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I decided to go back to school after I got fired from Barclay’s Bank because of my status. I was diagnosed in January 1988. My daughter was breast feeding at the time. I just got sick, and went to one doctor, another one, and another one, and it wasn’t getting better. And so eventually the […]
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We women, we were really the leaders. Because we were the ones who were being blamed. But then it came to a situation where we said, “Enough is enough! We need to stand up and take leadership, and start to be open about our status.” I have got friends who have been killed because of […]
Categories: Africa, Age 50-54, Female • Tags: Namibia, Zimbabwe
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I found out about my HIV status 20 years ago, that was in 1990, I think. And, how I found out is when I had a cough, a persistent cough that didn’t go off. I was given medication for a while. And every time that I stopped medication, the cough would come. And then I […]
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I’m open about my status, so I do not care who I talk to when I am down. But I hardly go down because I rarely remember about HIV. It’s because I’ve internalized HIV in me, just the same way I have arms, or like my hand, or like my eye. I have to live […]