Motivation

Different things drive different people. As a clinical psychologist working in an environment where adherence to treatment and healthy lifestyle choices are paramount to cure, motivation of people is often high on my priority list when it comes to therapy. This is not however, always what the people diagnosed with TB focus on. Their concerns are often more about worry about children at home, is their spouse being faithful and the unfairness that no one visits them bringing treats while others get lots of visitors. Problem solving capacity and cognitive abilities also vary - and so the content of sessions is often very different, yet the process is often very similar. We are all trying to cope with the varies challenges we face, and trying to stay motivated to keep trying every day to do the best that we can.

We all need to find what drives us, what for us is gas for our tank, because without knowing what we need to put in to fill up, we can't stay motivated to succeed. My motivation to climb Kilimanjaro is that I want to feel that I am making a practical as well as psychological difference to the lives of the people who pass through Brooklyn Chest Hospital. I hope that more people will say things like "getting TB was the best thing that happened to me, because it helped me become a better person". If we can teach life skills and work skills with the money that we raise, and can assist with travel grants to facilitate families visiting patients we can go far to achieving this goal. Please consider making a donation at www.tbhivcare.org

If you, or someone that you know has any of the following symptoms: Appetite loss, Chest pains, Tiredness, Night sweats and fever, Ongoing cough or coughing up blood, Weight loss without dieting then please ACT NOW. Tuberculosis CAN be cured.