I last posted about my Thai boyfriend in January. He's HIV+ and has been extremely ill. In January I posted the good news that he'd been given the all clear for the tuberculosis which nearly killed him.
Unfortunately only a few weeks later the meningitis which had been such a problem right from the start reappeared and he was rushed from his home in Ratchaburi to the hospital in Bangkok. Yet again a series of difficult telephone calls followed and the desperate attempts to get clear information. It didn't look very good at all but once again his amazing resilience paid off and he recovered.
I've seen him twice since and he's looking fine but is still rather weak and does get a few side effects from the anti-virals. It's a worry though that he's still not been given the all clear for the meningitis which he continues to be treated for and which was still showing up on his most recent tests.
The most positive news is that he's strong enough to start a training course which I'm hoping will eventually enable him to get a job and support himself again. It will be a hard seven month's training so I hope he has the stamina but if anyone does it's him.
I've paid tribute to his bravery before but I can't finish without doing so again, he remains the most remarkable person I've ever met with an irrepressible spirit and a constant concern for others however ill he might be feeling.