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On a cool Sunday in March some years ago, I decided to take a walk and I found myself at one very popular place in town. As the place was known for delicious braai and I was feeling a bit hungry, I decided to order a plate. Seated at a table in...
Iam convinced that the change we need to end the HIV epidemic can only occur if more people living with HIV begin to participate in the response. I want to appeal to those who have gone into hiding to come out and face the world. We are not part...
My HIV diagnosis came at a time when stigma was still very high. In fact, when I first got the news, I sentenced myself to an early death. I let go of almost all my life plans and began living one day at a time. I became extra cautious of my looks...
I was born on the 20th January 1996 in Maun. At the tender age of seven, I was diagnosed with HIV. The tragedy of my diagnosis doubled when my mother passed away the very same year. I started anti-retroviral treatment in November 2003 at a time when...
“They have to talk about you, because when they talk about themselves no one listens.” These are words from South African celebrity, author and businesswoman Bonang Matheba. I relate well with these words, especially when it comes to how we as...
My name is Tlotlo Lillian Moilwa. I am a Motswana woman born in 1999. My mom passed on when I was six years old, and then my dad passed two years after that. Both my parents died because of AIDS. A few years after they died, I learned I had...
I still remember in 2015 when I first learned how effective anti-retroviral medicine (ARVs) is at stopping an HIV infection from developing into AIDS. In fact, even when ARVs are started after AIDS has developed, they have brought many people back...
Faith and health are both very important to me. Following my HIV diagnosis in 2014, I had to change the way I thought about my faith and my health. Even after I learned to accept my HIV status, I found myself wishing that God would cure me of...
In your life, you will constantly be surrounded by people who will judge you day in and day out. They will gossip about you when you succeed, and they will criticize and mock you when you fail. It is an absolute certainty that batho ba tla reng...
Before I got diagnosed, I thought I had my life in control. I always tested and wanted to keep my status negative because I saw what HIV/AIDS did to my best friend who died from an HIV-related illness. I did not want to go through the same...
A lot changed since I decided to tell everyone on Facebook about my status; my habits, my outlook on life. I value my relationships and myself. But I still make myself find the positive in difficult situations. I still make jokes, mainly about my own...
As a Treat All Champion, it is my mission to help people understand the importance of early HIV diagnosis and treatment, and to set an example of how to live positively with HIV. When some people are newly diagnosed with HIV, the first thing they...
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