A Tribute to HIV+ Mothers
They say men build houses. But a house is not a home. Women build homes. I come from a country where 3 in every 5 homes are headed by a woman who has to play a mother and father figure all her life. Growing up I wasn’t any different. Let me share what makes my […]
A Tribute to HIV+ Mothers
Living with HIV/AIDS is a journey started by many kids knowingly or unknowingly. To some, it was mythical truth they realized later to be real. Mine started unknowingly. At the age of 11, the truth was uncoated for me to taste its bitterness, it felt like the world came crippling down on my head. Being […]
Dispelling Myths About HIV/AIDS
Myth # 2 – HIV/AIDS is Not an Issue in the United States In the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, we in the United States have been very fortunate to have a government that made HIV/AIDS a primary focus in the epidemic’s early days; relatively easy access to great health care; and widespread availability of […]
