamba. Tamba, I don't know. Oh my God. I stretch it. I draw him on a. A book. I don't remember. Can you see that book? I don't know. That's my book. That's my government textbook. Green Book One look for me. The cover I draw. Tamba was so dry. So thin. I was really skinny too. You see my body now. You see my muscle. I can blow now. I can. I can jump. I can sing. Okay. Tamba and I usually go to the beach. Because the hospital. The hospital is nearby. Opposite the beach area. We just hang out together. Release some stress. Yes. I return to the hospital. They give me an injection. Every day. At 5 a.m. I can call the doctor. That usually gives me the injection. Mr. Nansu. Yes. One year. So painful. I said probably rub it. Take the drugs. The drugs will pull me up. My hand. Then I have my water. Sometimes some people don't drink it. Some people don't drink it. They throw it outside. That's why they discover. They say let us all. When we come for the injection. We should have drunk it earlier. Before we go. So the injection. Lead me to have. Aftereffects of the drugs. We're in. Now I'm living with it. Which are my ears. This is mine. I can't understand. I can't hear properly. About this. I can't hear. Although. When we are receiving the injection. They told us. We should always check our ears. They have that one. One nose. It's so hard to breathe through my nose. It's so difficult to breathe. When it comes to checking our ears. We check. And you hear a sound. At the time. You hear that. But no. They usually mix up the papers. With other people. They don't realize that my ears. My ears. I'm not happy. Because I cannot hear. Nothing. Then I put this. This is the one that I usually. I understand. When people are talking. I understand it clearly now. With this one. If I close this one. I won't hear anything with this one. So this won't be a problem. So I'm begging you all. If you have any means. That you can help me. To regain my hearing once more. I don't know. Yes. Not that thing. I mean the injection. Because they say so. The injection is so intense for humans. Yes. Can you imagine? Nine good months of taking that injection. After 9 good months. They destroy all the treatment. They destroy all the injections. They say the injection isn't working. It was painful. A painful period. After receiving that injection. I don't know. Can you imagine, guys? They say the injection isn't working. So. Dr. Drone The drone is the person who. Really. Go the extra mile to understand. What is the cause of my? One's own illness. After he has the drone. Which one has. Something came up. This growth. Something big like this. Like a. Swelling. It was like this. I will post my. Welcome back. I was saying something. They're giving me. They usually give me. Drugs. And injection. Drugs and injection. They gave me. Within 15. 15.