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Mr Laposte, as he was named because he was found near a post office, was one of our residents who inspired MSP in its delivery of care. When Mr. Laposte was brought to MSP no one has thought that he would later on reveal his really name, his family and become part of his family again. This process took more than five years, five years of transformation, five years of patience, and five years of love.

Mr. Laposte was found naked near the post office, in the city of Yamoussoukro where he has been rooming for a period that no one knows. According to the public, he was first seen since his younger age. Mr. Laposte could have been grown up in the street where he was left by his family who didn’t want of him. Left alone with no one to take care of him, he became vulnerable of any danger from diseases to accidents that he was not able to avoid. While young, a vehicle passed over his arm which was left broken.

As he arrived at MSP, Mr Laposte was given a full shower (which he didn’t enjoy at all) and was given clothes to cover his body. Few minutes later, he removed all clothes because he preferred to remain naked as he has been for long in the streets of Yamoussoukro. This was his norm. He never dared to join other in the eating room. Eating normal food was only for aliens. He preferred uncooked food. From his side, I guess he looked at us as strangers; on the other hand, we looked at him as a stranger. He refused to enter into any room; he refused to eat any cooked food; he refused to put on any clothe; and, finally, he refused to speak any word to anybody.
Inside Mr. Laposte there was a human being who needed care, love, and patience to reveal himself.

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Jean-Clement RN, BSN