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This entry is a part of our World AIDS Day Blogathon. During this week we share our experiences, stories, and ideas about how HIV affects young people around the world. Join the blogathon .
Waking up one Saturday morning, I put on the television looking for something appealing, maybe some music to fill the house, so I’d start the day with. Tuning to Hinolly, there was a drama on already, as I watched on I realised that it was on HIV/AIDS.
Waking up one Saturday morning, I put on the television looking for something appealing, maybe some music to fill the house, so I’d start the day with. Tuning to Hinolly, there was a drama on already, as I watched on I realised that it was on HIV/AIDS.
Though the programme had been showing for some time, its focus was primarily on “okada rides” (motorcycle riders).
One of the okada riders had been involved in an accident, and he was rushed to the hospital, only to discover that he had lost some blood and needed additional blood transfusion. But as usual, the riders who had rushed him to the hospital had to have their blood tested for presence of the virus. As the doctor explained the process to the riders, one amongst them answered confidently, “we okada riders, we be strong men, and we know say this HIV no fit affect us”, meaning that okada riders are immuned from the virus because they are physically strong.
After the test, they were ushered into the doctors’ office for counselling, apparently, they were all positive.
At their okada joint, it so happened that one after the other, the riders began disappearing, mothers along with their children were also disappearing without a trace.
A man who was well known for his physical strength had been reduced to tears, because maybe he thought HIV/AIDS made preferences with whom it chose to infect. Lying on his sick bed, he tries to hand over some saved money to his wife for their upkeep, who burst out of the room in tears.
Being HIV positive is not a death sentence……
Go for a HIV test today, as knowing your status is a step for a longer life!
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This is why we must educate all people about the realities of HIV/AIDS.
# Posted By AFY_Samantha
| 12/1/09 10:47 PM
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yeah, i am also on the same page with you that education is key.
# Posted By mareeez
| 12/4/09 04:58 AM
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