As crowds of people waited in line for health services, I asked patients questions about where they got their drinking water, their living situations, and I was always told to ask women if they were pregnant or could possibly be pregnant. I found that many of these girls were afraid to admit they were pregnant, and would deny it until there was proof in a pregnancy test. This was Bocas Del Toro, Panama. The towering waterfalls and trees of vibrant green could not cover up the complex realities of an indigenous community that suffers in the hands of the viruses and diseases that have roamed this earth for centuries. Continue reading