Are you scared of people with hiv?!
Question:
Are you scared of people with hiv?
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5 days ago
i am hiv+ and have not really told anyone but family
Answers:
Why should I? If I were scared of people with HIV, Hepatitis, leprosy, or any other infectious disease I wouldn't have chosen to be a Nurse in the first place. And as an Hepatitis C-infected patient AND recovered heroin addict myself, I'm in no position to hold prejudices. Sadly, there's a large portion of people in this society that are prejudiced against us. They think "that's never going to happen to me, or to anybody in my family". How mistaken they are! They are ignorant, misinformed, or both. Maybe they don't know that HIV isn't a "gay" or "junkie" disease; right now, the population group with the highest-growing rate of HIV infection are heterosexual, monogamous women ages 24 to 45. Or that, for every person diagnosed with Hepatitis C, there are nine others that are walking around infected but undiagnosed. So, my sweetheart, take my advise: keep your diagnosis secret if you want, but get treatment ASAP. The sooner you get on the proper medications, the longest your life expectancy will be. HIV was a death sentence 20 years ago; today, it is considered a chronic, treatable condition like diabetes or hypertension. Blessings, and hope that everything turns out for the best.