Essays: Hope for the Hopeless: A Story of AIDS in Thailand: HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS

Approximately ten patients die every month at Wat Prabat Nampu.  When the patients die, there is a cremation ceremony held by the Monks at the temple.  If the family comes, then the ceremony is held right away.  Otherwise, the cremation is postponed until three patients have died.
HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS

Approximately ten patients die every month at Wat Prabat Nampu. When the patients die, there is a cremation ceremony held by the Monks at the temple. If the family comes, then the ceremony is held right away. Otherwise, the cremation is postponed until three patients have died.