Everyone, meet my good friend Kenneth.
Kenneth just turned two. We met in Kiboga, a rural district about two hours from Kampala.
He loves basketball (or at least I'm pretending he does, as evidenced by his "Slam Dunk" tee shirt). Kenneth also loves playing peek-a-boo, hide and seek, putting his fingers in his mouth, and exchanging lots of high-fives and hugs.
He approached me as a I sat on the steps of an IDI clinic in his village, and for the next 20 minutes, we giggled and played games. When I had to leave, he gave me a big hug and smiled. Kenneth is a bright, curious, social fellow, not to mention he's adorable. In other words, he's a normal, growing two-year old.
Except that he's not.
Kenneth was born with the HIV virus. His parents died from the virus. The doctors in Kiboga don't give him long to live.
