Izindaba Eziyiqiniso: Ukuphila ne-HIV

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• U-Chelsea White
• UNicholas Snow
• UJosh Robbins

Kunabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.2 e-United States abaphila ne-HIV.

Ngenkathi izinga lokutholakala okusha kwe-HIV belilokhu lehla ngokuqinile eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, lihlala liyingxoxo ebucayi - ikakhulukazi uma kunikezwa iqiniso lokuthi cishe amaphesenti ayi-14 alabo abane-HIV abazi ukuthi banayo.

Lezi yizindaba zabantu abathathu abasebenzisa amava abo okuphila negciwane lesandulela ngculaza ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bazihlolele, babelane ngezindaba zabo, noma bathole ukuthi yiziphi izindlela ezingcono kakhulu kubo.

U-Chelsea White

"Ngesikhathi ngingena ekamelweni, into yokuqala engayiqaphela ukuthi laba bantu babengafani nami," kusho u-Chelsea White, ekhumbula isikhathi sakhe sokuqala seqembu nabanye abantu abane-HIV.

UNicholas Snow

UNicholas Snow, 52, ugcine ukuhlolwa kwe-HIV njalo impilo yakhe yonke yobudala futhi wayehlala esebenzisa izindlela zokuvimbela. Kwathi ngolunye usuku, waba “nokushibilika” emikhubeni yakhe yezocansi.

Emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, uNicholas waqala ukuhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima zomkhuhlane, uphawu oluvamile lokutheleleka nge-HIV kusenesikhathi. Ezinyangeni ezinhlanu ngemuva kwalokho, kwatholakala ukuthi une-HIV.

Ngesikhathi sokuxilongwa kwakhe, uNicholas, intatheli, wayehlala eThailand. Ubuyele eMelika usehlala ePalm Springs, eCalifornia. Manje ufunda iDesert AIDS Project, umtholampilo wezokwelapha ozinikele ngokuphelele ekwelapheni nasekuphatheni i-HIV.

UNicholas ubalula inkinga ejwayelekile uma kukhulunywa ngokudluliswa kwe-HIV: "Abantu bazichaza njengabangenazo izidakamizwa kanye nezifo, kodwa abantu abaningi abane-HIV abazi ukuthi banayo," esho.

Yingakho uNicholas ekhuthaza ukuhlolwa njalo. “Zimbili izindlela zokwazi ukuthi umuntu une-HIV - uyahlolwa noma agule,” usho kanje.

UNicholas uthatha imishanguzo yansuku zonke - iphilisi elilodwa, kanye ngosuku. Futhi kuyasebenza. "Kungakapheli izinyanga ezimbili ngiqale lo muthi, inani legciwane egazini lami alibonakali."

UNicholas udla kahle futhi uvivinya umzimba kaningi, futhi ngaphandle kwenkinga ngezinga lakhe le-cholesterol (umphumela ojwayelekile ohlangothini lwemithi ye-HIV), usempilweni enhle.

Ngokuvuleleka kakhulu ngokuxilongwa kwakhe, uNicholas ubhale futhi wakhiqiza i-video yomculo anethemba lokuthi ikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bahlolwe njalo.

Ubuye futhi abe nomsakazo oku-inthanethi oxoxa, phakathi kokunye, ngokuphila ne-HIV. "Ngiphila iqiniso lami ngokusobala nangokuthembeka," esho. "Angichithi sikhathi noma amandla ngifihla le ngxenye yeqiniso lami."

UJosh Robbins

“Ngisekhona Josh. Yebo, ngiphila ne-HIV, kodwa ngisengumuntu ofanayo ngqo. ” Lokho kwazi ukuthi yini okwenze uJosh Robbins, umenzeli oneminyaka engu-37 ubudala wethalente eNashville, eTennessee, watshela umndeni wakhe ngokutholakala kwakhe kungakapheli amahora angama-24 etholile ukuthi une-HIV.

"Ukuphela kwendlela umndeni wami ozolunga ngayo kungaba ukuthi ngibatshele ubuso nobuso, ukuthi bangibone bangithinte bangibuke emehlweni futhi babone ukuthi ngisengumuntu ofanayo ncamashi."

Ngobusuku uJosh athola ngalo udokotela wakhe ukuthi izimpawu zakhe zomkhuhlane zibangelwe yi-HIV, uJosh wayesekhaya, etshela umndeni wakhe ngesifo sakhe sokuzivikela komzimba esisanda kutholakala.

Ngakusasa, wabiza indoda athola leli gciwane kuyena, ukumtshela ngokutholakala kwakhe. “Ngabona ukuthi kusobala ukuthi akazi, futhi ngathatha isinqumo sokuxhumana naye ngaphambi kokuba umnyango wezempilo ukwazi. Lokho bekungukuthakazelisa, ukusho okuncane. ”

Lapho nje umndeni wakhe usazi, uJosh wayezimisele ukungakufihli ukuxilongwa kwakhe ngemfihlo. “Ukufihla bekungangifanele. Ngacabanga ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela yokulwa nokucwaswa noma ukuvimbela inhlebo kwakuwukuxoxa indaba yami kuqala. Ngakho-ke ngiqale ibhulogi. ”

Ibhulogi yakhe, i-ImStillJosh.com, ivumela uJosh ukuthi akhulume indaba yakhe, abelane ngolwazi lwakhe nabanye, futhi axhumane nabantu abanjengaye, into abenobunzima nayo ekuqaleni.

“Ngangingakaze ngibe nomuntu oyedwa ongitshela ukuthi une-HIV ngaphambi kokuthi ngihlolwe. Ngangingazi muntu, futhi ngangizizwa nginesizungu. Futhi, nganginovalo, ngesaba ngisho nangempilo yami. ”

Kusukela ethula i-blog yakhe, unezinkulungwane zabantu abamthintayo, abacishe babe ngama-200 kubo abavela esifundeni sakhe sezwe kuphela.

“Angisenaso isizungu nakancane manje. Kuyinhlonipho enkulu futhi kuthobisa kakhulu ukuthi othile angakhetha ukwabelana ngendaba yakhe nge-imeyili ngoba ezwe ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana okuthile ngoba ngenze isinqumo sokuxoxa indaba yami kubhulogi lami. ”